Wildlife Guides

 
 

Whale Shark

Learn about these mysterious and majestic creatures. What is a whale shark? What are the conservation challenges they face, and where and how a vacation to see and swim with whale sharks may help ensure their long term survival?

Gray Wolf

What separates your dog from his wild gray wolf ancestor? You'll be surprised. Almost hunted to extinction, do not count this amazing, social, intelligent creature out yet! Read about the life cycle, conservation, where to see them, and more.

African Elephant

What is the difference between savannah and forest elephant, or African and Asian? What is Musth? African elephants are dying at a rate of 96 per day. Here is their conservation story, life cycle, and great places where you can still see them.

 

Maned Wolf

Is the maned wolf a "real wolf" or a "fox-on-stilts?" And why is he called a "fruit wolf"? The mild-mannered maned wolf's Cerrado habitat is rapidly shrinking, posing challenges to his life cycle and breeding habits and making its conservation status precarious. Find the best places to view the rare and fascinating maned wolf in the wild.

Zebra

All about zebras. The best places to see them, and how to identify plains, mountain, and Grevy’s zebras in the wild. Zebra conservation status and initiatives, fun facts, life cycle, behavior, and communication. Baby zebras. Beautiful zebra photography. It’s all here!

African Painted Dog

All about African Painted or Wild Dogs, their behaviors, conservation, communication, where to see this endangered species, and more. Learn how Painted Dog Conservation.org outside of Hwange National Park, Zimbabwe is helping educate whole communities learn about nature, habitat, and human/wildlife co-existence.