Martin Litton, one of America’s giants of conservation, passed away November 30th. He was 97 years old and he stands alongside David Brower as one of the most influential persons in the modern-day environmental movement. Martin was an accomplished writer and...
In Borneo, on both the the Malaysian and Indonesian sides, the rain forests are disappearing, being replaced by palm oil plantations. Sad, but true. It’s quite possible that within a decade the only orangutans will be in confinement like this poor adult male in...
In July we had word that the East Africa Court of Justice had handed down a decision against the Tanzanian government building a paved road across the heart of Serengeti National Park. But now the TZ government has filed an appeal – evidence that they still want...
This past week was so sad. I learned that my good friend Joe McGinniss had passed away on Monday, March 10. It was not unexpected – he had been battling an aggressive form of prostate cancer and died from complications from it. Even though we knew it was...
