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What does TV teach us about wildlife?
An interesting article in the Huffington Post yesterday brought up an interesting conversation – one which I have personally contemplated for a while. Many times, TV shows, documentaries or movies about nature provide an educational experience for viewers. ...
Update on the Elephants of Pafuri
As mentioned in previous posts, WILD is involved with a project to track elephant movements in Pafuri (a region of Kruger National Park) lead by Wilderness Safari Wildlife Trust. We received an update on the collaring project, which tracks the elephant’s...News on the Elephants Tracking Project in Pafuri
Tracking animal movements is a key part in large-scale conservation, especially with keystone species such as bears, cougars, elephant and gorillas. Knowing how animals move, seasonal variations and changes due to climate, development or other reasons, can inform...Elephant Collaring in Pafuri
Tracking animal movements is a key part in large-scale conservation, especially with keystone species such as bears, cougars, elephant and gorillas. Knowing how animals move, seasonal variations and changes due to climate, development or other reasons, can inform...
Anti-Poaching Success, Kissama National Park, Angola
Below are some excerpts from the field journal of Roland Goetz, Warden of Kissama National Park. WILD was one of the first international conservation organizations to take help re-establish Kissama in the late 1990’s, after 25 years of tragic civil war left the...
Update on Drought & the Elephants in Mali
The field team in Mali has just sent some updates on the severe drought situation which threatened the survival of the unique elephants of Mali. Dr. Susan Canney, our conservation outreach specialist, and Jake Wall of Save the Elephants have been on-ground in Mali,...
Mali Drought Continues – Rare Elephants Suffering
It’s been an intense week in Mali as WILD and our partner Save the Elephants (Kenya) have worked to help the suffering elephants. We’ve been at it on two fronts: internationally, with media and donors, and in the field in central Mali where STE expert Jake...TATA Steel Continues Construction: Olive Ridley Sea Turtles’s at Risk
News from the Dhamra Port, Orissa: “We are absolutely delighted to see the turtles return to Gahirmatha in tune with their annual sojourn after giving the region a miss in 2007-2008 turtle season.” said Ashish Fernandes, Oceans Campaigner, Greenpeace...
Worst Drought in 26 Years Threatens the Survival of the Last Desert Elephants in West Africa
The future of a rare herd of desert elephants in Mali is under threat from one of the worst droughts in living memory, which has left a key water source at its lowest level in a quarter of a century and is breaking down the usual peaceful co-existence between the...