Web Resources: David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust http://www.sheldrickwildlifetrust.org Information on the protection and preservation of Kenya's elephants as well as Daphne Sheldrick's elephant orphanage. An Orphanage for Some Big Babies http://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian/issues97/mar97/elephants.html Daphne Sheldrick has turned her Nairobi home into a nursery and rehabilitation center for infant ...
Web Sites United States Dressage Federation http://www.usdf.org/ The national voice of the U.S. dressage community. American Cutting Horse Association http://www.achacutting.org/ One of several groups promoting cutting horse competition. PoloNews.com http://polonews.com/welcome.html An e-zine by and for polo players. Considering the Horse http://www.markrashid.com/ Site aimed at riders ...
In the Antarctic, krill, which means "whale food" in Norwegian, sustain not only whales, but also penguins, seals, squid, fish, albatross, and other seabirds. These small, shrimp-like creatures represent the very cornerstone of the Antarctic ecosystem -- processing the energy of the sun stored in ...
Chris Cruz, a scuba diving instructor and trip leader was out at sea, just off of Khao Lak, north of Phuket in Thailand, with diving crews when the tsunami hit. He says he was saved because he followed dolphins to safety. What happened the day ...
Wit Aniwat is a mahout at his family's elephant-riding center near Phuket, Thailand. He describes the elephants' behavior prior to the tsunami: On December 26th, at about 5 or 6 o'clock in the morning, the elephant trainer brought two elephants back from the forest to ...
Uditha Hedige, a tsunami survivor, was eating breakfast at his hotel near Yala National Park in Sri Lanka when he noticed unusual bird activity and water levels in the nearby lagoon rising. He escaped by heeding the natural warnings and running inland only seconds before ...
Gehan De Silva Wijeyeratne is the CEO of an adventure and ecotravel company. He is also a self-professed naturalist, geographer, writer, and tourism personality for Sri Lanka. After the tsunami, he spent four days working with search teams looking for survivors and bodies. Did you ...
Ravi Corea is the founder and president of the Sri Lanka Preservation Society. On the evening following the tsunami, he surveyed Sri Lanka's southern coast to assess the damage to the vegetation and animals. What did you find during your search? One of the things ...
Web Sites: Wyoming Game and Fish Department Web site http://gf.state.wy.us/wildlife/wildlife_management/grizzly/conservationdev.asp Update on Yellowstone grizzly bear's population delisting process. Windows Into Wonderland http://www.windowsintowonderland.org/bears/index.htm Go on an electronic field trip to discover the grizzly bears of Yellowstone. Take a look at the bear's habits and habitat, and ...
