Who are migratory birds? Avian migration is a natural process, whereby different birds fly over distances of hundreds and thousands of kilometers in order to find the best ecological conditions and habitats for feeding, breeding, and raising their young. Arctic tern, Blackpoll warbler, Greater flamingo, Great white pelican, Red knot, Read more…
Planet Earth has given rise to a diverse array of animals who have adapted in extraordinary ways to survive the harshness of the wilderness. Throughout eons, natural selection has worked on different animal populations and has allowed many species to go extinct while allowing others to survive. The same natural Read more…
“Land is not merely soil, it is a fountain of energy flowing through a circuit of soils, plants and animals.” – Aldo Leopold, Author, philosopher, scientist, and conservationist Did you know that there are more living organisms in a spoonful of soil than people on Earth? Soil is generally famous Read more…
The cheetah is the swiftest land mammal on the planet. A cheetah can reach 60 miles per hour from zero in just three seconds, with acceleration that would blow most cars away. Although they can only maintain that speed for about 30 seconds, wild cheetahs are thought to be able Read more…
“Sleek yet magnificent, calm, and keen, at night he stalks and ambushes his prey. He jumps and pierces the prey’s skull and kills with a powerful bite. He swims and roars; The one who kills with a single leap…” The above refers to none other than Panthera onca, the Jaguar; Read more…
Rangers, forest rangers, and wildlife officers…They work under different titles and their work is vast, outstanding, and terrific as well. They are all bound by a single thread of conserving the natural world. Around the world, rangers are at the forefront of the fight to protect our natural heritage. They Read more…
“I see the hunger in your eyes, I know you need your prey, And, though I am taken by surprise, I won’t stand in your way… Like you, each hungered heart decides just how to stay alive…” The jaguar (Panthera onca) is a carnivorous mammal and is considered the largest Read more…
In today’s world, we face tremendous environmental changes with global warming, rising sea levels, deforestation, and much more. All these changes are causing irreparable damages to the environment and the lives that depend on it. Just this past week, we have had numerous natural disasters throughout the world, ranging from Read more…
I closed my eyes to feel the cool yet solacing breeze near the riverbank. My ears filled with the burbling sound of the river. Vying with that was the sound of cattails brushing on each other. I almost choked thanks to the foul smell of the breeze. It was more Read more…
“When you realize the value of all life, you dwell less on what is past and concentrate more on the preservation of the future” Dian Fossey Who are Gorillas? Where do they live? Gorillas belong to the order Primates. They are the largest animals of all Primates, family – Hominidae, Read more…