by Emily Loose | Jun 17, 2010
This post was written by Chad Dawson and published in the April 2005 issue of the International Journal of Wilderness. The full April 2005 issues, as well as full issues from 1995-2007 are available for free download in the IJW Archives. Whether you take a quick or a...
by Emily Loose | Jun 16, 2010
I spoke with Boyd Norton, friend of WILD, world-class photographers and passionate conservationist, yesterday about the urgent issue threatening the Serengeti (Tanzania and Kenya). About a week ago, he returned from leading one of his photo tours in Serengeti, a...
by Emily Loose | Jun 15, 2010
Nomkhubulwane, the life-size elephant sculpture made by renowned South African artist Andries Botha, arrived in Chicago on 28 May, after visiting sevearl other cities in North America including Juarez, Mexico and Detroit, Michigan. This week, there are several...
by Vance Martin | May 20, 2010
On May 19, in a significant step towards the first “peace park” between Mexico and the United States, protecting important transboundary wildlands, President of Mexico Felipe Calderon visited Washington DC and, with US President Barack Obama, made the following...
by SusanCanney | May 18, 2010
by Emily Loose | May 11, 2010
The Wilderness Leadership School has formed a partnership with the LoveLife program, South Africa’s National HIV program for youth. WLS is working specifically with the groundBreaker leadership group – youth ages 18-25 who are otherwise unemployed, recruited for a...
by Emily Loose | Apr 6, 2010
As many of you know, WILD has a long history of involvement with the special Olive Ridley sea turtles. These turtles are currently known to nest en-mass in only three locations world-wide, one of which is Gaharimatha National Park, just south of the Dhamra River where...
by Emily Loose | Apr 5, 2010
The following few excerpts are from Sanctuary Asia (April 2010), India’s leading wildlife, conservation and environment magazine. Sanctuary Asia was started by Editor Bittu Sahgal (a long-time friend and trustee of WILD) in 1981 to raise awareness among Indians...
by Emily Loose | Mar 24, 2010
The Western Wilderness Conference will take place from April 8-11 at the University of California in Berkeley, California. Sponsored by the California Wilderness Coalition and the Sierra Club, the Western Wilderness Conference includes organizations from all twelve...
by Cyril Kormos | Mar 9, 2010
Since the dismal conclusion of the Copenhagen talks, experts following the UN climate change negotiations have been trying to sort out whether the Copenhagen Accord was a step forward or not. Some have begun calling it the Copenhagen Discord. Some have taken a gentler...