Tiny, champion Leaf Men. Evil, creepy “Boggans.” A talking snail and a comical slug. A handsome rogue who can ride a sparrow faster than anyone around. A teenage girl who tries to run away but learns to ride a hummingbird instead. And a big magical forest that will die unless the Leaf Men, the runaway […]
When my kids were little, we loved reading Dr. Seuss’ “The Lorax” together.In case you don’t know, it’s the story of a greedy developer (well, that’s what I call him – Dr. Seuss called him the Once-ler) who cuts down all the Truffula Trees (but they could be ancient forests, or the grove of woods […]
This year, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will make some big decisions about the future of America’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. For the first time, a new management plan for the Arctic Refuge could include a recommendation for Wilderness protection for the Refuge’s critical Coastal Plain – the strongest level of protection for the […]
We started taking our kids camping when they were both still in diapers. They were used to playing outside anyway, so camping seemed normal, only better, since they got to sleep in a tent and roast marshmallows around a live fire. By the time they were five and seven, they could hike all day — […]
Matt Damon and Leo DiCaprio move over. Sita, cheetah mother, gets my vote for “action hero” when it comes to thrillers that will keep you on the edge of your seat. “African Cats,” Sita’s star vehicle and this year’s Earth Day release by DisneyNature, doesn’t at first seem like an obvious nail-biter. Gorgeous shots of Kenya’s extraordinary Masai […]
Does GoDaddy CEO Bob Parsons have any believable excuses for shooting an elephant in a village in Zibabwe, Africa a few weeks ago? If he does, the public ain’t buyin’ it. Neither am I. In early March, Parsons killed an elephant and later posted the video footage on his website. Outrage was swift and explosive […]
Films about wildlife are scary. They’re exciting. They make you ooh and aah while you cover your eyes so you don’t have to watch the really gory parts. But are they honest? Not according to Chris Palmer, author of the gripping new expose Shooting in the Wild: An Insider’s Account of Making Movies in the Animal […]
On a recent trip to Australia, I had the good fortune to spend a day scuba diving and snorkeling on the Great Barrier Reef. From above, the water appeared blue, calm, and seemingly empty. But as soon as I dipped below the surface, I was amazed. As far as the eye could see, the underwater world teemed with animals. […]
