Destination: Wildlife

10/22/2025

The 𝙅𝙖𝙗𝙞𝙧𝙪 𝙎𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙠, South America’s tallest flying bird (5ft / 170cm) with a wingspan of up to 12 ft (366 cm!!), makes a striking silhouette at sunset. Their neck swells when they get excited – and that is what gave them their name, it means “swollen neck” in the indigenous Tupi-Guarani language. Fun fact: The Jabiru Stork’s heavy beak is slightly curved upward, but the male’s beak is a little straighter than the female’s.

Safari in the ! Read more about its giants in “𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙋𝙖𝙣𝙩𝙖𝙣𝙖𝙡'𝙨 𝙂𝙞𝙖𝙣𝙩𝙨, 𝙎𝙞𝙭 𝙐𝙣𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙜𝙚𝙩𝙩𝙖𝙗𝙡𝙚 𝘼𝙣𝙞𝙢𝙖𝙡𝙨” at Destination: Wildlife https://zurl.co/YaDlQ

Many Thanks to SouthWild Travel , a wildlife conservation leader, for the use of their wonderful images.

10/17/2025

There are 13 otter species, and the biggest, the 𝙂𝙞𝙖𝙣𝙩 𝙍𝙞𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝙊𝙩𝙩𝙚𝙧, lives up to its name, growing up to 6ft / 183cn) long and weighing up to 70 lbs. / 27.5 kg. - the size of a small Jaguar! Since they inhabit the same stretches of rivers in the Brazilian Pantanal, the big size is a helpful tool for staying out of the Jaguar’s jaws!

We are leading a wildlife-watching tour to the Brazilian Pantanal in November 2026. Part of your trip cost is a donation to (501c3) Felidae Conservation Fund for their work educating about, protecting, and researching big (and little) wild cats. Join us! Or contact us for more information.

Many Thanks to SouthWild, a leader in wildlife conservation, for the use of their wonderful images.

10/06/2025

The 𝙄𝙗𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙖𝙣 𝙇𝙮𝙣𝙭is BACK from the brink of extinction thanks to captive breeding, habitat restoration, and years of hard work from teams of conservationists. In 2001, there were only 65 Iberian Lynx in the wild – today, there are over 2000. Are they out of danger? No. But, with luck, monitoring, and continued community and scientific support, there is hope for the species' survival!

Read More! https://zurl.co/6JkMT



Image: Ondřej Prosecký

09/24/2025

Most 𝙄𝙗𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙖𝙣 𝙒𝙤𝙡𝙫𝙚𝙨 are found in Northwestern Spain, with possibly a tiny population (about 16 wolves, according to the International Wolf Center in Minnesota). As of September 2024, it was still illegal to hunt them – although pro-hunting pushback is strong. Wolves are shy and will melt into the trees if humans are near. Can the wolves survive in Spain? Time will tell.

Thanks to Ramon Carretero for his wonderful wildlife photography

Read more About Europe’s rewilding in Destination: Wildlife’s story “Europe is Getting Wilder! The Return of Wolves and Bison” https://zurl.co/ReMtN


Rewilding Europe .Carreterro

09/22/2025

𝘽𝙞𝙨𝙤𝙣 in the Forest? This isn’t Yellowstone! In Poland’s Bialowieza National Forest, bison are welcomed as a keystone species. Their foraging and fertilizing help encourage greater biodiversity, and that means a healthier ecosystem. Still, it is a little surprising to come across these behemoths among the trees.

