Wildlife

Timor Leste: Easy to Get-To, Unspoilt Ecotourism Destination

Travelling to Timor Leste is like travelling back in time to a less frantic age. But getting there is a cinch now that regular air services have started fro Changi, Singapore.

Wild Asia Responsible Tourism Awards 2010 Winners

Wild Asia announces the winners for the 5th Responsible Tourism Awards 2010 from Thailand, Indonesia and Sri Lanka at ITB Asia. After months of short-listing the finalists and making site visits to the final six properties and tour operators, Wild Asia’s judging panel has finally selected its 2010 RT Awards winners.

Real-D Avatar: Indigenous Dongria Kondh Fight For Sacred Mt Niyamgiri Amidst Mining Exploitation

The Dongria Kondh are the indigenous tribe who live on and around Mt Niyamgiri, in the central Indian state of Orissa. Vedanta Resources is a British based mining company planning to establish an open cut mine on top of the mountain that the Dongria Kondh revere as god.