Quantcast
Channel: 5000 Mile Project » Conservacion Patagonica
Browsing all 10 articles
Browse latest View live

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Saving 2 million acres of wilderness

Since arriving in Chile in April 2011, we had heard a lot about one couple, Douglas and Kristine Tompkins. Together they have conserved over 2 million acres of wilderness in Chile and Argentina through...

View Article



So we thought we had it bad….!

We have just arrived into Valle Chacabuco, the area of  Patagonia we are raising money for, through our charity Conservacion Patagonica. Our first glimpse of this astounding mountainous landscape tells...

View Article

Re-wilding of Valle Chacabuco

In just one morning, whilst heading out with Luigi to place a puma camera we recorded all these wonderful species  in Valle Chacabuco, Chile. Until 2004, the 78,000 ha estancia was being grazed to...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

ipadio: Hear Dave and Kath’s daily phlog – 20th phonecast

01 Oct 12:34: "Hear Dave and Kath’s daily phlog - 20th phonecast" 00:01:34 For more stats from today plus a fantastic dynamic map of where we are right now please click here

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

The Independent Blog:Shoots of Recovery in Patagonia After a Century of...

If you were to consider man’s impact on the natural world, it would perhaps begin with industrialisation. Hot-footed in its path would follow a tangle of pollution, booming populations, intensive...

View Article


Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

“I’ve still got sand… in my shoes . . .”

… well, not sand but a little grit. 3 days back into the 20 mile-a-day grind but the memory of our 48hrs in Conservacion Patagonica is still super-fresh.   Highlights of Valle Chacabuco: Fresh prints...

View Article

GRAND CHRISTMAS CHARITY RAFFLE!!!

EXCITING NEWS!!! We are launching our GRAND CHRISTMAS CHARITY RAFFLE. TWO original art works (by Katharine) of two amazing South American mammals. All proceeds (100%) go to our charity. Click HERE to...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Winners of the Christmas Charity Draw Wildlife Paintings

A huge THANK YOU to everyone who entered our Christmas Charity Draw. We sold 98 tickets, raising a grand total of US$708, or GBP 442.50. This is now winging its way to Conservacion Patagonica our...

View Article


“The Ecologist Magazine”: Running into the Grassland Queen of Patagonia

People around the world acknowledge the importance of forests and trees to humankind and the survival of our planet. But grasslands; the wind-torn steppe of South America or rolling prairies of...

View Article


The Ecologist Magazine: Is there an alternative to this silent massacre?

British Adventure Ecologists Katharine and David Lowrie ask whether there is an alternative to this silent massacre…… Two thousand and eight hundred miles; the equivalent of running between Lands End...

View Article
Browsing all 10 articles
Browse latest View live


Latest Images