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Exploring Puerto Rico’s rainforest: El Yunque

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Text and photos by Sally Kneidel, PhD We visited our son Alan in Puerto Rico in March. He’s working there temporarily, collecting data on the island’s bird populations for a project based at NC State. I wrote on April 5…

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Posted in Birds, Caribbean, Coqui frogs, Deforestation, Eco-travel, Ecosystems, Food, Lizards, Puerto Rico, Rain forest, Snails, Wildlife, Wildlife habitat Tagged with: , , , , , , , , , ,

Old San Juan: steep, tropical, colorful

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Photos and text by Sally Kneidel, PhD I  went to Puerto Rico in March 2010 with my family, to visit our son Alan. My family in San Juan: Ken, Sadie, Alan, and Matt Alan is temporarily living in Puerto Rico,…

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Great Apes Losing Ground

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This post now on Google News and on BasilandSpice, a syndicated website bbbbbbbbbbbbbbb Text and photos (except gibbon photo) by Sally Kneidel, PhD bbbbbbbbb Myself (Sally Kneidel) with a young orang in grad school at OU, while a student of…

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U.S. imports 20,000 primates per year

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This post now on Google News and on BasilandSpice Text and photo by Sally Kneidel, PhD U.S. is the world’s leading importer of primates I learned while researching our book Going Green that the United States is the biggest importer…

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New studies confirm that circumcision saves lives

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Story and photo by Sally Kneidel, PhD, of http://sallykneidel.com I was intrigued by a story I saw in Science News recently about circumcision and its effect on HIV. Africa has been impacted by HIV more than any other continent. In…

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Monkeys persecuted as “pests”

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Vervet monkeys are regarded as pests in southern Africa, and are often persecuted the same way gray wolves were persecuted to local extinction in the United States. But vervet social behavior is in many ways very similar to our own.

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A sustainable, locally run, and off-the-grid resort in South Africa; great for birding

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All photos and text by Sally Kneidel, PhD, of sallykneidel.com Children of the Hamakuya community. Community residents find employment at the small “green” resort of Tshulu Camp, bringing needed revenue into the village. My husband Ken consulting his bird guide…

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Posted in Africa, Eco-travel, Energy-efficient housing, Environmental footprint, Food, Going Green (co-authored with Sadie Kneidel), South Africa, Sustainable Living, Wildlife, Wildlife behavior Tagged with: , , , , , ,

We were lucky to see lions on a kill. But are lions disappearing from Africa?

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We watched two lions work over a buffalo kill for 3 days. But we learned that lions are sharply declining in Africa – sad and scary news!

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In the African village of Hamakuya, we learned about life with limited resources

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African village: we did a homestay in the Venda village of Hamakuya in South Africa, sleeping in a round hut of mud and cow dung, and eating caterpillars. It was one of the best times of my life. We learned that people can live with joy on very very little.

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Female hyenas, all hermaphrodites, bully the males and steal prey from lions

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Female hyenas are all hermaphrodites and dominate the males. They’re also Africa’s 2nd most powerful carnivore. See our photos and story from June.

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These days, I blog mostly about nature and wildlife. Even the tiniest creatures make me happy! You'll also find here lots of posts about plant-based foods, health, and ecotourism. Ecotourism can support local people who make a living through sustainable use of wildlife, habitat, and natural resources.

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Our other blog, Veggie Revolution, focuses more on food than this one does, especially the environmental, health and humane aspects of our food choices. That blog was started in 2005 and continues today, while the blog you're reading now began in 2009. Some of the newer posts are on both blogs, but Veggie Rev has at least 260 more posts than this blog, including Sadie's travels to Morocco. In the sidebar of Veggie Rev, you'll see links to each year that can take you back to all the posts for a particular year.

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