Wildlife & Ecotourism
Elegy for a Cat by a Panel of Experts on Love and Loss from the Writing World
The recent death of my cat in a freak accident left me feeling both inconsolable yet unable to express the enormity of that loss to myself or anyone else. Words by Jim Algie After his passing, I decided not to make an announcement on social media. I’ve taken that...
Whale Watching in Thailand
The pier of departure for whale watching in Thailand is only an hour from Bangkok. Text by Jim Algie. Photos by Jirayu Ekkul. Few sights in the animal kingdom are more spellbinding than the sight of a Bryde’s whale breaking the water’s surface to open its cavernous...
Panda Mania in Asia
With the world’s first panda-themed hotel opening, a new voluntourist expedition to conserve them, and even couples dressing like them, the adorable sloths are coming out of hibernation Pandas may be one of the most emblematic of endangered species and the mascot of...
Lopburi Monkeys Get World’s First Hospital for Primates
The Lopburi monkeys that scurry around this Angkor-era temple are as vicious and territorial as LA street gangs The monkey scampered down a power pole and scurried past a convenience store, a gold shop, and a tailor. Then it snuck into a Chinese pharmacy. Behind the...
Trekking in Khao Yai National Park
Trekking in Khao Yai National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site with gibbons, hornbills, snakes, elephants and clouded leopards, is an economical walk on the wild side. By Jim Algie Photos by Rittichai Kengsungnoen of Green Leaf Tours Visitors tell some wild stories...
Coral Grief: A Voluntourism in Thailand Odyssey
One of the world’s most important NGOs for studying coral reefs is also an in-depth study in voluntourism in Thailand. Reef Check’s findings are a cause for grave and global concern Story by Jim Algie. Photos courtesy of Reef Check Francine Vanwel was working on a...
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