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☆ Where Royals Once Hunted in France, a Green Forest Welcomes Everyone
  + stars: | 2024-05-22 | by ( Lindsey Tramuta | ) www.nytimes.com   time to read: 1 min
In popular imagination, France’s Fontainebleau is inextricably linked to its grand Château. But when I visit, I typically skip it entirely. Yes, the 1,500-room Château de Fontainebleau that was inhabited by French kings and emperors for eight centuries may seem the most arresting attraction in this region 37 miles south of Paris. Instead, it’s the surrounding forest that entices me to return again and again. The 50,000-acre Forest of Fontainebleau was once prized by the royals for its exceptional hunting grounds.
Persons: Les Trois Organizations: Gâtinais UNESCO Biosphere Reserve Locations: Fontainebleau, Paris, Les
☆ A Remote Island Draws Thousands of Turtles Each Year. Could It Attract Tourists?
  + stars: | 2024-04-22 | by ( Ricci Shryock | ) www.nytimes.com   time to read: +1 min
Each year, thousands of baby green sea turtles clamber across a beautiful, white-sand paradise that is one of the largest hatching sites of this species in the Atlantic, adorably making their way to the sea. The spectacular hatching events take place between August and December on Poilão Island, a tiny, uninhabited speck off the coast of Guinea-Bissau in West Africa. It is the southernmost island of the 88 that make up the Bijagós archipelago, a UNESCO biosphere reserve. Last year, turtles laid more than 44,000 nests on its 1.4 mile-long beach. “We want to increase the tourists who go to the Bijagós,” he said.
Persons: speck, Alberto Demba Touré, ” Organizations: UNESCO, Atlantic Locations: Poilão, Guinea, Bissau, West Africa
☆ The beautiful African paradise islands that most tourists don’t know about
  + stars: | 2024-04-10 | by ( Joe Yogerst | ) edition.cnn.com   time to read: +9 min
CNN —A couple of African paradise islands have been on the radar of avid world travelers for some time. Shellfish Bay on the island’s windward side shelters one of East Africa’s most spectacular beaches, a crescent of white sand framed by 100-meter dunes. Bazaruto Island Resort, the island’s top digs, can arrange scuba diving and snorkeling, sailing on traditional dhow boats, guided 4x4 wildlife safaris, sandboarding on the dunes and other outdoor activities. Lamu’s best beaches are on the island’s windward side, around a 30–40-minute walk via Shela village. — and an ancient stone nilometer for measuring the river’s water level — reflect the island’s importance during pharaonic times.
Persons: São Filipe, Denis, Ponta, Ariadne Van Zandbergen, Dar es Organizations: CNN, Ethiopian Airways, oneworld, Getty, UNESCO, Heritage, Cabo Verde Airlines, Overseas, Paris Orly, Animalia Museum, Egypt, Vogue, Reserve, Dar es Salam Locations: Mauritius, Seychelles, Canary, Africa, Madagascar, Addis Ababa, Bazaruto, Mozambique, East, sandboarding, Johannesburg, Vilanculos, Lamu, Kenya, Manda, Malindi, Nairobi, JamboJet, Fogo, Cape Verde, Cabo Verde, West Africa, Pico, Verde’s, Praia, Overseas Territory, Réunion, French Caribbean, L’Hermitage, Saint, Paris, Antananarivo, Elephantine, Egypt, Aswan, Bissagos, Guinea, Bissau, Bubaque, Pemba, Tanzania, Zanzibar, Tanga, Dar, FlightLink
☆ First ever video captures the adorable birth of critically endangered Burmese peacock softshell turtle hatchlings
  + stars: | 2023-06-25 | by ( Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +4 min
Staff at a conservation group captured the birth of 15 Burmese peacock softshell turtle hatchlings. Nyein Chan & Yae Aung / Fauna & FloraAs a result, Burmese peacock softshell turtles are one of the world's most endangered freshwater turtle species. An adult Burmese peacock softshell turtle (Nilssonia formosa) being released in Indawgyi. "Working with local communities will be key to our success in addressing the threats to the critically endangered Burmese peacock softshell turtle. We are already seeing the results of collaborating with communities to manage and protect key nesting sites and habitat," said Zau Lunn, Programme Manager, Freshwater and Marine, Fauna & Flora.
Persons: —, Nyein Chan, Jeremy Holden, Fredric Janzen, Flora, Zau Lunn, Lunn Organizations: Service, Zoological Society, London's, Local, Flora International, Fauna & Flora International, & Flora, New York Times, Michigan State University, Fauna, UNESCO Biosphere Reserve Locations: Myanmar, East, Southeast Asia, Indawgyi, formosa
☆ Ten lions killed in southern Kenya as human-wildlife conflict escalates
  + stars: | 2023-05-14 | by ( Amarachi Orie | ) edition.cnn.com   time to read: +1 min
CNN —Ten lions have been killed in southern Kenya this past week, including six on Saturday alone, as human-wildlife conflict escalates in the region, according to the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS). This is “an unusually large number of lions to be killed at one go,” a spokesperson for the KWS told CNN on Sunday. The six lions that died on Saturday had killed 11 goats and one dog, the KWS said in a press release on Saturday. “The discussions centered on exploring ways to minimize the risk of human-wildlife conflict, including developing early warning systems to alert communities to the presence of wildlife in their vicinity,” said the KWS. “Further discussions centered on the wider picture of exploring human-wildlife conflict in the context of community livelihoods and benefit sharing towards a harmonious coexistence in the open community and wildlife landscapes,” it added.
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