The Elephant Sanctuary in TN getting new CEOTuesday, September 7, 2010 @ 5:51PMRobert Atkinson, Head of Wildlife for the United Kingdom's Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, was has been named CEO of The Elephant Sanctuary in Hohenwald.
Three-generation adventureTuesday, September 7, 2010 @ 1:23PM'Where in the world do you want to go?" I had no idea where this question would lead when I put it to three generations of my family last Christmas. Eleven months later, I can report that all 11 of us are off to South Africa.
Big game on displaySunday, August 29, 2010 @ 4:30AMDr. Thomas Marshall Hahn Jr. went to great lengths to hunt his African mammal collection, but area residents can skip the safari (and the malaria) by heading to the Virginia Museum of Natural History.
Katelynn Carroll’s 11-Day Mission Helps Small Uganda VillageFriday, August 27, 2010 @ 12:13AMHicksville High School Class of 2007 Grad Volunteers in Africa Uganda, a landlocked country in the eastern half of Africa, has seen its share of turmoil and treachery, but Katelynn Carroll, like many volunteers around the world, is helping the country in a grassroots effort to create a brighter and more positive future for its inhabitants. Carroll, a Hicksville High School Class of 2007 graduate ...
ESCONDIDO: 'Emanti' is name of 3-month-old elephant calfThursday, August 26, 2010 @ 3:05PMMore than three months after a male African elephant was born atthe San Diego Zoo Safari Park, the calf has a name that pays homageto the animal's heritage: Emanti.
Tales of Tanzania – Part IWednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 1:19AMWe bounce and bobble, with each eye socket overflowing with fine ochre dust. The suspension on this minivan seems nonexistent, and no less than 20 people are crammed inside it. I m being used as an arm rest, with my rucksack used as a makeshift bag, probably a more comfortable one than the provided seating.
Tales of Tanzania – Part IWednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 1:19AMWe bounce and bobble, with each eye socket overflowing with fine ochre dust. The suspension on this minivan seems nonexistent, and no less than 20 people are crammed inside it. I m being used as an arm rest, with my rucksack used as a makeshift bag, probably a more comfortable one than the provided seating.
Princess JaySunday, August 22, 2010 @ 4:53PMNot your everyday kind of gift.
Summer in the UK: Time to explore the North-west frontierSaturday, August 21, 2010 @ 6:23PMA £1.7m boost in funds for the Cheshire landmark Peckforton Castle (01829 260930; peckfortoncastle.co.uk) has delivered 10 new opulent en-suite bedrooms, a luxury beauty treatment facility and a new brasserie, all of which opened in early July. A previously unused part of the Grade I-listed building has been sensitively transformed into one luxury suite, one deluxe, three four-poster, and five ...