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Sea Life Brighton pitches in to safeguard Beachy Head marine life

Visitors to Sea Life Brighton are being urged to help safeguard the future of short-snouted seahorses, lobsters and sponges who all call the seas off Beachy Head home. Sea Life helped the Marine Conservation Society (MCS) and others persuade the Government to approve a 24-square-kilometre stretch of coastal waters from Brighton to Beachy Head being … Read more

Sustainable nature holidays on the rise

A recent report from the Center for Responsible Travel revealed that sustainable travel once again outpaced the rest of the tourism industry as demand for more socially and environmentally focused tours continue to thrive. Nature-based holidays now make up 20% of all international travel. Adventure travel, a $263 billion industry, grew 65% each year between 2009 … Read more

Education key to long-term survival of African elephants

Following the release of the Great Elephant Census, Dr Kate Evans, who runs the UK charity and Botswana NGO Elephants for Africa says that education is the key to the long-tem survival of African elephants. The release of the Great Elephant Census estimates that there are just 350,000 African elephants left in the whole of … Read more

Rwanda celebrates annual gorilla naming ceremony

This September, it was Kwita Izina, the annual baby mountain gorilla naming ceremony that celebrates Rwanda’s unique conservation success.  This celebration serves to acknowledge just how important the mountain gorilla population is to the entire region, and the significance that Rwanda places on its environmental sustainability practices and ecotourism sector. Kwita Izina is one of the reasons that … Read more

Wild camping gets you close to nature for less

A recent investigation by AXA Insurance has revealed that getting back to nature can be surprisingly expensive, and raised the question: ‘Is wild camping the answer to saving money whilst still experiencing an authentic camping holiday? In recent years, ‘glamping’ has become increasingly popular with those who want to get back to nature but are not ready … Read more

New giraffe arrivals at West Midland Safari Park

Staff at West Midland Safari Park are celebrating the birth of two Rothschild’s giraffes — one of the rarest sub-species of giraffe in the world. The exciting new youngsters, standing at six feet tall, are the first successes of a breeding programme for Rothschild’s giraffe, put in place with the arrival of five adults three … Read more

Double red panda delight

A rare set of red panda twins has been born at Longleat. It’s only the second time the species, which is endangered in the wild, has bred successfully at the Wiltshire wildlife attraction. Twin red panda births are extremely rare and keepers are delighted with the pair’s progress. The new arrivals are doubly welcome as their parents … Read more

Simon King’s Nature Watch teaches how to spot and track wildlife

Naturalist and TV presenter Simon King, known to many as the presenter of the BBC’s Springwatch, Autumnwatch and Big Cat Diary, has written a beautiful book called Nature Watch: How to Track and Observe Wildlife, which gives advice and information on how to best observe and understand wildlife.   He offers insider knowledge on subjects … Read more

A VIP day out at West Midland Safari Park

Sarah Jeffery of the Discover Animals team was recently invited to attend a special VIP Experience Tour with her family at West Midland Safari & Leisure Park in Bewdley, Worcestershire. The park’s VIP Tours are a unique treat for animal lovers that want to see what goes on behind the scenes. Accompanied by Dave Higgin, … Read more