My Father’s Garden – Video by Guest
By Mirko Faienza Discovering a whole tiny world in my father’s small garden. There is a small pond with small falls, some stones, some plants, and plenty of life! ~ Mirko Faienza Shot on Panasonic HPX 500- Fujinon 17×7.6 HD lens
May 18
Karen Bass: Unseen Footage, Untamed Nature – TED video by Susan Colby
As a filmmaker and photographer, Karen Bass has traveled from one end of the earth to the other to film and photograph the earth, its creatures and people. Bass proceeds to show some of her truly jaw-dropping footage, much of it shot with the BBC or for National Geographic, often with veteran...
May 14
Penguin Candid Cameras by Susan Colby
The Secret Lives of Penguins There is the hummingbird webcam, the Decorah eagle cam and a web cam in the Kalahari, to keep watch on the meerkats. Now you can watch a movie made from images produced by 16 cameras planted around Antarctica, recording the hidden lives of penguins during the harsh...
May 07
World’s Largest Transboundary Conservation Area Becomes Reality by Susan Colby
Photo credit: KAZA TFCA Five Countries Create Peace Park In a world constantly bombarded with news of wars and fighting between tribes and nations, it’s refreshing to know that in the heart of Africa, peace is taking hold. Five nations that form the central heart of the continent, Namibia,...
Mar 20
Monitoring Radiation Levels with the Help of Japan’s Wild Monkeys by Penny Stallings
Monkey Business With fear of radiation contamination from the Fukushima nuclear plant disaster last March still rampant, researchers at Fukushima University have announced plans to monitor radiation levels by fitting a thousand of its native wild monkeys with devices that will measure radiation...
Jan 19
Rice-Duck Eco-farmers – Video by Penny Stallings
Integrated rice-duck farming has helped farmers to spend less money on harmful pesticides. Rice farmers in the Philippines have found an ally as they try to protect their crops from pests and the effects of global warming. Farmers use ducks to help keep the water in their paddies fresh, and to get...
Dec 03
UN Calls for Hand-in-Hand Forest Restoration and Greenhouse Gas Reductions by Betsy Crowfoot
A diverse array of trees and plants were introduced on storm and trade winds. Photo Betsy Crowfoot United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has called for decreases in deforestation and forest degradation, saying these measures complement measures to reduce greenhouse emissions. Speaking in...
Nov 20
Coexistence of Cattle and Wildlife by Anne-Marie Hodge
Cattle and wild animals like zebra: not always mutually exclusive on African rangelands.Photo: Ryan Sensenig Competition on the East African Savanna Tension between humans and wild animals is a problem that has caused frustration for generation after generation of farmers and ranchers, in addition...
Oct 21