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Welcome to Guyana Naturally News,
We're pleased to announce the change of our newsletter’s title from Guyana Birding News to Guyana Naturally News. We’re also introducing new nature themes for the feature sections. While our newsletter still contains plenty of bird-centered news, we hope you'll enjoy our broader focus and find this publication full of interesting information and useful resources for planning your next adventure to the unspoiled wilderness of Guyana.
As always, we welcome your comments and suggestions about how to improve both our newsletter and our website. For those of you who have visited Guyana, we invite you to send your trip reports, photos, videos, and tips for birding and traveling in Guyana.
Happy Travels!
IN THIS ISSUE
IN THE NEWS: The latest news about birding and tourism in Guyana
NATURE SITES: Rock View Lodge
GUYANA FAUNA: Jaguar (Panthera onca)
TOURISM PERSONALITIES: Ian Craddock, Bushmasters
IN THE NEWS
Guyana and Norway Sign US$250 Million Agreement to Protect Guyana’s Forests
On November 9, the governments of Guyana and Norway signed a groundbreaking agreement that will provide up to US$250 million to help protect Guyana’s rainforests and mitigate climate change while developing a green economy as laid out in Guyana’s Low Carbon Development Strategy (LCDS)…more>>
Tourism Professionals Say Travel in Guyana is a Rare Experience / Tim Appleton Leading Fam Trip in March 2010
From October 1-12, Guyana played host to an esteemed group of tourism professionals – tour operators, researchers, journalists, and conservationists – on a product familiarization trip spotlighting nature and cultural tourism activities. The participants all agreed that Guyana is on par with other top nature destinations…more>>
Guyana Enjoying a Surge of Birding Tours
As we’ve been saying, interest in Guyana as a birdwatching destination has been steadily increasing and the long list of tour operators visiting in 2009 proves it. Some of the tour operators that have or will find themselves in Guyana this year include: Siemer & Hand, Naturetrek, SAGA Birding, Wildlife Worldwide, The Travelling Naturalist, Birdtreks, Mot Mot Travel, Geographic Expeditions, and the Neotropical Bird Club…more>>
New Tourism Developments in Guyana
Amidst news that Guyana was one of only four Caribbean countries that enjoyed an increase in airport arrivals in 2009, we have a lot of new tourism developments in Guyana to report…more>>
Media Round-up
Newspapers, magazines, television, online…we’ve got a lot to report in this edition…more>>
Guyana Enjoys Another Successful Year at the British Birdwatching Fair
Interest and hype surrounding Guyana remained high at the 2009 British Birdwatching Fair (Birdfair), which reported record attendance this year with 22,800 visitors over three days…more>>
Capacity Crowds Attend Guyanese Summer Evening 2009
At the Guyanese Summer Evening event in London, a capacity crowd of about 150 tour operators, media representatives, dignitaries, and tourism industry delegates enjoyed a night of Guyanese hospitality…more>>
Guyana Attends the Adventure Travel World Summit and Partners with ATTA
Representatives from the Guyana Sustainable Tourism Initiative (GSTI) and the Guyana-based tour operator, Wilderness Explorers, recently attended the Adventure Travel World Summit (ATWS) in Quebec, Canada…more>>
Pick of the Flock
For this issue's Pick of the Flock, we’re highlighting two recent expeditions that pushed the boundaries of normal travel and scientific research in Guyana…more>>NATURE SITES
Rock View Lodge
Rock View Lodge has long played an important role in the development of tourism in Guyana’s Rupununi region. Located roughly 1km off Guyana’s main interior road, Rock View is nestled between Annai and Rupertee villages at the edge of the savannah, where the Pakaraima Mountains begin their rise to the north. The superb location is perfect for the oasis that is Rock View Lodge…more>>
GUYANA FAUNA
Jaguar (Panthera Onca)
Guyanese locals call this big cat ‘tiger’, which outside of its girth (after the lion and tiger, the jaguar (Panthera onca) is the third-largest feline in the world, and the largest in the Western Hemisphere) can be identified by its tawny yellow coat and beautiful markings of black spots, or rosettes, forming broken circles around a small central spot. The only Panthera species found in the Americas, jaguars can also be differentiated from other big cats in the region by their large head, short, stocky legs, and sturdy body…more>>
TOURISM PERSONALITIES
Ian Craddock, Bushmasters
English-born Ian Craddock, owner and lead guide of the Guyana-based adventure travel company Bushmasters, first came to Guyana in 2002. At the time he had been living in Belize for 18 months organizing jungle expeditions for a British company that specialized in rainforest conservation. Ian’s first stop in Guyana was Iwokrama, and as he says, “I was very impressed with the massive jungle and rivers. Everything was just so much bigger and better than what I was used to in Belize.” With a lot of help from a dedicated team, Ian built Bushmasters from scratch. He recently took some time to answer questions about life in Guyana and the ethos behind Bushmasters…more>>
