tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-50372918230944889512008-10-31T11:34:21.970ZWildlife Focus blog - Wildlife FocusThe Wildlife Focus blog features news and updates about the site and environmental issues.Helena Akerlundhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05749803698478075213noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5037291823094488951.post-83741616151027190012008-10-27T15:18:00.003Z2008-10-27T22:27:14.672ZNew Video sharing section on Wildlife FocusUpload your video and win DVD!Here at Wildlife Focus we really want people to get involved with the site by contributing wildlife related content such as photos, videos and your wildlife experiences. The idea is that in time the site will become a place, not only where people can learn more about the World Land Trust projects, but also share their love of nature with the wider community.To get Helena Akerlundhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05749803698478075213noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5037291823094488951.post-70990320593787696152008-10-22T12:20:00.007+01:002008-10-27T22:18:12.989ZAnts eat webcam router!If you are reading this blog then you will be aware that the webcam has been offline for some time due to the lack of internet connection at the reserve. Amongst other things these "technical" difficulties were due to the extremely damp conditions in the tropics shorting out our circuits and the wires inside the router being ruthlessly eaten by ants!
Right now we have Sean Barry (a volunteer whoJackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12335384505905956289noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5037291823094488951.post-32818659335267734562008-09-25T10:06:00.005+01:002008-09-26T09:22:55.810+01:00New WLT Project Appeal in BorneoThe World Land Trust has launched an exiting new appeal to help protect some of the last remaining forests of Borneo - some of the biologically richest regions on earth. One of the most striking creatures in these forests is the Orang-utan - over 600 of which will be protected in the area WLT aims to save from destruction with local project partners the LEAP Conservancy. The initial stage of the Jackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12335384505905956289noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5037291823094488951.post-54369133642122260462008-08-11T12:49:00.000+01:002008-08-11T12:50:55.093+01:00Free Wildlife Wallpapers from the World Land TrustYou can now download stunning images from the World Land Trust partner reserves to use as your as desktop backgrounds on the new Wildlife Wallpaper section of the site. The wallpapers are all high quality and have been specially selected to brighten up your monitor whilst at the same time helping to raise awareness for nature conservation! New images will be added regularly so don?t forget to Jackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12335384505905956289noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5037291823094488951.post-86971593734877768552008-08-06T12:07:00.001+01:002008-08-06T12:14:51.770+01:00New World Land Trust Podcast featuring Tony HawksA new podcast featuring comedian, author and nature enthusiast Tony Hawks has been added to the site. The podcast was recorded on a recent trip to Paraguay where Tony went with John Burton to learn more about the work that World Land Trust is supporting to protect the unique wildlife of the Chaco Pantanal.
Listen to the new podcast here. Jackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12335384505905956289noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5037291823094488951.post-51594808502348108472008-06-30T15:57:00.004+01:002008-07-09T10:35:25.095+01:00New Virtual Tours from the Atlantic Rainforest, BrazilHere at Wildlife Focus we are constantly striving to find interesting and exciting material from the reserves of the World Land Trust's partner organisations to inspire people to help us protect these amazing places. Following on from the success of the Buenaventura Virtual Tours on the site we have been working with our Brazilian partners Reserva Ecologica de Guapi Assu (REGUA) to create some Jackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12335384505905956289noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5037291823094488951.post-18929299457812501812008-06-18T12:57:00.002+01:002008-06-18T13:16:59.642+01:00New wildlife photos by Gustavo MorejonProfessional photographer, biologist, webmaster and conservationist Gustavo Morejón has sent a collection of stunning images from the Buenaventura Reserve - home of the "Puro webcam". The majority of the photos were taken on Gustavo's last visit to the Reserve when he traveled down with fellow Ecuadorian technicians to relocate the antennae.
Have a look at the photos on our gallery page.Jackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12335384505905956289noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5037291823094488951.post-77667622031503707612008-06-10T14:58:00.002+01:002008-06-10T15:01:14.329+01:00Environmental Podcasts from the World Land TrustA new section has been added to the wildlife focus site featuring podcasts from the World Land Trust. The podcasts aim to help supports learn more about the trust and our work with local project partners
We have kicked things off with two podcasts - one focusing on the Webcam in the forest and the other on WLT's Restoration Ecology work
Listen to both the podcasts hereJackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12335384505905956289noreply@blogger.com0