Bokito the gorilla leapt from his enclosure and seized a woman visiting the Rotterdam Zoo, injuring her quite badly. She has visited the ape almost every day since his arrival at the zoo a year and a half ago. So then, what prompted him to do so?...
Archive - May 2007
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Is Costa Rica in essence an Eco destination? The use of Zip wires in rainforest's is just for fun and not really to view wild life. All the noise of metal slithering down the wire disturbs the animals. In such a scenario, walking trails in the forest...
LA-based design studio and manufacturer Eco-shack has redesigned the traditional yurt, used in the nomadic cultures of Central Asia. SCI-Arc Faculty member and Eco-shack founder Stephanie Smith is the designer of this Nomad.
Smith used materials...
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June is the best time of the year to go bird watching in Adirondack. The Adirondack Park of New York state is a bird watching haven. It is the largest publicly protected area in the contiguous United States and offers some of the...
The Pine Barrens
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New Jersey is the most densely populated state in the nation which is filled with car-clogged shopping malls and is cursed with pungent perfume of oil refineries and chemical companies. No doubt, it also has a...
Eilean Shona, near Archaracle, Argyll, is a tiny gem of an island, privately-owned by Vanessa Branson, fabulously set at the entrance to Loch Moidart on the spectacular West Coast of Scotland between the Islands of Mull and Skye.
Only 2 miles...
Antarctica, the white continent is at the top of the dream holiday hit list of travelers. There is a huge rise in visitors with numbers reported to increase further in the future. The number has risen by 14 percent to more than 37,000 over the last...
Ecotourism is the catchphrase for sustainable travel in today's environmentally conscious world. However ecotourism destinations need not only to be certified, but should have a follow up to ensure that their green standards are maintained.
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The World Travel & Tourism Council announced the winners of the seventh Tourism for Tomorrow Awards Lisbon last night.
The Tourism for Tomorrow Awards recognise and promote the world's leading examples of best practice in responsible tourism...
Have you ever been bird watching from a boat? If not, then do try it, it could be quite a novel experience. Using a boat gives you a chance to move quietly, access becomes easier and you get a chance to view some unique species. Canoing and Kayaking are...
To promote the commercialization of new and existing research for the travel and tourism industry, five pre-existing Sustainable Tourism Cooperative Research Centre (STCRC) business entities have merged up and formed a company called EC3...
Destructive trawls and dredges used for commercial fishing have destroyed and continue to destroy entire sea-floor environments necessary to conserve, protect and restore healthy oceans and healthy fish populations.
South Pacific contains the...
We hear so much about global warming, yet are often left wondering, as to what can we do to help keep the earth cool?
Pollution is not just a problem for the environment but also for our health. Today a major issue is transport, our roads are...
Global warming, early spring, hottest April ever, all this has added up to butterflies hatching almost two months earlier. These gentle, beautiful pollinators bring a riot of color to our gardens, yet many are being driven to extinction by the...
The planet is no longer lonely; rather it is crowded and hot! Paving the way for a different kind of experience in travel, one that is primarily aimed at scientists but is attracting other travelers as well. Watch as beautiful parts of the planet are...
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