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Cockscomb: Jaguar Proud

admin — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 12:30:32 +0000

The Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary was the world’s first jaguar
reserve. Today, more than twenty years after its creation, the
sanctuary remains a model for wildlife conservation – and a point of
pride for all Belizeans, who have long revered the jaguar in spirit
and flesh. In this film, CAVU takes you airborne, high above the
Cockscomb wilderness for an overhead look, then deep into its leafy
jungles, where scientists, park rangers, Mayan leaders and ranchers
discuss the future of the reserve and its jaguars. Working together
with local communities, the Wildlife Conservation Society, Panthera
and Belize Audubon are helping to ensure that the Cockscomb sanctuary
forever remains a sacred place for all Belizeans – and the jaguar.

For more info on CAVU please visit http://www.cavusite.org

Duration : 0:3:43

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Pacific Rim National Park Reserve

admin — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 22:03:07 +0000

See rare underwater footage as well as spectacular views of Pacific Rim National Park Reserve from the air and on land. Get a feel for the rugged beauty of this coastal park and its wildlife. Observe sea birds and whales swimming in the ocean. Watch sea lions basking on a rock. Admire the varied landscape, from islands to rainforest to waterfalls. Follow a surfer riding the waves and sea kayakers exploring the rocky coastline. This video will show you why Pacific Rim is one of Canada’s national treasures.

Nestled between Vancouver Island’s coastal mountains and the open Pacific, Pacific Rim National Park Reserve protects dense coastal rainforests, an extensive coastline of rugged west coast beauty and sandy beaches pounded by the endless surf. Pacific Rim includes the Broken Group Islands archipelago, scenic Long Beach and the famous West Coast Trail, one of the Worlds premier backcountry hiking experiences. Teeming with life both above and below the waves, Pacific Rim is as rich and diverse in nature as it is beautiful and inspiring to visit.

Pour une version française, visitez notre chaîne française à www.youtube.com/ParcsCanada

Duration : 0:2:56

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WildWeekendTV.com: Erringtons Wilderness Lodge

admin — Tue, 25 May 2010 03:48:26 +0000

Byron Goggin and the Wild Weekend Adventure crew go to the Chapleau game preserve and learn about Canadian Black Bears and how they interact with humans at Erringtons Lodge in Ontario.
For More Information: WildWeekendTV.com

Duration : 0:4:24

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Meet Rebecca Klein, director, Cheetah Conservation Botswana

admin — Thu, 06 May 2010 08:42:53 +0000

CHEETAH CONSERVATION BOTSWANA aims to preserve the nation’s cheetah population through scientific research, community outreach and education, working with rural communities to promote coexistence with Botswana’s rich diversity of predator species.

Cheetah Conservation Botswana (CCB)

The project was formed in 2003 to address the threat to the nation’s cheetah population. The major challenge for the project, funded by grant aid and donor support, is one of improving community perceptions towards predators and ensuring that retaliatory killings do not continue to threaten cheetah numbers, while, at the same time, supporting and protecting rural community welfare. Your generous support is already helping us to achieve that.

Only by working together with communities who live side-by-side with predators, with initiatives tailored to meet their needs and priorities, do we hope to foster the attitudes of coexistence that will see cheetahs remain as an essential component in this remarkable ecosystem and as a flagship species for the rich biodiversity of Botswana.

Cheetah Conservation Botswana can be found here:

http://www.cheetahbotswana.com

To read an interview with Rebecca Klein, director of CCB click here:

http://safaritalk.net/index.php?showtopic=531

www.safaritalk.net is a not for gain, non commercial, volunteer funded and run project highlighting wildlife conservation, environmental protection and social / community initiatives in Africa.

Duration : 0:5:43

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What’s In The Woods?

admin — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 05:35:12 +0000

Come with me into the forest around my home. With over 68,000 acres of protected forest in Cook County, Illinois you never know what you may find. We really need these preserves as an emotional brake from the hectic life in and around a big city like Chicago. The forest also serves as a nice reminder of how the area looked hundreds of years ago.

Other local animals I have seen near Chicago, but couldnt get good video of: Coyote, Fox, Skunk, Eastern Chipmunk, Beaver, Turtles, Canadian Geese, Muskrat, Opossum, and lots of birdies.
It is possible in parts of Cook County that a very rare sighting of a wolf or a cougar may take place due to protected wildlife populations being displaced by human growth.

What can you do?
You can (like I just did) become a Friend of the Forest Preserve:
http://www.fotfp.org
Help local Fox and Gray Squirrels:
http://www.projectsquirrel.org
Coyotes:
http://www.urbancoyoteresearch.com/
And even though wolves are rarely reported in Illinois:
This is a FREE cool game-
http://www.wolfquest.org
Forests of Cook County
http://www.fpdcc.com

Thanks for reading & feel free to upload a video response showing me what is in your forests.

Duration : 0:4:32

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andiamo! – Disney’s Animal Kingdom Lodge

admin — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 05:35:00 +0000

Donna checks into Disney’s Animal Kingdom Lodge and explores its unique wildlife preserve.

Duration : 0:2:37

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Bamberger Ranch Preserve

admin — Sun, 28 Mar 2010 05:24:05 +0000

Meet a man who turned his private ranch into an experiment in sustainable habitat. The Bamberger Ranch Preserve features a man-made bat cave, dinosaur tracks, fossils, endangered species, and hiking trails, all designed in an eco-friendly way. www.bambergerranch.org

(#1054, 11-10-2007)

Duration : 0:8:16

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Brown Bears Eating

admin — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 03:27:08 +0000

WARNING: If you don’t like seeing animals eating other animals (aka frozen moose leg), or are super squeamish, you may want to turn back.

I took this video on Mother’s Day at Big Game Alaska (a preserve not a zoo), close to the Portage turnoff, and situated in actuality within the bounds of the original town of Portage before the 1964 earthquake.

Here, three brown bears were fed a moose leg that was dropped over the fence via bulldozer, and tied up. Soon, a coyote appeared and waited on the horizon, and the three bears trotted forth.

Although it may seem like only two of these bears are really featured, the first bear is the Submissive one, who wanders off to wait after the dominant ones appear; he can be seen briefly again at the first “growling”.

Watch through the credits — there’s a short clip following it. This is not the same area of the preserve, by the way, and is instead on the way back out.

Duration : 0:3:24

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Texas Natural Preserves In Danger!

admin — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 03:26:59 +0000

Investigative Report: Sam Houston Energy Cooperative, or SHECO, – an energy cooperative servicing East Texas – is accused of questionable business decisions and tactics. This investigative report is part of one man’s quest to find answers. In this installment of Investigative Report, George H. Russell demands to know why his recreational parks and nature preserves are being denied their status so that an energy company can use the land to put up power lines.

Duration : 0:3:59

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Congaree Bluffs Heritage Preserve

admin — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 22:07:30 +0000

The Congaree Bluffs Heritage Preserve comprises 201 acres and contains steep, undisturbed bluffs bordering the Congaree River. Located in Calhoun County, the preserve harbors significant stands of American beech, oak-hickory and bottomland hardwood forest. No comparable sites exist in the coastal plain of South Carolina. There are several other sites nearby on private lands, but these areas, along with the preserve, are unique. Similar systems in and around the Florida Panhandle have been documented to have the greatest number of trees per unit area within the temperate forest of the eastern United States. More than 100 species of trees, shrubs and woody vines exist in the preserve from the ridge base to the crest of the bluffs. Woody plants may number 200 species.

Duration : 0:2:22

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