Educational travel offers a dynamic and immersive learning environment that extends far beyond the traditional classroom setting. By exploring new places, students encounter diverse cultures, languages, and historical insights, significantly enriching their academic and personal growth. This experiential form of learning helps students apply their classroom knowledge in real-world contexts, enhancing their understanding and retention […]
The Rise of Hybrid Species in a Warming World
In 2016, scientists encountered a never-before-seen bear in the Canadian Arctic. While it possessed the features of both a grizzly and a polar bear, its predominantly white fur baffled experts. Dubbed a “pizzly” or “grolar” bear, this hybrid was the offspring of a rare mating between a polar bear and a grizzly. Since then, sightings […]
How to Combine Traveling and Earning Money
Traveling while making a career has never been more achievable thanks to today’s globalized society. Thanks to the gig economy, digital nomadism, and remote employment opportunities, people now have more chances than ever to travel while also earning money while on the move – be it short trips or lifestyle changes! In this book we […]
How to Make Your Travel Blog Interesting
Making your mark in the vast and rapidly expanding field of travel blogging may prove challenging, with millions of travelers sharing their experiences online and so many blogs competing to grab reader interest and keep them coming back. Here are some helpful pointers for creating an eye-catching travel blog, no matter your experience level. 1. […]
7 Animal Games You Need to Play
There’s a whole spectrum of animal lovers out there. Some love cuddly companions, others are intrigued by slithering snakes and creepy crawlies, and then there are those who crave the thrill of observing wildlife in their natural habitat. Whichever one of these categories you fall under (or maybe you fall into multiple), there’s a game […]
Suicide by snake: Animal smuggler kills himself by getting one of his cobras to bite him as he is arrested in South Africa
A security guard committed suicide by snake by goading his own deadly serpents into delivering fatal bites after he was arrested by police in South Africa. Marius Joubert, 28, died in agony after his illegally-smuggled Indochinese Spitting Cobra and a second snake pumped lethal venom into his hand and wrist after he stuck his hand […]
Certified timber harvesting of tropical forests proves beneficial for gorillas and elephants
Forest Stewardship Council (FSC)-certified timber harvesting areas in Gabon and Congo boast a greater abundance of larger mammals, such as leopards, gorillas, and elephants, than non-FSC forests. Utrecht University researcher Joeri Zwerts and colleagues conclude this based on 1.3 million camera trap images gathered in fourteen commercially exploited forests. The researchers’ analysis reveals the effectiveness […]
Petition: Help Shut Down Facility That Housed a Severely Injured Tiger Cub
A shocking case has emerged from the California Department of Fish and Wildlife, revealing the rescue of an 8-month-old female tiger with multiple broken bones from a privately-owned facility. The poor young tiger was diagnosed with 10 fractures and severe decalcification of her bones due to an unhealthy diet. Given the condition of the tiger, […]