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Travelex Insurance
Our recommended travel insurance company provides coverage for pre-existing conditions and acts of terrorism.

Center for Disease Control - Health information on specific destinations. What to know before you go.

Currency Exchange Calculator – Allows easy currency conversions for currencies from around the world.

What Time is it - This guide attempts to list all of the world's countries, and many of its islands, with a pointer to the local time in the region.
 

State Department Travel Advisories - are issued when the State Department decides, based on all relevant information, to recommend that Americans avoid travel to a certain country. Countries where avoidance of travel is recommended will have Travel Warnings as well as Consular Information Sheets.


PUBLICATIONS AND OTHER MEDIA
Purchase Travel Books - A detailed selection of travel books for anywhere in the world.
Longitude Books

Africa Geographic – A wonderful magazine that covers wildlife on the African continent.
Africa Geographic

East African Wildlife Society - African wildlife conservation organization with two good publications on wildlife and conservation in East Africa, Swara and the African Journal of Ecology.

Big Cat Diaries follows the lives of leopards, lions and cheetahs in the Masai Mara. One of the best wildlife film documentary series that has been running since 1996.

Safari Press - A source for rare and out of print books on expeditions, and safaris.

Science in Africa - An interesting online science magazine with articles in a variety of scientific fields.

The African Environmental Film Foundation is making films about Africa, which illustrate that without a healthy diverse and productive environment, the people of Africa and the world will not survive.

Blue Gecko - This is the world's largest and most comprehensive website dedicated to the fast disappearing traditional music and cultures of Kenya. It currently covers twelve tribes in a wealth of detail (thirty are planned in total), with over five hundred pages already online, plus hundreds of images and full-length sound clips.

TRAVEL GEAR
Wilderness Medical Systems - can provide complete solutions to emergencies you might encounter on your next adventure, and can protect the world traveler against unforeseen circumstances.

International Electrical Supplies – A leading source for electrical transformers and other adapters for international travel.

Nikon Equipment – Great cameras, lenses and binoculars.

Patagonia – Quality outdoor clothing and equipment.

Red Oxx is one of the last “Made in Montana” travel bags and equipment companies. Only the best raw materials and construction techniques are used in all Red Oxx products.

Eagle Creek Travel - bags prove that travel doesn’t have to be one of the leading causes of chronic lower back pain.

The North Face – Sturdy and dependable outdoor clothing and equipment.

ExOfficio – Lightweight, fast drying, quality travel clothing.

Travel Smith - has developed wrinkle-resistant fabrics-natural and high-performance-that look great after being stuffed in a suitcase for a week or worn on the redeye overnight.

CONSERVATION ORGANIZATIONS

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Anne K. Taylor Fund - The Anne K. Taylor Fund was created to encourage and assist individuals, communities and corporations to conserve, protect and restore biodiversity through sound economic activities that are ecologically sustainable.

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WildiZe Foundation®
is a Colorado organization dedicated to sustainable protection and conservation efforts with respect to Earth's diminishing wildlife, habitats, and indigenous cultures of Africa, and to increasing awareness, education and the exchange of ideas toward community and grass-roots based conservation endeavors.

Bushmeat Crisis Task Force - Though habitat loss is often cited as the primary threat to wildlife, commercial hunting for the meat of wild animals has become the most significant immediate threat to the future of wildlife in Africa and around the world; it has already resulted in widespread local extinctions in Asia and West Africa.

Care for the Wild - (CWI) is an animal welfare and conservation charity that funds practical projects around the world. We make areas safe from poachers, rehabilitate sick or injured animals and provide sanctuary for those who can not return to the wild. We also act as a global voice for wildlife through research, education and advocacy and expose animal cruelty and wildlife crime.

Kenya Wildlife Service
Kenya Wildlife Service
is the wildlife department in Kenya that protects and manages Kenya's invaluable biodiversity for the benefit of the people of Kenya and as a world heritage.

The Yellowstone Park Foundation is a non-profit organization created by a group of concerned citizens, working with the National Park Service, to protect, preserve, and enhance Yellowstone National Park and to enrich each visitor's experience. A partner in our special western safaris.

The Nature Conservancy is one of the foremost land conservation groups in the world. A partner in our special western safaris.

Serengeti – The official website for the Serengeti.

The Sheldrick Wildlife Trust – is dedicated to the protection and preservation of Africa's Wilderness and its denizens, particularly endangered species such as elephants and Black Rhino. They provide a home for orphaned elephants and rhinos in Kenya.

TRAFFIC was created to ensure that trade in wild plants and animals is not a threat to the conservation of nature.

World Conservation Union - Founded in 1948, The World Conservation Union brings together States, government agencies and a diverse range of non-governmental organizations in a unique world partnership: over 980 members in all, spread across some 140 countries.

The Jane Goodall Institute advances the power of individuals to take informed and compassionate action to improve the environment of all living things.

The Elephant Trust - Based on research and conservation efforts by Cynthia Moss in Amboseli National Park. The goal of the Trust is the successful conservation of Africa's elephants within the context of human needs and pressures.

WILDLIFE PROPERTIES AROUND THE WORLD
Hall and Hall is a diversified regional firm with an integrated approach to the ownership and management of investment-quality farm and ranch real estate in Montana, Colorado, Wyoming, Idaho, California, and the Pacific and Rocky Mountain West, Central Plains, Canada, as well as internationally. Represent current and prospective owners of ranches, farms, and large tracts of high-value, agricultural and environmentally significant property.


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wildlife artists WILDLIFE ARTISTS

Peter Blackwell - Each of Peter's works is an attempt to capture even brief moments of Africa's beauty, and it is his wish that each piece may offer unique insights into the Africa he knows.

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