Tag: Conservation

Refillable Amenities Replacing Individual Bottles at Disney Resorts

Posted on by Debra Martin Koma
As recently reported, Disney plans to significantly reduce its plastic waste over the next few years. One of the ways it plans to achieve this is by switching over to refillable in-room amenities (shampoo, body wash, conditioner, etc.), instead of using smaller individual, single-use bottles. Disney projects this effort will reduce plastics in in Disney … Continue reading "Refillable Amenities Replacing Individual Bottles at Disney Resorts"
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Animal Kingdom Cast Members Get New Costumes

Posted on by Debra Martin Koma
In recent months, you may have noticed that cast members at Disney’s Animal Kingdom have adopted new costumes highlighting threatened and endangered species that Disney is working to support in the wild. These cast member costumes feature a mosaic design with three different motifs: one spotlights flying animals, such as cranes and butterflies; another has … Continue reading "Animal Kingdom Cast Members Get New Costumes"
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Disney’s Animal Kingdom Welcomes Grevy’s Zebra Foals

Posted on by Debra Martin Koma
Disney’s Animal Kingdom announced the recent births of two female Grevy’s zebra foals today. The first foal was born April 26 to Layee, and the second was born May 1 to Zuri. Currently, the foals are nursing and bonding with their moms backstage. All will join the herd on Gorilla Falls Exploration Trail overlook soon. … Continue reading "Disney’s Animal Kingdom Welcomes Grevy’s Zebra Foals"
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Disney Pic of the Week: Patriotic

Posted on by Scott Thomas
I have always been very concerned about conservation issues facing my country’s natural resources from renewable ones like forests to saving ecological crown jewels in America’s National Parks. The scene during the audio-animatronics show called American Adventure in Epcot’s World Showcase with President Teddy Roosevelt and Jon Muir is my favorite. It reminds me of … Continue reading "Disney Pic of the Week: Patriotic"
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Disney Conservation Fund Celebrates 20-Year Anniversary by Unveiling New Initiative to Protect the Planet

Posted on by Debra Martin Koma
Dr. Jane Goodall visited Disney's Animal Kingdom last week to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Disney Conservation Fund and support the launch of its new initiative called "Reverse the Decline, Increase the Time," which aims to reverse the decline of 10 threatened species through scientific research and increasing the time kids spend in nature.
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A Swamp Buggy Tour With A Disney Twist

Posted on by Gary Cruise
Several months ago I wrote a blog about the Disney Wilderness Preserve and I told you that I would follow up with a blog about our “Butterflies by Swamp Buggy Tour” there. Well, we had a wonderful time on the tour and here’s the blog I promised! Before I describe the tour, I’d like to … Continue reading "A Swamp Buggy Tour With A Disney Twist"
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Second Baby in Month Born to Endangered Gorilla Family Thriving at Disney’s Animal Kingdom

Posted on by Debra Martin Koma
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla., Sept. 24, 2014 – It’s another boy! Disney Cast Members, guests and animal lovers are celebrating the birth of the second gorilla in one month for the family of critically endangered western lowland gorillas at Disney’s Animal Kingdom. Born Sept. 3 to mother Kashata and father Gino, the healthy infant joins … Continue reading "Second Baby in Month Born to Endangered Gorilla Family Thriving at Disney’s Animal Kingdom"
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The Disney Wilderness Preserve

Posted on by Gary Cruise
A few weeks ago I wrote a blog about the Disney Worldwide Conservation Fund and how you can be a Conservation Hero. While I was browsing the Internet, doing research for the blog, I came across an intriguing web page. The headline read “Butterflies by Swamp Buggy at Disney Wilderness Preserve” My first thought was, … Continue reading "The Disney Wilderness Preserve"
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