THE BLUE WHALE

(Balaenoptera musculus)   The biggest animal ever existed in the planet. The biggest individual ever seen has a lenght of 33 meters and weighted around 173 tons. Even the biggest dinosaurs are samller than this species. There are three different subspecies: -Balaenoptera musculus musculus, from the North Atlantic Ocean and North Pacific Ocean. -Balaenoptera musculus …

IF YOU CAN INTERACT WITH THEM IT IS NOT CONSERVATION: Fake sanctuaries and naive tourists

MY EXPERIENCE I was 21 when taken by ignorance and naivety, I left to volunteer in a famous sanctuary of baboons and cheetahs in Namibia. I do not deny it: what had prompted me to have that experience, was the idea of ​​being able to sleep with the monkeys and being able to pet the …

Sea Turtles

They form the Chelonioidea Superfamily and are among the oldest vertebrates on Earth. At the same time they are divided into two families - Dermochelyidae family, a single species, the leatherback turtle (Dermochelys coriacea). - Cheloniidae family, formed by 6 species: Loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta), green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas), hawksbill sea turtle(Eretmochelys imbricata), …

NORTH ATLANTIC RIGHT WHALE (Eubalaena glacialis)

  The largest individual reached 18.5 meters lenght and weighted around 106 tons. Females are bigger than males. There are around 400 individuals in the Western Atlantic Ocean, between the Labrador Sea and Florida. A 40% of their weight is bludder, and that is the reason why they float when they are dead. This fact …

Rhino Security Detail

RSD: Rhino Security Detail Three armed men of AK47 leave their homes before the sun rises, headed for a forest area they know very well. After following the tracks for about an hour they see their target: at about 100 meters a female rhino with her cub. The favorable wind allows them to approach without …

SUSTAINABLE TOURISM: a likely solution against the exinction of animal species.

Threatened species and the environment: the emblematic case of the Orango. Between 1950 and 2010, 60% of the Orangutan population (Pongo pygmaeus) became extinct, and according to the IUCN by 2025 if we continue at this rate another 47,000 Orango individuals will disappear. Over three generations, the Orangutan species will decrease by 82% (Wich et …

River Dolphins.

Probably they are less known than their marine relatives. There are 6 species, but 2 of them are not exclusive from river waters. They all live in South America and Asia. Anazon river dolphin, pink river dolphin (Inia geoffrensis), found almost along the whole Amazon-Orinoco system, it is the most numerous species, with tens of …

Tasmanian Devils: from myth to exinction.

      During the Pleistocene, the Tasmanian Devil (Sarcophilus harrisii), was spread along a great part of the Australian territory. Along the Holocene, its population suffered a decline, reducing the whole population to just three groups. At the same time there was a rise of the sea level, causing the split of Tasmania and …

Human – Elephant Conflicts

The eyes of the world are on African elephants , but wild asian elephants deserve our attention as well. There are actually 13 countries in Asia where wild asian elephants live: - Thailand: 5000+ - India: 28000+ - Sri Lanka: ~6500 -Nepal: ~400 -Bhutan: ~650 - China: ~350 - Cambodia: ~300 -Viet Nam: ~120 -Malaysia: …