Wilderness Explorers honors the UN’s inaugural World Wildlife Day Wilderness Explorers honors the UN’s inaugural World Wildlife Day World Wildlife Day is an opportunity to celebrate the many beautiful and varied forms of wild fauna and flora and to raise awareness of the multitude of benefits that conservation provides to people. At the same time,
Landmark Arapaima Study in Guyana’s Rupununi Launches Landmark Arapaima Study in Guyana’s Rupununi Launches The numerical status of the giant arapaima fish ( Arapaima gigas )in its habitat in the North Rupununi wetlands is currently the subject of a survey funded by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). Members of the North Rupununi District Development
Amazonian Flycatcher from Guyana Amazonian Flycatcher from Guyana Congrats to Andrew Snyder Photography whose Royal Flycatcher image (which we’ve featured before here on the Cookup) caught the attention of National Geographic’s notoriously picky photo editors yesterday. The flycatcher is a particularly spectacular Guyana birdlife specialty, one of more than 840 bird species that call Guyana
CNN looks for the “Wild Things” and finds Karanambu in Guyana CNN looks for the “Wild Things” and finds Karanambu in Guyana By Andrew Short of the University of Kansas Originally published by NationalGeographic.com, October 30, 2013 Moscow-born zoologist Vladimir Dinets, the author of Dragon Songs: Love and Adventure Among Crocodiles, Alligators and Other Dinosaur
National Geographic names Guyana “Best of the World 2014” National Geographic “Dream Team” knee-deep in Guyana’s biodiversity Highlighting Wilderness Explorers’ award-winning Amerindian Guyana tour, National Geographic Traveler presents 2014’s must-see places on planet earth. Guyana earns a coveted spot on this exclusive, very short list for the very first time in 2014. By Andrew Short
National Geographic “Dream Team” knee-deep in Guyana’s biodiversity National Geographic “Dream Team” knee-deep in Guyana’s biodiversity By Andrew Short of the University of Kansas Originally published by NationalGeographic.com, October 30, 2013 Our driver, Leroy, slammed on the brakes. The large Bedford truck behind us carrying our gear and most of our crew ran into a
Purring monkey and vegetarian piranha among 400 new Amazon species Purring monkey and vegetarian piranha among 400 new Amazon species Jessica Aldred, theguardian.comWednesday 23 October 2013 | Click Here to see the original post At least 441 new species of animals and plants have been discovered over the past four years in the vast, underexplored
Guyana travel warning: you may fall in love with the people Guyana travel warning: you may fall in love with the people Guyana travel warning was the most common piece of information I found when researching for a recent trip to South America. Besides warnings, it was hard to get concrete travel advice. Even Traveldudes
National Geographic at Kaieteur Falls (video) National Geographic at Kaieteur Falls (video) Visitors traversing the eastern coast of South America on the National Geographic Explorer cruise ship spent a few days in Guyana this Autumn. The journey was awarded National Geographic’s 2013 Tours of Lifetime distinction. Wilderness Explorers is proud to be recognized for the
