Tag: Wildlife
Don’t Bring Your Minivan to Yosemite
by Eva Holland | 10.28.09 | 1:01 PM ET
Why not? Because the park’s resident bear population prefers breaking into the vehicles over other models. Seriously.
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Yahoo! BuzzMapping Manhattan in 1609
by Eva Holland | 09.03.09 | 12:32 PM ET
Union Square in the early 17th century? According to The Mannahatta Project, an interactive map that lets users search block-by-block for the ecological and wildlife history of Manhattan, it was home to the meadow vole and the white-footed mouse, rather than the Greenmarket browsers of today. (Via Boing Boing)
South Africa: A Wildlife Conservation Grand Tour
by Eva Holland | 08.20.09 | 12:05 PM ET
Slate’s Green Room leads the way.
‘The Cove’ Takes Aim at Dolphin Encounters
by Eva Holland | 08.10.09 | 2:00 PM ET
A new documentary hopes to dampen the demand for “dolphin encounters,” the ever-popular swim-with-dolphins attractions found worldwide. “The Cove,” which won the Audience Award at Sundance before opening in theaters this past weekend, examines the killing and capture of dolphins in coastal Japan—and its star, Ric O’Barry, says explicitly that one of the filmmakers’ goals is to make tourists “think twice before buying a ticket.”
Picturing a staid moralizing tale? Think again. The movie is being billed as part “Flipper” and part “Bourne Identity”—here’s the surprisingly dramatic trailer:
Photo We Love: Soaring With Cranes
by World Hum | 06.25.09 | 2:32 PM ET
REUTERS/Johannes Eisele French microlight pilot Christian Moullec flies with a flock of cranes during an air show in Langenselbold, 25 miles east of Frankfurt.
Can We Interest You in a Whale Meat Spring Roll?
by Eva Holland | 06.24.09 | 10:22 AM ET
Uh oh. A group of restaurateurs in Yokohama, Japan, is looking to embrace the port city’s whaling heritage with a slew of new recipes—including whale dumplings, whale spring rolls and whale bacon. “Whale meat is a very important part of Japanese tradition,” one of the leading businessmen behind the push told the AFP. “If whaling is not done to excess, I think this is a great thing. ... Whale meat is delicious, high in protein, low in fat.”
Delicious or not, I can already hear the howls of protest from animal-rights activists worldwide.
Tokyo, Japan
by World Hum | 05.13.09 | 3:03 PM ET
REUTERS/Issei Kato Visitors watch as Pacific bluefin tuna swim in a fish tank at Tokyo Sea Life Park
Maui vs. the Moorhen
by Pam Mandel | 05.13.09 | 10:20 AM ET
The fluffy little chick paddling in the pond at Waimea Valley didn’t look like much of a keeper of fire. She was all black fuzz and pathetic peeping. The endangered ’Alae ’Ula chick—or Hawaiian Moorhen—was the last of a brood of three that hatched this spring. There are only about 300 of the birds left, according to a State of Hawaii fact sheet.
No Shark Dives Here, Say Oahu Residents
by Pam Mandel | 04.30.09 | 10:39 AM ET
There are a handful of critters I hope never to get all that close to. Sharks are on the top of that list; I’d rather share my time in the water with occupants that don’t potentially see me as food. But plenty of tourists are more than willing to shell out $120 (give or take) to get in the water with the thing I so fear, “secure cage” or no.
No Heart-Shaped Jacuzzis for Couples at the Frog Hotel
by Joanna Kakissis | 03.24.09 | 3:34 PM ET
Because even amphibians need a place to get away from it all. The Frog Hotel in Edinburgh is more like the Bates hotel in “Psycho” than some smooth-lovin’ honeymoon inn soundtracked by Barry White, said Robert Henderson, Scottish coordinator for the Community Service Volunteers’ Action Earth campaign. But dark, dirt-scented ambience, complete with a compost cafe full of bugs and and a tiny ramp leading to a sleeping area, is just what gets frogs in the mood to schmooze.
Henderson’s group is encouraging people to put Frog Hotels in their gardens and yards in the hopes of preserving biodiversity in urban areas. It could work out really well for the frogs unless one of the hotels ends up next to a chef fond of cuisses de grenouille.
Happy 200th Birthday, Charles Darwin
by Eva Holland | 02.13.09 | 11:00 AM ET
From "HMS Beagle at Tierra del Fuego" by Conrad Martens (via Wikipedia) Charles Darwin, author of the classic travel memoir The Voyage of the Beagle (oh, and that other book, too), would have turned 200 years old yesterday. To celebrate, the BBC’s David Shukman visited the Galapagos Islands, armed with a small Darwin library, and filed a series of compelling dispatches on how Darwin’s observations are holding up today.
A quick sample: “A giant frigate bird circles in the dusk sky. A lurid depiction of Charles Darwin adorns an arch outside our hotel. Once again, there’s a sea lion snoozing beside our table. It’s no longer a surprise. I must be evolving too.”
Must Be Something In the Water
by Pam Mandel | 02.11.09 | 3:19 PM ET
A whale calf either washed up or beached itself on Kauai’s west side. The calf was first spotted by a tour-boat captain, there’s still no known cause of death. From The Garden Isle.
The USS Port Royal, a billion-dollar warship, got stuck on a reef just outside Honolulu. It spent a few days there while measures were taken to lighten the load so it could be freed—that happened early Monday morning. Here’s the story on MSNBC.
Dead fish—including many of the famous humuhumus—are showing up in the waters around the privately owned island of Ni’ihau. The Department of Land and Natural Resources’ Aquatic Resources is still trying to find the cause but in the meantime, fish is off the menu for the residents of Ni’ihau. From the Honolulu Advertiser.
Headline of the Day: ‘GuGu the Panda Strikes Again’
by Michael Yessis | 01.09.09 | 10:34 AM ET
The New York Daily News is one of many writing about the latest attack on a tourist by GuGu, a panda at Beijing Zoo. Can’t really blame GuGu, though. The victim climbed into the panda’s lair. The man was apparently trying to rescue his kid’s toy, but, really, what did he expect from GuGu?
How to Prevent a Monkey Attack
by Jason Daley | 12.30.08 | 10:25 AM ET
REUTERS Jason Daley explains how to avoid getting bitten, slapped or shoved by an ornery primate.
China-Taiwan Flights Go Daily
by Julia Ross | 12.18.08 | 10:03 AM ET
Travel between rivals China and Taiwan got a whole lot easier this week. Airlines launched more than 100 daily weekly flights between the two sides, stepping up a historic opening in travel kicked off last summer with weekend charter flights. Two travelers set to take advantage of the new policy: “Tuan Tuan” and “Yuan Yuan,” giant pandas expected to arrive in Taipei Dec. 23 as a gift from the mainland. Their names linked together—“tuanyuan”—mean “reunion” in Mandarin, a not-so-subtle hint that the Chinese government would like to see Taiwan return to the fold.
‘Stalking the Wild Dik-Dik’: Going Solo Through Africa
by Frank Bures | 02.01.07 | 7:03 AM ET
From south to north, Marie Javins journeyed alone across the continent. Frank Bures reviews her chronicle of the trip and finds the author a likable travel companion.
Journey Through the Earth
by Bill Belleville | 06.22.04 | 9:40 PM ET
Out in the Whitsundays, Bill Belleville explores the underside of Australian dreamtime
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