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The First Scottish Bird Fair

May 28, 2012 Wild Navigator No comments

Interested in Wildlife? Do you love the Outdoors? Are you an avid birder, with interests in raptor species, garden birds or just simply a nature lover? Nothing better than spending the weekend at the first ever Scottish Bird Fair which was held at the famous Hopetoun House on the outskirts of Edinburgh (19th & 20th of

On Earth Day - We track the Snow Leopard Trust

April 23, 2012 Wild Navigator No comments

All over the world, 22nd of April is celebrate as the Earth Day. Thanks to the origin and credits to Gaylord Nelson, who was the US Senator from Wisconsin and he witnessed the 1969 Santa Barbara (California) oil spill. This environmental catastrophe made him organise an environmental teach-in or an educational forum which led to

World’s Largest Wetlands; It’s the Pantanal

April 12, 2012 Wild Navigator 2 Comments

One of the largest wetland of any kind, the Pantanal is a tropical wetland situated in the Southern American country of Brazil (where 80% of this wetland lies) and shares some of its portion with neighbouring countries of Bolivia and Paraguay. Wetland is commonly described as a land area that is saturated with water, depending on the season

Like Africa’s ”Big 5” - Introducing India’s ”Magnificent 7” for Wildlife Tourism

March 26, 2012 Wild Navigator No comments

African Elephant, African Rhino & Cape Buffalo © Aditya 'Dicky' Singh Photography

ORIGIN OF AFRICA’S ‘’BIG 5’’ - When we start researching about the Africa savannah, the continent and its wilderness, the term ”Big 5” always seems to crop up. The establishment of the world’s first national park was not in Africa but at Yellowstone in the United States of America in 1872. This was much earlier

Using Tourism as a Tool for Sustaining Biodiversity Conservation

February 19, 2012 Wild Navigator No comments

Biodiversity can be rightly described as ”diversity of life on planet earth”. It is a collection of all living things, the places, their existence. According to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), Biodiversity is a key tourism asset for many developing countries worldwide. It is directly responsible for 40% of the world’s economy, particularly in

Wetlands to Indigenous Tribes, Maasai & the Climate Spin, Bird Species & Tiger Tourism: Highlight summary of this Week’s ‘’Wilderness World’’ - w/e 05.02.2012

February 05, 2012 Wild Navigator No comments

Weekly Summary of this Week’s ”Wilderness World” from Wild Navigator Wild Navigator starts this new feature which presents the top stories from the web. These stories are the highs and lows in the fields of wildlife travel, biodiversity conservation, climate change, sustainability, photography, scientific research, social community initiatives and events which make it to our

Your Holiday Gift to Nature Conservancy

December 16, 2011 Wild Navigator 1 Comment

The Charity Today we focus our attention on Nature Conservancy, a leading non profit conservation organisation working around the world to protect ecologically important lands and waters for people and nature. They address the most pressing conservation threats at the largest scale. Thanks to the support of their more than 1 million members, they have built a

India’s ‘Cats in the Cradle’: Will Wildlife Tourism be its silver spoon?

November 15, 2011 Wild Navigator 7 Comments

Machali with Cubs - Ranthambhore Tiger Reserve

Recent reports have come from India where wildlife tourism could potentially be banned in India’s core critical tiger habitats. Wildlife activists, conservationists, tourism providers and travellers are all concerned about India’s future. This write-up has been waiting to be posted for a long time and nothing worse to come around a time when wildlife tourism in India’s tiger

Meet Abhishek Behl

Hi, I'm Abhishek Behl - Founder & Chief Consulting Officer of Wild Navigator. In 2011 I launched Wild Navigator - THE site dedicated to the 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. Our mission at Wild Navigator is to ensure you are an informed wilderness focused traveller. Read more....