Protecting Earth’s Legacy

Protecting Earth’s Legacy

At a time when the global biodiversity crisis and climate change persist, World Heritage Sites (areas of special importance as recognized by UNESCO of the United Nations) represent an international model that incessantly reminds us about the wonder and uniqueness of...
Finding the sparks within

Finding the sparks within

By: Crista Valentino, CoalitionWILD Director For my 6th birthday in the early 90’s, my parents adopted a reintroduced Yellowstone National Park wolf on my behalf. In the photograph that accompanied the certificate stating our support, Matsi’s black and grey coat stood...
The eye-opening effect of your donations to WILD

The eye-opening effect of your donations to WILD

$1 already protects 6 acres of elephant habitat – just imagine what $340,000 will accomplish Wilderness needs you. Maximize your investment in wilderness and help WILD meet its end of the year fundraising goal – $340,000 for a wilder planet! I bet you think doing...
All You Need is Love…and Nature

All You Need is Love…and Nature

Nature has needs and so do humans. How do we respect both for the long-term health and success of the planet?  By: Harvey Locke, Nature Needs Half visionary I want to state the obvious that too often goes unsaid: Nature is the context for all life, including ours. We...
Incredible People Choose a WILD World

Incredible People Choose a WILD World

To keep the world wild, first recognize that wilderness is a choice preserved and protected by the sum of our decisions. Then embrace the fact that “our” decisions for wilderness begin with yours. What type of world do you choose to create?  Such a simple question has...
Memories of wilderness: past, present & future

Memories of wilderness: past, present & future

Who doesn’t have a memory or two from childhood about an incredible wilderness experience? My childhood was blessed by wilderness – and it is important that children now, and in the future, have the same opportunities. I think back to my favorite outdoor adventures....
Protected: Mali Elephant Project Update: Devastating Attack in Bamako

I asked a Juniper what it needed and its answer was amazing

The bold proclamation that we should protect and connect half of the planet’s lands, seas and waterways no longer silences a room. The eminent scientist E.O. Wilson, having made “Half-Earth” a central tenet of his eco-evangelism, has helped to expand our collective...
I Am The WILD Half

I Am The WILD Half

Across the Earth, the campaign for wilderness and the preservation of our wild spaces is on the move. From Alberta’s recent decision to establish a wildlife corridor between the Montana border and Banff, to the creation in 2014 of the Pacific Remote Islands National...