Archive for May, 2009

Protecting our Environment through Travel and Photography



I’ve had an epiphany.  Why not transform this blog into a dynamic combo of my 3 great loves in life: nature conservation, travel, and photography?

These 3 elements go together so incredibly well, each one supports the other 2 and so on.

Want some examples?

If you are a nature photographer you are probably obsessed (like me) with traveling to gorgeous locales to get your perfect shot. And you are also probably obsessed (again like me) with conserving and protecting all of those natural places and wildlife that you enjoy visiting.

Also photographs of endangered spaces and endangered animals help spur emotion and conservation support – so why not utilize peoples’ love of photos to help public awareness and increase donations to critical conservation programs and organizations?

And yet another way to help non-profits, zoos, wildlife sanctuaries, and parks is to travel to them!  Your travel dollars infuse the local economy and can even directly fund environmental programs.

So with this new focus as my guide and with my passion for environmental conservation, adventurous travel, and breathtaking photos, I aim to transform this website into the sanctuary for people who share this vision with me.

So are you an environmentalist, avid traveler, or outdoor photographer? Perhaps all three?

Then I welcome you to ProtectingOurEnvironment.com. This is the place where you and I can use our hobbies for change and our convictions to better this world as well as our own lives.

Together let’s discover the amazing beauty of this world and help those that protect it.

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Nature in Photos – The Endangered Amur Leopard



[Photography by digitalART2]

[Photography by digitalART2]

I stumbled across these gorgeous photographs today of the Amur Leopard and just had to share.  This Russian leopard is critically endangered with only 35 to 45 left in the wild.

You can learn more about this beautiful animal through the following pages and organizations:

Wikipedia’s Amur Leopard page

ALTA Amur Leopard Conservation

WWF’s Amur Leopard page

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Expedition Africa Trailer

I just saw a video trailer on YouTube for a new series from the History Channel – Expedition Africa.  It looks super cool and I wanted to share the video with you.  The series starts May 31st.


More from the History Channel:

On May 31st, the television event of the summer begins! Twenty miles off the coast of eastern Africa, four modern-day explorers are sailing toward the unknown, the deep interior of Tanzania. They’ll travel over 900 miles through African terrain that is as stunning as it is fraught with danger. Using only a compass and basic maps, they will attempt to recapture the spirit of one of the worlds most remarkable adventures—journalist Henry Morton Stanleys perilous 1871 journey to find Dr. David Livingstone. This is not a competition or a game. It’s a real life adventure. Join other fans on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/History , follow us on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/History_Daily and visit the official site http://www.history.com/expedition for info, games and more.

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