Posts Tagged: habitat management

Chiclob is a small community in the north-east corner of the Phnom Prich Wildlife Sanctuary (PPWS). During 2012 it was one of four communities in PPWS to be granted its own Community Protected Area (CPA). This legal status gives them rights over a block of forest, in this case of 2,989 hectares, for the next [...]

Reflections on my recent visit to China: on politics, rivers and royal cranes… China, day 1 Grey cloud clings to Beijing as our flight descends. I get first sight of the city moments before wheels and tarmac meet. Is this fog, smog or low autumn rain? Stumbling, sleep-deprived, through customs, security seems tight. Then I [...]

At first sight Patrick Oloo reminded me of a retired but still-proud fast bowler. Tall, broad-shouldered, upright. But I guessed wrong. Patrick is a runner, not a cricketer. He told me over a roast goat dinner that he gets out most mornings for a two-kilometre stint, at least. Perhaps I’d like to join him tomorrow, [...]

To be honest there is nothing terribly endearing about white-shouldered ibises. The guide books struggle to make it sound appealing with its naked head, dark brownish plumage and dull red legs. Even its typical down-curved ibis bill is a dull grey. It has a small block of white where its neck joins its head and [...]

I am sure by now you will have enjoyed watching the documentary from Kwale which shares lessons learned and our experiences of delivering conservation and livelihood improvement. With continued support from you, I am certain we will attain greater milestones. Kwale has been very busy during the months of May and June. This is because [...]

Today is Global Tiger Day – an annual celebration first declared back in 2010 by the governments of all 13 countries where tigers are still found in the wild. The day that the event was announced was an amazing landmark for tiger conservation. I remember it well… It was in sub-zero temperatures and snow blizzards [...]

The Chihuahuan Desert is the largest desert in North America and home to millions of people and species found nowhere else in the world. Neither people nor wildlife in the desert could live without the rivers that flow through it – the Rio Conchos and the Rio Grande. But these once mighty rivers are under [...]

The Chihuahuan Desert is the largest desert in North America and home to millions of people and species. Neither people nor wildlife in the desert could live without the rivers that flow through it – the Rio Conchos and the Rio Grande. I travelled to the region in late 2011 to work with my Mexican [...]

The Chihuahuan Desert is the largest desert in North America and home to millions of people and species. Neither people nor wildlife in the desert could live without the rivers that flow through it – the Rio Conchos and the Rio Grande. I travelled to the region in late 2011 to work with my Mexican [...]

The Chihuahuan Desert is the largest desert in North America and home to millions of people and species. Neither people nor wildlife in the desert could live without the rivers that flow through it – the Rio Conchos and the Rio Grande. I travelled to the region in late 2011 to work with my Mexican [...]