by Emily Loose | Feb 19, 2009
Mentoring youth is something that Andrew Muir is very familiar with. As the Executive Director of our sister organization The Wilderness Foundation (Africa) Andrew is a positive role model and leadership mentor for all of those enrolled in Umzi Wethu. The Umzi...
by Emily Loose | Feb 12, 2009
Hi all! thought instead of writing one long blog post today, that I’d just post a few updates and news items – Enjoy! The Extreme Ice Survey is scheduled for a two-hour documentary on March 24, to coincide with the release of the new EIS book: Extreme Ice...
by Emily Loose | Feb 6, 2009
The following is an excerpt from the forthcoming book Serengeti: The Stillness of the Eternal Beginning, by Boyd and Barbara Norton, to be published by Fulcrum Publishing. “Stop. Stop! Simama tafadhali,” I yelled. We were on a dirt track heading south from...
by Emily Loose | Jan 29, 2009
In the poorer and less affluent areas in South Africa, the drop-out rate of learners is quite high, and unfortunately rising. Now, with the rising cost of living and the increasing impact of the global economic crisis, families are struggling more and more to make...
by Emily Loose | Jan 22, 2009
…and I’m in DC to attend a gala event sponsored by the International Conservation Caucus Foundation. We arrive in DC 2 hours before the event. Wearing jeans and walking shoes and anxious to get out and walk the National Mall, I store my black-tie clothes...
by Emily Loose | Jan 17, 2009
…with reports for 2008 ranging from 71 to100 illegal killings. Having just concluded a series of meetings with senior political, scientific and conservation experts during the last two weeks, I can sadly but confidently confirm that the number of rhinos poached...
by Emily Loose | Jan 15, 2009
The Orissa coast is once again dotted with carcasses of the endangered Olive Ridley sea turtles. It’s a horrific sight. The spectre of death commenced about a week back and there have thousands of which have been washed ashore after being killed by mechanized...
by Emily Loose | Jan 13, 2009
(report from Roland on 11 January 2009) Dear Vance, Great speaking to you this morning and looking forward to further information with regard to my proposed trip to United States. Please find information requested regarding to update of game populations in the Park...
by Emily Loose | Jan 6, 2009
(written by Vance on New Year’s Eve, 31 December 2008, Okavango Delta, Botswana) “Out of Africa always something new” (ex Africa semper aliquid novi) wrote the Roman scholar Pliny the Elder, 2000 years ago. After 30 years of working here, I can...
by Emily Loose | Dec 26, 2008
PAN Parks is growing, moving and making a difference for wilderness in Europe! The Foundation has just entered its second decade of conservation work and has many successes to report. Recently, they interviewed Levan Tabunuidze, the chief park administrator at...
