by Emily Loose | Aug 25, 2011
Most often when we discuss “wilderness areas” the first image that comes into mind is a big, wild area of land. For me, I think of mountains — mostly because mountain areas here in Colorado are very wild. Admittedly, I also love mountains and have...
by Emily Loose | Aug 24, 2011
Last week the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES), the international body created to protect wildlife from over-exploitation, met to discuss – among other items – the current state of illegal elephant ivory trade and poaching. Leading up to...
by Vance Martin | Aug 22, 2011
A major step for wild nature and people in Southern Africa occurred on 18 August 2011 at the summit of the Southern African Development Community (SADC). At the closing session, the presidents of Angola, Zambia, Namibia, Zimbabwe and Botswana signed the treaty that...
by Emily Loose | Aug 11, 2011
WILD and its sister organizations in Africa and the UK are primarily known as wilderness-focused conservation organizations, but we have a unique aspect when compared to our conservation peers. Our work integrates the mutually important bond between humans and wild...
by Emily Loose | Aug 8, 2011
Below is a poem by recent Umzi Wethu graduate Geovalda Cupido, who was part of the Umzi 8 Conservation Academy. Umzi Wethu, a program run by the Wilderness Foundation (Africa) is a cutting edge program for AIDS orphans and disadvantaged youth that uses the power of...