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What’s love got to do with it?

We have a Nature Emergency like never before experienced…we need a Survival Revolution like never before imagined.

11th World Wilderness Congress (WILD11) Postponement

The safety of our delegates and the larger community is our prevailing concern as the world confronts the emerging COVID-19 pandemic; with that in mind, we are postponing WILD11, the 11th World Wilderness Congress, which was scheduled to take place in March 2020.

Mali Elephant Project: How much nature do humans need to survive?

For local communities living alongside elephants in the Gourma region of Mali, it would be close to 10 million acres. At the minimum.

Update on Drought & the Elephants in Mali

Jun 23, 2009

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....

Trail Training at Nalychevo Nature Park

Jun 18, 2009

Russel Wicka, a guest writer on Talking WILD, is a Supervisory Forest Technician for the Tongass National Forest, Yakutat Ranger District. This...

The Heart of Wild Europe

Jun 16, 2009

The Prague conference was an exciting new step in the drive to protect the remaining 1% of Europe’s land that is still wild, with sincere...

Huge New Canadian Wilderness

Jun 11, 2009

The Government of Canada has just announced designation of a huge addition to the Nahanni National Park in the NW Territory. The total size of this...

Mali Elephants on the Move, Drought Issue Still Urgent

May 27, 2009

We have just recieved a short update from field crews in Mali, who are working tirelessly to help save the elephants, whose survival is threatened...

Mali Drought Continues – Rare Elephants Suffering

May 22, 2009

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...

TATA Steel Continues Construction: Olive Ridley Sea Turtles’s at Risk

May 22, 2009

News from the Dhamra Port, Orissa: “We are absolutely delighted to see the turtles return to Gahirmatha in tune with their annual sojourn...

Worst Drought in 26 Years Threatens the Survival of the Last Desert Elephants in West Africa

May 20, 2009

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...

Porkbush Fights Climate Change

May 5, 2009

Wilderness and climate change is not just about saving tropical forests in the Amazon. It is also about restoring wildland qualities (world-wide)...

My memory of “The Horn”

Apr 22, 2009

(as a post script the the Ian Player Perspective – The Horn) I well remember the snowy day in 1982 in Scotland when I drove Ian around the...

Ian Player Perspective – The Horn

Apr 21, 2009

I remember very clearly my first encounter with the White Rhino, in the Imfolozi Game Reserve, which I have described in some detail in my book ‘The...

Ian Player Perspective – Lake St. Lucia

Apr 15, 2009

The current crisis on Lake St Lucia, the pearl of iSimangaliso Wetland Park (a UN World Heritage Area) as it is now known, began a long time ago,...

Umzi Wethu – Nature, Nurture, Future

Apr 14, 2009

We’ve just uploaded this fantastic video about Umzi Wethu, a program we run in conjunction with The Wilderness Foundation (Africa) to address...

The Patience it Takes…

Apr 9, 2009

I tried to call you yesterday but you were in a meeting. I have asked Andre to stop at the school if he has a chance going by that way with the...

Meet the Pilot

Apr 7, 2009

Darren Potgieter met Mike Fay in 2003, while he was researching digital aerial photography applications. Darren’s skills as pilot and his...

Ecotourism in the Gourma

Apr 3, 2009

I’ve been studying for the GMAT over the last month so you must excuse the structure of this blog post; I used it to practice my analysis of...

Kayla Smith, Age 11, Makes Video to Save Rhino

Mar 26, 2009

This fun and informative video is presented by Kayla Smith an 11 year old pupil at Chisipite. The school has been involved in raising funds for the...