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Rebounding from Hurricane Otto in Nicaragua’s Most Ecologically Sensitive Rainforests
Researchers assess damage to the Indio Maíz Biological Reserve after Hurricane Otto and discuss rebuilding with minimal ecological and cultural damage.
From The Field: Hurricane Otto Tears Through Indio Maíz
I have spent the last few years helping protect Nicaragua’s Indio Maíz Biological Reserve in collaboration with the indigenous Rama and afro-descendant Kriol communities who call it home. I have spent many months in Indio Maíz researching its flora and fauna, countless hours in meetings and negotiations with authorities to change their meager commitment to conserving the […]
Coming Together To #MakeASplash
By Dune Ives, Executive Director of the Lonely Whale Foundation On World Ocean Day, June 8th, 2016, Sir Richard Branson challenged Adrian Grenier to swim the Straits of Messina on Sept. 27 for ocean health. Adrian accepted his challenge. Adrian wasn’t a swimmer. Well, he could swim, but never before had he completed an open ocean race nor […]
Worth 1,000 Words
Engaging people with wildlife they may never see up close is a challenge, but a challenge that GWC Communications Director Robin Moore embraces. Moore, an internationally acclaimed nature photographer, says photography plays a vital role in opening people’s eyes to the wonder of the planet. On Nov. 15, Moore will be sharing his stories about the intersection […]
Hope In The Face Of 10,000 Deaths
Help save the Titicaca Water Frog: Make a donation to AmphibianArk’s GoFundMe page (here). When amphibian conservation biologist Arturo Muñoz describes the 2015 die-offs of the Titicaca Water Frog (Telmatobius culeus) on the Bolivian side of Lake Titicaca, the details are grim: Dead frogs floating belly up in the shallow water as gulls pick them off […]
World Habitat Day: Joining Forces with Nicaragua’s Indigenous Rama and Afro-descendant Kriol People
We celebrate the indigenous Rama and afro-descendant Kriol people who protect Nicaragua’s beautiful Indio Maíz Biological Reserve.
Pangolins Receive Strongest Global Trade Protection
On Sept. 28, Pangolins were provided the strongest possible global protectionsfrom trade as the international commercial trade of Pangolins and Pangolin parts was officially proposed for prohibition. This happened at the 17th Conference of the Parties (CoP 17) of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) in Johannesburg, South Africa. […]
Saving Goat Islands
On Thursday, Sept. 22, the incredible news broke that a massive transshipment port proposed in the heart of Jamaica’s largest Protected Area would instead be built in a less environmentally sensitive area. The seemingly simple announcement marks an unprecedented win for conservation, the culmination of three years of hard-fought battle to preserve Jamaica’s natural heritage […]
World Rhino Day: Extinction Is Forever
I never want to be associated with extinction. But unfortunately, we simply don’t win every conservation battle. My first-ever encounter with a rhino was a skeleton of a Sumatran Rhino laying by the bent sapling and wire noose that had entrapped and killed this magnificent beast. This moment profoundly changed my life and I’ve been […]
Conserving Tapirs Beyond Borders
The globally endangered Baird’s Tapir is the largest terrestrial mammal in the Americas. Large females can reach 600+ pounds in the proper environment and season. The species ranges from Mexico to Colombia and occurs in a variety of habitats, from the lowland rainforests of Central America’s Caribbean slope to the highland cloud forests of southern Costa […]