Editor's Den

Hank Tyler

Editor

Indian nature photographer Dhritiman Mukherjee discusses his life experiences in our interview cover story.

Kathleen Wong of the University of California describes the world’s largest system of nature reserves maintained by a university for research, education and habitat conservation. The 39 areas in the Natural Reserve System protect a wide range of California’s ecological areas for research by students and professors.

Safwanah Varachia of South Africa tells us her story of establishing an ecotourism business.

Kerne Mackie of the Tikki Hywood Foundation in Zimbabwe writes about the plight of the eight species of Pangolin an enigmatic, shy mammal. The four African and four Asian species are all killed for illegal trade in animal parts. The IUCN lists all eight species in different categories of endangerment. Pangolins deserve much more conservation attention to prevent the extinction of these vulnerable and critically endangered species.

Zimbabwean Ann Warner presents a short story of the Civet.

Robin Hadder, an American journalist and photographer, describes a little known volcanic site in western United States.

Feher Murtaza of Bhopal, India presents stunning wildlife images for a beginner photographer.

Russian wildlife artist Tatiana Petrova describes her wildlife career in Russia as well as an opportunity to study at the Santiniketan University in West Bengal, India. Tatiana looks forward to creating artwork and writings for her own books on wildlife.

Bu-Abdullah explains his experience of photographing birds in flight.

With Volume 13, PT Explorers begins our third year of showcasing outstanding nature photography from around the world. We are looking forward to presenting eye-catching images in 2019.

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