This day in history we feature the Peak District. The first National Park of United Kingdom was designated on this day in 1951. Trivia – Peak District The Peak District is an upland area in England at the southern end of the Pennines. Mostly in Derbyshire, it extends into Cheshire, Greater Manchester, Staffordshire, West Yorkshire […]
This day in history we feature Jane Goodall. An anthropologist and primatologist most known for her long-term study of wild chimpanzees was born on this day in 1934. Trivia – Jane Goodall Baroness Jane van Lawick-Goodall, is considered the world’s foremost expert on chimpanzees, after 60 years studying the social and family interactions of wild […]
This day in history we feature the Jim Corbett National Park. India’s first National Park a natural area in southern Uttarakhand state, India was founded on this day in 1936. Trivia – Jim Corbett National Park Corbett National Park, also called Jim Corbett National Park. It was established as Hailey National Park covering 323.75 km2 […]
Yellowstone became the world’s first national park on this day in 1872. Did you know that: • E. Remington and Sons in Ilion, New York, began production of the first practical typewriter on this day in 1873• Albert Berry performed the first (attached-type) parachute jump from an aeroplane on this day in 1912• Magician and […]
According to new research, widespread ivory hunting in Mozambique has resulted in the evolution of tuskless elephants. In Gorongosa National Park, a previously unusual genetic trait grew increasingly widespread as ivory poaching to fund a civil war pushed the elephant species to the verge of extinction, according to research published in Science magazine. Researchers have […]
Today, 29th of July, is celebrated as International Tiger Day (commonly known as Global Tiger Day) – Renewing our promise to save the tiger. It marks the day the world renews its commitment to save and protect this magnificent but endangered beast of the jungle. At the Saint Petersburg Tiger Summit, on 29th July 2010, […]
