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Little Boy Lost for 6 Days in Harsh Kenyan Wilderness is Rescued: ‘An Amazing Moment’
Kenya's vast Tsavo East National Park is no place for the solitary. It's easy to get lost in the dense bush, a fact 4-year-old...
Queensland Continues to Transfer Millions of Acres of Wilderness Back to Aboriginals in Australia
Reprinted with permission from World at Large, a news website of nature, science, health, politics, and travel.
Two former cattle ‘stations’ in the north Australian state...
New Mexico Wilderness Area Grows by 50% After Largest-Ever Land Donation
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Sabinoso Wilderness Area in New Mexico, an inaccessible and...
U.S. Suspends Oil and Gas Leases in One of Nation’s Largest Wilderness Areas
The U.S. Department of the Interior announced this week that it has suspended all oil and gas drilling activities established under the previous administration...
Feeling Stressed? Iceland is Broadcasting People’s Yells of Frustration to Their Scenic Wilderness
An Icelandic travel company is helping people release their pent-up frustrations by amplifying their yells of frustration across vast open wilderness.
Man Finally Rescued After Spending 20 Days in Alaskan Wilderness Following Cabin Fire
After a piece of flaming cardboard burnt his cabin to the ground in December, Tyson Steele spent three weeks enduring sub-zero temperatures before rescue.
Officials in Zambia Unite to Halt Mining Permits in Pristine Wilderness in Africa
Three Zambian officials made public their vow to halt mining permits in Lower Zambezi National Park due to the threats posed to the environment and water.
Wheelchair Climber Pushes Limitations on 2,300-mile Road Trip Through Majestic Wilderness
When Nerissa Cannon became disabled in 2013 and had to use a wheelchair full-time, she felt like she had lost her entire identity. As...
After 1,300 Years Gone, the Fabled Lynx Could Return to UK Wilderness
For the first time in over 1,000 years, the lynx could be reintroduced to the wilderness of the British Isles.
Lynx Trust UK has submitted...
Deaf Senior Dog is Found After 9 Months in Frigid Mountain Wilderness
The Cameron family had given up on their senior dog ever returning from the treacherous mountain wilderness – until they were reunited nine months...
Wilderness on Wheels Helps Disabled Kids Connect With the Colorado Outdoors
A special camp in Park County, Colorado is offering disabled children a chance to connect with all the fun and wonder of experiencing the great outdoors.
Photojournalist...
Photo of the Day – Artists Document Lost Tasmanian Wilderness
When conservationist and philanthropist Rob Purves decided to preserve a lost Tasmanian wilderness, he also wanted to share it.
He arranged for 11 artists to...
A Wilderness Solution for Vets
"Vets often go from a world with deep camaraderie, commitment, and excitement to a world where they are isolated, at loose ends, and bored,"...
‘Lost’ Bat Species Rediscovered After 120 Years in the Wilderness
More than a century after it was “lost”, the New Guinea big-eared bat has been discovered by Queensland researchers in Papua New Guinea’s forests.
The...
Protections for Long Island’s Last Wilderness Expanded
New York state officials chose Earth Day on Friday to announce purchase of a large tract of land in Long Island's pine barrens as...
Obama Enacts Law Protecting 2 Million Acres of Wilderness
President Obama has signed into law one of the most sweeping conservation and public land management bills in years. The legislation will protect 2...
Plan to Set Aside More Wilderness Land Advances in U.S. Senate
In the new 111th Congress, the Democratic Senate with its slim majority, in its first order of business this year advanced legislation Sunday that...
US House Unanimous in Protecting Wilderness
In a rare uncontensious round of voting, the US House unanimously approved a group of bills Monday that would protect wide swaths of wilderness...
Harrison Ford Rescues Lost Boy in the Wilderness, Just Like the Movies
When 13 year-old Cody Clawson attended a boy scout camp in Yellowstone National Park he accidentally strayed from the path while hauling supplies from...
Destructive Gold Miners Work Overtime to Restore Thousands of Acres of Amazon Rainforest
In the Madre de Dios region of southern Peru, small, artisanal gold mines and the miners that work them have become a source of...