World’s Oldest Wild Red Wolf Dies

Sad news for conservationists as the oldest known wild red wolf has died. According to the most recent update from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the wolf known as 1743F was 14-years-old.  The wolf lived in Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge, outside the Outer Banks in northeast North Carolina. This habitat and the surrounding [...]

Shetland sheep at clifftop edge

The Case for Ecotourism: It’s More Sustainable to Take This Trip Than to Stay at Home

We’re somewhere in the Scottish Highlands, close enough to civilization to drive, but far enough away that there’s no cell service. We’re at the Inshriach Gin distillery, run by Walter Micklethwait, which has a sign outside that says “Open by Chance or by Appointment.” (We’ve called ahead.) We’re two or three rounds in on the [...]

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