EcoTraining wilderness camp, Mashatu, Botswana, Thursday 12 January 2012, is a day that will be etched upon my memory forever. I ran out of toothpaste.

Not life changing in itself, I agree, but it was the first in a series of interesting events that day which included having lasagne for supper (my favourite) and being charged by a lion.

Perhaps I should say a bit more about the lion thing. At approximately 06:00 that morning, a small group of us under the expert guidance of Chantelle chanced upon

A census for one-horned rhinos will be held from 15th of March 2012 in the state of Assam. Last time the census for the rhinos was done in the year of 2009 as according to that census the state has nearly about 2200 rhinos. The census operation will start form the Orang National Park. The pre schedule of census are; 15th March- Orang National Park; 20 March- Pabitora wildlife sanctuary; 26th and 27th march- Kaziranga National Park. Two days allotted to Kaziranga National Park considering the lar

Australia Zoo was established in 1970 by Robert Irwin, as the ‘Beerwah Reptile and Fauna Park’, on the grounds of a former macadamia nut farm. From an early age, his son, Steve, helped his father with the animals, both looking after them, and rescuing and relocating them.

As most people know, Steve became a familiar face all around the world with his excellent TV series ‘Crocodile Hunter’. Through this programme, viewers became very familiar with Australia Zoo, as it had been renamed. And, of cou

“Our Team Travels” (OTT) by Voyages Groupe Ideal

Recently I watched Video’s of several Nature Organizations, I counted the expression “Sustainable” in one 12 minute presentation, 32 times (Video not displayed). This unleashed my curiosity and my search brought the following to light. 

The WIKIPEDIA Definition:
A diagram indicating the relationship between the three pillars of sustainability suggesting that both economy and society are constrained by environmental limits.

Scheme of sustainable development: ( The average English speaker would spea

Andersson’s Camp is situated close to Etosha National Park, Namibia

A former farmstead has been tastefully rebuilt in consideration of known eco standards which are suggested by the government of Namibia and the goal is to meet allsSustainable standards during operation of the lodge.

The main lodge area is fronting onto a waterhole this to allow observation of the visiting abundant wildlife population that cycles through on a 24-hour schedule. .

From here twenty eco tented guest units radiate outw

I never thought I would see a blue whale outside of the Smithsonian museum. In fact, I thought they were almost extinct. On January 23, 2012 I saw four pairs of them. Blue Whaleswere not even on my bucket list. When we started doing research on Sri Lanka we found out that about ten years ago, fisherman,and people living on a cliff overlooking the southern tip of Sri Lanka started reporting seeing amazingly large “fish”. Soon, scientists showed up and the “‘fish” turned out to be actually mamals.

Kaziranga National Parkis located in Assam and it is famous as the best home for Great Indian one horned rhinoceros. Tourists will love to spend their vacation ion Kaziranga National Park amidst the beautiful landscape which covers tall elephant grass, sheer forest, shallow pools, marshes and rugged reeds. Apart from the beautiful landscape you will love to have a company of different wild animals like Elephant, Rhinoceros, Sambar, Indian bison, Tiger, Jackal and many other animals as well as di

This eco lodge design, built after careful ecological planning and consideration, has received many International AWARDS!

Welcome to Daintree Eco Lodge & Spa: A boutique 15 “Bayan” resort nestled in the rainforest of Queensland the tropical paradise of Australia's East Coast.

Wake to the gentle sounds of nature in your Daintree rainforest accommodation. Enjoy total pampering in the unique Daintree Wellness Spa. Discover the secluded pristine waterfall. Breathe in the freshest of air.

Dine in the e

A quick and easy day trip from Costa Rica’s capitol city of San Jose is to the Botanical Gardens at CATIE (the Tropical Agricultural Research and Higher Education Center) in Turrialba.

Just an hour and a half from the Central Valley, you’ll be in a tropical plantation paradise.

Nature lovers, get your cameras ready! Stroll down paths beneath the shade of Costa Rica’s national Guanacaste tree, and under 100-year-old Ceiba trees while you learn their importance in the country’s history and folklore.

