Category Archive: Conservation

Unveiling the Enchanting World of Venus Flytraps: Discover, Grow, and Protect

Delve into the captivating world of Venus Flytraps and discover the intriguing realm of carnivorous plants. Uncover the secrets of their unique behavior, from their lightning-fast reflexes to their carnivorous adaptation that supplements their diet. Learn about their native habitat in the American coastal bogs and the importance of conserving these vulnerable species. Explore exciting products that allow you to cultivate your own Venus Flytraps, from growing kits to carnivorous plant terrariums. Dive into the enchanting journey of understanding, appreciating, and protecting these captivating plants today.

Plastic Tsunami: Unmasking the Ocean’s Silent Killer

In this engaging exploration, we will discuss the various types of plastic, from everyday consumer items to the insidious presence of microplastics. Join us as we shed light on the alarming issue of ocean pollution caused by plastic waste, uncovering its far-reaching consequences on marine life and ecosystems.

Amazingly Strange Flowers | Brian Boom – Curator Emeritus at the New York Botanical Garden

Flowers are amazing for so many reasons, and Strange Flowers – A Coloring Book features some of the truly most amazingly strange flowers from around the world.   Humans value flowers for a multitude of reasons – they provide us foods and medicines, serve as symbols in our religions and rituals, and beautify natural and designed landscapes.  But for plant species, flowers have a single but absolutely essential value – they facilitate pollination, leading to the production of fruits and seeds, and thus future generations of the species.   Diversity of flowers’ complexity relates to the mechanisms of how particular plant species get pollinated.

Incredible ENCOUNTER with a female PUMA and her CUBS – TORRES del PAINE (CHILE)

Welcome to Patagonia in Chile. This is the story of Blinka, a female puma dwelling in Torres del Paine National Park, together with her two cubs. She probably had her right eye damaged in a fight.

Many locals consider the Puma concolor the guardian of the Andes. Pumas inhabit shrubby steppe ecoregion, woodlands, and mountains.  For muy indigenous cultures throughout the Americas, this animal is revered as sacred.

AMY GULICK | On SALMON, CONSERVATION and ALASKA (Live INTERVIEW)

Premio al Liderazgo Planetario de National Geographic para el Presidente Duque y Presidente Alvarado

 SHANNON WILD | On PHOTOGRAPHY, AFRICA and ENTREPRENEURSHIP (Live INTERVIEW)

IN-DEPTH interview with photographer, author, and presenter based in South Africa. A personal interview conducted by Kike Calvo, about Shannon Wild´s career highlights, life challenges, and unexpected happenings that made her who she is today.

SECRETOS de los NIDOS de las OROPENDOLAS (AVES TEJEDORAS) – VIAJE a PERU

Las Oropéndolas son aves tejedoras, con un canto que parece una flauta. Sus nidos cuelgan de árboles, supendidos sobre el agua. ¿Dónde anidan las Oropendolas? ¿Cómo anidan las Oropendolas? ¿Qué tipo de ave es la oropéndola? ¿Dónde vive la oropendola? ¿Qué otro nombre tiene la oropendola? También se las conoce como Conoto, Zacua Mayor.

La FRAGILIDAD del AMAZONAS. Qué OCURRIRÍA SI…

Reflexión sobre la fragilidad del ecosistema amazónico. El suelo pobre, con ausencia de nutrientes, podría no reestablecerse despúes de la deforestación. Fragilidad de la pluviselva amazónica. ¿qué ocurriria si en la selva amazónica se talan todos los árboles? ¿qué países abarca la Amazonía amenazada? ¿por qué la Amazonía se encuentra amenazada? La Amazonía en Extinción.

Descubren un ARRECIFE de CORAL en el AMAZONAS

Existe un ARRECIFE AMAZÓNICO, un ARRECIFE de CORAL en el Océano Atlántico frente a las costas de la Guiana Francesa y el Norte de Brasil. Se trata de un extenso ecosistema de corales y esponjas. El arrecife está a una profundidad entre 60 y 220 metros, en la boca de la Cuenca del Amazonas, donde el océano se junta con el río, y casi no tiene luz. Se estima que tiene 56.000 kilómetros de extensión.