Zanzibar: Day 3
Good afternoon! Today was a very busy day. First, we rode bikes to the turtle conservation center to do some work there. We cleaned the green sea turtles’ shells, scrubbing the surface to get the algae off. It was tiring … Continued
Zanzibar: Day 2
Today we went to the community school, which is funded by the organization I’m volunteering with. World Unite! provides funding for the school’s teachers, meals, uniforms, and supplies. The 118 families who attend this school are also part of the … Continued
Conservation in Zanzibar: Day 1
Hi, my name’s Gianna, and I’m a Horticulturalist at Zoo New England. Thanks to a grant from the Zoos’ Jonathan Gilmour Memorial Scholarship Fund, I’m working as a World Unite! conservation volunteer in the Jozani Chwaka Bay National Park, a … Continued
Lessons from a falcon in conservation planning
Have you ever heard of the Mauritius kestrel? At one point, these small falcons were renowned as the rarest birds in the world, with only four known individuals still alive in the wild. The road to recovery for Mauritius kestrels … Continued
International Partner Spotlight: Baird’s Tapir Survival Alliance
Here’s a riddle: what has a trunk like an elephant’s and a body like a hippo’s? A tapir! These funny looking animals are actually more closely related to horses and rhinos. In the wild they play an essential role as tropic seed dispersers, … Continued