Admit it. It is tough to visualize an elephant orphanage.  Visions of elephants in shorts like Oliver Twist asking “please sir may I have another” were short lived in my great expectations, however they were not replaced with anything very clear.

Originally set up by the government to care for abandoned or orphaned elephants it has now turned into a major tourist attraction and seems to be the economic cornerstone of a small village outside of Kandy named Pinnewala.

It has its critics. The critics

Costa Rica offers to its visitors a wide range of activities and attractions, spread out all over the country; from coast to coast our visitors can find lots of options and destinations to explore in our country.

Tortuguero is one of the highlights, very popular among the nature lovers; this national park offers wide biodiversity of flora and fauna species. Nestled in the north part of the Costa Rican Caribbean Coast, this area offers unique characteristics to its visitors.

Turtle-nesting is one o

La definición de Ecoturismo ó Turismo Ecológico es la actividad turística que se desarrolla sin alterar el equilibrio del medio ambiente, evitando así daños a la naturaleza.

Una de las cosas que hace del Ecoturismo algo muy atractivo es el vínculo que se logra entre el visitante y las comunidades locales que son quienes reciben muchas veces al turista y a su vez vigilan que sus recursos recursos ecológicos se vean afectados.

El ecoturismoconsiste en viajar por áreas naturales sin perturbarlas, con

From Kenya’s capital, Nairobi to the Samburu Game Lodge is about 150 miles as the crow flies. But, if you leave Nairobi in the middle of winter, and you’ll arrive at Samburu in midsummer. However, that’s not because the roads are so bad, or the little Nissan safari buses which most tour operators use being anything other than quick and efficient.

The reason for the seasonal shift is that on this journey crosses the Equator, at a place called Nanyuki, where the buses always stop. Ostensibly, it’s

Some animals considered the smartest and most intelligent others are just stupid: Here is a list of top 15 smartest animals on our planet

Kangaroo Island, or ‘KI’, as it’s known locally, is more noted for what it hasn’t got than for what it has. Unlike mainland Australia, rabbits and foxes were never introduced, so the indigenous wildlife has less competition for survival.

Another thing the island doesn’t have is something a Scottish friend once called ‘The Way of the Island’. There’s no sense of being on an island; in many places, you can climb to a high point and see nothing but ‘bush’ in any direction.

That catches many visitors

Close to our Spanish school in Samara, turtles are making their way to lay their eggs in Ostional, Costa Rica, a phenomenon known in Spanish as "arribada" or a mass emergence from the ocean.  Thousands of "tortugas lora," or olive ridley turtles nest here each year in the refuge that was created in 1984.  Prior to 1984, there were no laws prohibiting or regulating the removal of turtle eggs from the beach. 

Turtles nest in Ostional year round, but during rainy season, a few hundred turtles will a

Kaziranga National Park is one of the primmest national parks of the world and is also renowned as the pride of the north east India. This striking national park is located in the acute geographical location where it offers wide range of varied flora and fauna. It covers an area of approximately 430 sq kilometers with its swamps and tall thickets of elephant grass making it the ultimate territory for the Indian one horned Rhino. Beside this one horned Indian Rhino the other key wild attractions

In the eastern Rajasthan, the Ranthambore National Park is located just at the meeting point of Aravali hills and the Vindhyan Plateau. This national park occupies a picturesque location. This place was the favorite place for the former Maharajas of Ranthambore as they were using this place for the purpose of hunting. Here in this park the main source of water is from the river Chambal in south and river Banas in north. This place is really unparallel and you must go for Ranthambore tour to enjo

Ranthambore is one of the most renowned and the biggest national park in Northern India. It is the perfect destination for the wild life lovers and wild life photographers. This national park is located in Sawai Madhopur district of southeastern Rajasthan. It is just about 130 kms from the pink city Jaipur so people generally visit this place even to spend their weekends. In olden days this place was considered to be the hunting grounds for the Maharajas of Jaipur. But now this national park is