How much is five percent? It depends what you’re talking about, for one thing. Five percent more ice cream for dessert isn’t likely to add up to very much – but talk about a 5 percent increase on your income…
The Neotropical Primate Conservation Peru is saving monkeys and their habitats
BY RHIANN MOORE If you’re looking for an animal charity to support, look no further. The Neotropical Primate Conservation in Peru is dedicated to protecting monkeys and the forests they inhabit from hunters. They do this through land protection, research,…
Animal conservation just got an upgrade thanks to Vulcan’s new mapping system
BY: PHILIPPE DE JOCAS Lewa Wildlife Conservancy is, in many ways, the archetypical South African safari experience. Dry, flat lands shimmer in the equatorial heat and spindly acacias rise like stately islands of green above a gently waving sea of…
This Canadian author challenges the standard human-centred view we have of city spaces
BY: DUSTIN BATTY Typically, urban areas are considered in opposition to natural areas. Cities have asphalt, concrete, and buildings; nature has soil, marshes, and trees. Cities have chaos and noise; nature has peace and quiet. Cities have humans; nature has…
The 2015 Wildlife Photography winners were just announced and the photos are incredible
BY: ERIC ZDANCEWICZ The London Natural History Museum announced the winners of the Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition on October 13, and the photos show the beauty and the struggles of the diverse creatures we share this planet with.…
Drone footage of unparalleled Serengeti wildlife will get nature enthusiasts hot and bothered
BY: ROB HOFFMAN Filmmaker and photographer, Will Burrard-Lucas, managed to capture this unbelievable footage of the Serengeti’s stunning landscape and unparalleled wildlife in a matter of two weeks—a notion that would surely draw an insurmountable chorus of sighs from the…
So there’s a bear and a wolf who have become best friends in the wild and it’s unbelievably majestic
BY: ROB HOFFMAN Never before has the wild produced a more unlikely or majestic friendship. Take the most powerful creatures in the woodland and turn them into hunting buddies and what do you get? A photographer’s wet-dream and international sensation…
Tearing down freeways revitalizes wildlife, parks and public spaces without affecting traffic
BY: DANIEL KORN In 1956, construction began on the Dwight D. Eisenhower National System of Interstate and Defence Highways, named after the 34th President of the United States who championed its construction. Its original portion was finally completed 35 years…