Join me for a unique World Wildlife Day adventure!
This World Wildlife Day (TODAY!), I’m taking a special trip to Kenya… Do you want to come too? I’m going to visit the world’s only salt-mining elephants. If I’m completely honest – I didn’t know until...
View ArticleDigital conservation and virtual reality tourism
Virtual reality technology is going to change the game of conservation in a huge way. I spend a lot of my time indulging in digital content and documentaries, both for my job and as a hobby. I work as...
View ArticleThe new naturalist’s kit bag…
What equipment does a naturalist usually need? vEco’s Adviser and Ambassador (and renowned wildlife biologist and conservationist) Ian Redmond suggests a binoculars and hand lens, but soon, a virtual...
View ArticleRevisiting Sir David Attenborough’s gorilla playmate
In the wake of Sir David Attenborough’s 90th birthday celebrations, the BBC has curated a fantastic collection of programmes from Sir David’s incredible, extensive catalogue of work, available on BBC...
View ArticleDiscovery Education blog: VR apps for classroom conservation
Virtual Reality can take students out of the classroom and into entirely new lands, environments and experiences — from global travel to outer space — and it is primed to be the next big learning...
View ArticleRemembering elephants as CITES starts
The 17th CITES meeting began in Johannesburg yesterday. CITES; the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, is a meeting between governments to reach...
View ArticleIntroducing Gorilla Safari VR! A virtual gorilla trek
Born Free Foundation have a special gift to give this Christmas. Working in conjunction with vEcotourism.org they have just released a brand new app — Gorilla Safari VR — and it’s completely free! I...
View ArticleTop 5 ways to beat ‘Blue Monday’…
Apparently today is the most depressing day of the year. Cold January Mondays, can be a miserable time as it is, without the thought that statistics are against us, as well as the rainy British...
View ArticleGordon Buchanan: Animals, cameras and family values
The groundbreaking new series Animals With Cameras is back on our screens for its second instalment, and as I read through social media reactions to this innovative style of natural history filmmaking...
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