The Trouble with Tourists
Ecotourism has steadily increased in popularity over the past decade, with more and more travellers choosing vacations that bring them closer to exotic wildlife and uninhabited natural preserves. This increase […]
Ecotourism has steadily increased in popularity over the past decade, with more and more travellers choosing vacations that bring them closer to exotic wildlife and uninhabited natural preserves. This increase […]
Imagine for a moment that you are a rural farmer in Uganda. You marry and start a family. To be able to provide for them, you decide to grow crops. […]
Contributed by Izzy Hirji, Candidate, Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine. University of Guelph. It is an historic day to be celebrated today, and the end of an era for chimpanzees. I […]
In the summer 2011, I was working in Kibale National Park – a lush rainforest in Southern Uganda. Part of my PhD project involved following a group of red colobus […]
An important part of many conservation programs is running extensive surveys, to understand the biodiversity that presently lives in the conservation area. Wildlife surveys help conservationists understand both what lives […]
When I talk to people about volunteering with the Jane Goodall Institute of Canada (JGI Canada), most are genuinely surprised to learn that the mission of the organization goes beyond […]
I recently took a trip to Las Vegas. I had mentally prepared myself for many of the conservation nightmares I was about to face, including the rampant disregard for both […]
Written by Guest Contributor, Jesse Hildebrand. Chimpanzees laugh when tickled. That’s right – for those stealthy and foolhardy enough to sneak up on a chimp, it is indeed possible to […]
I was really fortunate to have the opportunity to listen to Dr. Goodall speak at Roy Thomson hall here in Toronto last month. When I initially found out Dr. Jane was […]
When I started my undergrad I knew I was interested in human evolution. This interest developed into a fascination with our closest relatives. I wanted to understand where we came […]