Read more About Europe’s rewilding in Destination: Wildlife’s story 𝙀𝙪𝙧𝙤𝙥𝙚 𝙞𝙨 𝙂𝙚𝙩𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙒𝙞𝙡𝙙𝙚𝙧! 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙍𝙚𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙣 𝙤𝙛 𝙒𝙤𝙡𝙫𝙚𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝘽𝙞𝙨𝙤𝙣” https://zurl.co/xAWIq

09/16/2025

In Germany, 𝙒𝙤𝙡𝙫𝙚𝙨 are returning – but not everyone is happy. As of November 2024, there were 209 wolf packs in Germany with about 1339 adults, yearlings, and pups (not all of which will survive) These were photographed in the state of Bavaria by -jr

Read more about Europe's rewilding in Destination: Wildlife’s story “Europe is Getting Wilder! The Return of Wolves and Bison” https://zurl.co/8rNPd

09/15/2025

𝙒𝙤𝙡𝙫𝙚𝙨, keystone species, and apex predators are making a comeback all across Europe. Why are wolves important? Wolves help to keep ecosystems in balance, ensuring ungulates and other species don’t overpopulate and destroy delicate habitats. Balanced ecosystems are more biodiverse - and that is good for everyone. This family, photographed by was captured in Poland.

Read the Destination: Wildlife’s story “Europe is Getting Wilder! The Return of Wolves and Bison” https://zurl.co/u0VY9

Europe is getting wilder with the reintroduction of beavers, lynx, bison, and wolves. These keystone species are ecosystem engineers enriching nature and helping to mitigate climate change.

08/19/2025

This Critically Endangered 𝙂𝙤𝙡𝙙𝙚𝙣 𝘽𝙖𝙢𝙗𝙤𝙤 𝙇𝙚𝙢𝙪𝙧 (or bokombolomena or varibolomena) mom and her baby can ingest 12x as much cyanide as would be lethal in another species of its size. 𝙇𝙚𝙢𝙪𝙧𝙨 are found only in Madagascar.

Read more at "𝗜𝗻 𝗠𝗮𝗱𝗮𝗴𝗮𝘀𝗰𝗮𝗿, 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗿𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗦𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱" https://zurl.co/351qS

Drawing: ©️Alain Rasolo Alain Rasolo

08/18/2025

𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗗𝗼 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗲 𝗕𝗶𝗼𝗱𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘆, 𝗪𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗲 𝗘𝗺𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗘𝗻𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗲𝗹𝗹-𝗯𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗳 𝗣𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲?
Johanna Mitra of New York City and Alain Rasolo of Ranomafana, 𝙈𝙖𝙙𝙖𝙜𝙖𝙨𝙘𝙖𝙧, believe that art is one answer - and they are proving it with 𝒐𝒍𝒐𝑵𝒂𝒍𝒂, the New York-based nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization they founded. The organization’s focus is on “uniting local artists, scientists, and educators … to develop innovative biodiversity conservation solutions.” The first test of oloNala’s promise is located in Ranomafana, Madagascar, but the pair envision the system working for biodiversity hotspots worldwide.

Read: 𝗜𝗻 𝗠𝗮𝗱𝗮𝗴𝗮𝘀𝗰𝗮𝗿, 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗿𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗦𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 Read https://zurl.co/Nfp5r

The Safina Center oloNala Alain Rasolo

08/16/2025

This strange-looking animal is a critically endangered Aye-Aye, a tiny primate with long, skinny fingers and a lot of bad publicity! They are a lemur, but the only one of their genus. Can education cut through myth?

Read: 𝗜𝗻 𝗠𝗮𝗱𝗮𝗴𝗮𝘀𝗰𝗮𝗿, 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗿𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗦𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 Read https://zurl.co/WnoL5



Drawing: ©️Alain Rasolo Alain Rasolo

08/15/2025

A Malagasy artist named Rasolo, and Johanna, a young New York conservationist, have an idea that kids doing nature journaling can inspire the next generation of conservationists. They call their program and their nonprofit, 𝙤𝙡𝙤𝙉𝙖𝙡𝙖

Lemurs and 90% of the island's total flora and fauna are endemic to Madagascar, and they are all disappearing. Can the children help? oloNala says yes

Drawing: ©️Alain Rasolo Alain Rasolo

Read about it here https://zurl.co/7RDOY

90% of the wildlife and plants In Madagascar are endemic, and endangered or critically Endangered. Johanna Mitra and Alain Rasolo created the nonprofit oloNala to save this incomparable biodiversity, combining art and conservation.