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Melissa has long been a trusted voice on conservation and environmental issues, in Texas and beyond. With Pandas to Penguins, she has gone to great lengths to take the guesswork out of responsible nature travel--one of the fastest growing segments of the travel industry. This is truly a roadmap for wildlife-enthusiasts and travel-lovers alike to explore the wonders of the natural world while honoring the lands and creatures in most need of protection. - Laura Huffman, Texas State Director, The Nature Conservancy--Laura Huffman Pandas to Penguins is a thoroughly researched guide to wildlife watching in ways that help support efforts to protect these amazing animals. This book has great information on wild animals, tips on the best places to see them, and advice on how to support conservation efforts every day. Melissa has put together an invaluable resource for nature tourists around the world. --Brad Nahill, President, SEE Turtles --Brad Nahill Melissa Gaskill's new book Pandas to Penguins offers a vivid yet pragmatic snapshot many of the world's most critically engendered species, most of which are threatened due to overpopulation or exploitation. While common wisdom would assume that visiting them in their natural habitats would further imperil them, Melissa suggests a more exhilarating solution which involves informed travel and adventure in a way that can actually benefit them. This book provides just the right information to see the wildest corners of the world while benefiting local economies and the wild denizens that sustain them. --Fernando Bretos, Director of Marine Conservation Phillip and Patricia Frost Museum of Science--Fernando Bretos

Melissa has long been a trusted voice on conservation and environmental issues, in Texas and beyond. With Pandas to Penguins, she has gone to great lengths to take the guesswork out of responsible nature travel--one of the fastest growing segments of the travel industry. This is truly a roadmap for wildlife-enthusiasts and travel-lovers alike to explore the wonders of the natural world while honoring the lands and creatures in most need of protection. - Laura Huffman, Texas State Director, The Nature Conservancy--Laura Huffman Melissa Gaskill's new book Pandas to Penguins offers a vivid yet pragmatic snapshot many of the world's most critically engendered species, most of which are threatened due to overpopulation or exploitation. While common wisdom would assume that visiting them in their natural habitats would further imperil them, Melissa suggests a more exhilarating solution which involves informed travel and adventure in a way that can actually benefit them. This book provides just the right information to see the wildest corners of the world while benefiting local economies and the wild denizens that sustain them. --Fernando Bretos, Director of Marine Conservation Phillip and Patricia Frost Museum of Science--Fernando Bretos Pandas to Penguins is a thoroughly researched guide to wildlife watching in ways that help support efforts to protect these amazing animals. This book has great information on wild animals, tips on the best places to see them, and advice on how to support conservation efforts every day. Melissa has put together an invaluable resource for nature tourists around the world. --Brad Nahill, President, SEE Turtles --Brad Nahill

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Melissa Gaskill is a professional journalist with thirty years of experience writing about the outdoors, nature, and science. She is the author of Best Hikes with Dogs: Texas Hill Country and Gulf Coast and the coauthor of A Worldwide Travel Guide to Sea Turtles. She lives in Austin.

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