Wildlife Travels I love wildlife and often travel to visit inspiring conservation programs.

Exploring Nicaragua's Southern Pacific Coast

NICARAGUA | Monday, 15 Oct 2012 | Views [649]

I’ve spent a fair amount of time hiking in the jungle but almost never at night and definitely never at this pace. Four of us were moving quickly through the rainforest, hurrying to the sea turtle nesting beach at the end of the trail, in the hopes ... Read more >

Tags: beaches, ecotourism, nicaragua, reforestation, san juan del sur, sea turtles, wildlife conservation

Photos: South Pacific Nicaragua

NICARAGUA | Monday, 15 Oct 2012 | Photo Gallery

Tags: beaches, ecotourism, monkeys, nicaragua, rainforest, reforestation, sea turtles

The Last Refuge

NICARAGUA | Saturday, 13 Oct 2012 | Views [176]

  A wide beach on a warm clear evening may be the most relaxing setting on earth. We weren’t likely to come across any nesting turtles on this beautiful evening in the far northwest corner of  Nicaragua  (the tides weren’... Read more >

Tags: beaches, conservation, ecotourism, hawksbill, nicaragua, sea turtles, volunteer, wildlife

Photos: Padre Ramos Estuary

NICARAGUA | Saturday, 13 Oct 2012 | Photo Gallery

Tags: conservation, ecotourism, nicaragua, sea turtles, volunteer, wildlife

Bay of Turtles: Jiquilisco Bay, El Salvador

EL SALVADOR | Thursday, 11 Oct 2012 | Views [226]

To arrive to a new place in the dark is like tasting a new food with a blindfold on. You can feel the edges, but a full color appreciation isn’t possible until daylight arrives. Night time in the small town of La Pirraya on an island in Jiquilisco ... Read more >

Tags: ecotourism, el salvador, hawksbill, sea turtles, volunteering, wildlife conservation

Toluca's Turtles

EL SALVADOR | Tuesday, 9 Oct 2012 | Views [220]

“Possessing, selling, and consuming sea turtles is illegal in El Salvador ,” states Enriqueta Ramirez in Spanish. “We are not interested in buying turtle eggs from you; we want to collaborate with you to protect sea turtles.”... Read more >

Tags: ecotourism, el salvador, sea turtles, volunteering, wildlife conservation

Big Season at Las Tortugas (Part 1)

USA | Thursday, 4 Oct 2012 | Views [128]

One of my favorite parts of my job running SEEtheWILD is the opportunity to bring a group of Portland, Oregon residents to participate in a volunteer vacation every spring with the leatherback sea turtles . As our group arrived to our hotel the first ... Read more >

Tags: ecotourism, leatherback sea turtles, nesting beaches, volunteer vacation, wildlife conservation