Photos: ugly is the new adorable when it comes to saiga babies
May03

Photos: ugly is the new adorable when it comes to saiga babies

A pair of saiga calves. Photo by: Igor Shpilenok. Few species have seen a worse decline in the past 15 years than the Asian antelope, the saiga. Once known for making up one of the world’s largest migrations, the saiga population has dropped from 1.25 million in the 1990s to 50,000 animals today, plunging over 90% and landing itself on the Critically Endangered species list. The Saiga Conservation Alliance (SCA), which is...

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Photos: Irish scenes (Happy St. Patrick’s Day!)

The west Irish coast. Photo by: Tiffany Roufs and Jeremy Hance. Gallarus Oratory, a 1,200-year old Irish stone church. Photo by: Tiffany Roufs and Jeremy Hance. Typical scene in Ireland: the sun is far away. Photo by: Tiffany Roufs and Jeremy Hance. Driving along the western Irish coast line, notice sheep. Photo by: Tiffany Roufs and Jeremy Hance. Lakes dot peatland. Photo by: Tiffany Roufs and Jeremy Hance. Cliffs of Moher. Photo by:...

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Volunteer opportunity in the Peruvian Amazon
Mar06

Volunteer opportunity in the Peruvian Amazon

Chanti waterfall. Photo courtesy of: The Amazon Waterfalls Association. Have you ever dreamed of visiting the Amazon? How about touring little-seen jungle waterfalls—one of which is three times taller than the Eiffel Tower and 17 times taller than Niagara Falls? The Amazon Waterfalls Association is looking for a few good volunteers to help develop walking paths passing by a series of astounding waterfalls in Peru. “The trek...

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