By Dag Goering
Posted The Elephant Mirror
So why do we care so much about elephants? Clearly, in ecological terms they are a keystone species, playing an important role changing the environment and maintaining the biodiversity of [...]
Three Things to Do to Make Your Next Kayak Trip More Enjoyable
Are you planning to go on that ‘once-in-a-lifetime’ kayaking adventure soon? So how can you make sure a trip like this will be the best it possibly can be considering all the money and time [...]
Reunion in India
‘Tis the season for reunions….. Earlier this month we flew to India and headed straight for the Missoorie Writers’ Festival, where I was to be a speaker. Missoorie is a funky old colonial hill [...]
Trekking for Elephants – Kenya
This was an adventure that came out of the blue. We doing some work on elephant conservation in Laikipia, Northern Kenya, when a friend of ours, Anne Powys, asked if we would consider supporting [...]
China steps up to the plate.
It’s a Happy New Year for elephants, with the news that China will shut down its ivory trade in 2017. There is hope for our planet and its creatures! Special thanks to all the conservation groups [...]
Real Adventures – Together!
Adventuring together in the wild is the best way to bond! With these two fabulous women I’ve trekked across the high plains of Kenya and through remote Himalayan valleys (raising funds to [...]
The Kindness of Strangers
During our travels Dag and I have received so much kindness from strangers, it’s lovely to get a chance to give back. One evening last week, a participant in the Race To Alaska pulled into our [...]
Giving Back
Back in 2010, Dag and I were first in Kenya, we visited a remote Samburu village, Nalare, (Oldonyiro) and met a group of women who had started to make paper from elephant dung. They were beading [...]
