October 2011 Archives - Wild Navigator

Monthly Archives: October 2011

Charity Focus: The Elephant Family

October 31, 2011 Wild Navigator No comments

The Elephant Family is UK’s biggest charity fundraiser for the Endangered Asiatic Elephant. This charity works to save this iconic animal from extinction in the wild. Along with the elephant they work on other species like the orangutan, crocodile, tigers and hornbills that exist in this ecosystem. They work with local NGO and partners where they

Sparrow Hawk as a Predator hunts its Prey

October 30, 2011 Wild Navigator No comments

Speaking of predator kills in the United Kingdom, especially in your back garden, is not commonly heard of. Coming from a country like India, it is common to be part of a predator kill in the wild. Having this similar experience in your back garden in the United Kingdom is something which is a rarity but, if experienced, always

A Journey to Learn from the Wild

October 28, 2011 Wild Navigator No comments

What makes people travel to the wilderness? Is it the sheer passion to learn, participate and contribute their experiences to that destination, or just trying to get away from normal hectic lifestyle and finding a lost world somewhere where they can leave all their troubles behind. What fascinates me as a wildlife traveller and many a times i

The Ugly Face of Peacock Feathers

October 27, 2011 Wild Navigator 2 Comments

‘Peacock’ the male from the Peafowl Pheasant family is one of the most charismatic flying birds of the asiatic avian species. The Peacock distinguishes itself from the others with an amazing eye spotting tail (or train as it is called) and is commonly found in the south asian region as a resident breeder. It has been declared in India as

Will tiger tourism help conservation? CNN-IBN chats with Abhishek Behl

October 26, 2011 Wild Navigator No comments

I am attaching this chat I had many years ago (2008) with India’s News Channel CNN-IBN and their environmental team. The Topic of the chat was ‘Will Tiger Tourism help Conservation.’ At that time I was heading the Travel Operators for Tigers India Wildlife Association in India as their Executive Director. All views expressed were

Wild Shots of the Week: Aditya ‘Dicky’ Singh

October 25, 2011 Wild Navigator No comments

Wild Navigator starts this week with identifying some of the world’s renowned wildlife photographers and to add their profiles to our Wild Shots of the Week Gallery. We will be hosting one photographer weekly focusing on wilderness, travel and wildlife conservation. Their background and of course their images. This week we are hosting Wildlife Photographer Aditya ”Dicky” Singh

Essential ‘To-Do’s’ before travelling to any wilderness

October 23, 2011 Wild Navigator No comments

As Wild Navigator is new to the world of travel blogging, we have received many requests from our followers to brief essential points / things to remember while visiting a national park / protected area. Wildlife travel in many parts of the world does not slot itself to be budget travel but instead comes under the high luxury

Let wilderness talk while we watch

October 20, 2011 Wild Navigator No comments

Many of us have been actively involved in travelling to wildlife regions – be it in Asia, Africa South America or places that just host the last remaining wild species to view. As a traveller, we like to give as much possible to that very destination, and in this situation by contributing (indirectly or directly)

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Launched in 2011, Wild Navigator is a division of Conservation Footprints Ltd (UK) - The site is dedicated to a wilderness focused traveller. Wild Navigator highlights sustainable initiatives in wildlife tourism and biodiversity conservation by using wildlife travel blogging and social media. Wild Navigator also supports wilderness charities and their social campaigns / initiative. Our mission at Wild Navigator is to ensure you are an informed wilderness focused traveller. Read more....