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Summer Rylander

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Covers:  Travel, outdoors, wildlife, conservation, environment, adventure, food, sustainability, community-based tourism, positive-impact tourism.
Travel and science journalist covering the conservation of our biodiverse planet. Summer@summerrylander.com (Mostly elsewhere now - same username)

Summer Rylander’s Journalist Portfolio

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Tracking the Lion Poachers

Tracking the Lion Poachers

Nautilus — Forensic science comes to wildlife law enforcement.

The unsung winter wonderland that's now cheaper to visit with northern lights and reindeer

The unsung winter wonderland that's now cheaper to visit with northern lights and reindeer

The i Paper — Sweden's northernmost city sits within the auroral oval, making it, and its surrounds, ideal for catching the lights

Welcome to Sweden's sunniest island, the perfect place for a solo escape

Welcome to Sweden's sunniest island, the perfect place for a solo escape

The i Paper — Little known among UK travellers, is it accessible via a free ferry from the mainland and is 30 minutes from a nature reserve island

Scientists find enzymes in nature that could replace toxic chemicals

Scientists find enzymes in nature that could replace toxic chemicals

upworthyscience.com — Some 900 miles off the coast of Portugal, nine major islands rise from the mid-Atlantic. Verdant and volcanic, the Azores archipelago hosts a wealth of biodiversity that keeps field research scientist, Marlon Clark, returning for more.

Where to eat in Warsaw for a fresh twist on traditional Polish flavours

Where to eat in Warsaw for a fresh twist on traditional Polish flavours

National Geographic Traveller (UK) — Reshaping its culinary identity with a blend of heritage recipes, classic flavours and fresh techniques, the Polish capital is ready to shed its reputation for dumplings and vodka.

Explore UNESCO-Protected Germany

Explore UNESCO-Protected Germany

Wanderlust — With an astounding number of UNESCO World Heritage Sites, Germany is the perfect place to go slow and tune into cultural heritage.

Lodge in Zambia Giving Back to Communities

Lodge in Zambia Giving Back to Communities

voyagersvoice.com — Zambian lodges are creating connections and giving back to communities.

Expedition fundraising: The ethics and optics of the Challenge Africa adventure

Expedition fundraising: The ethics and optics of the Challenge Africa adventure

Adventure.com — Can Western fundraising for projects in Africa still make a difference, when local empowerment is more important than ever?

The rustic charm of cow chapels in Rheinhessen's wine region

The rustic charm of cow chapels in Rheinhessen's wine region

Reader's Digest (UK) — Dotted throughout Rheinhessen's wine region are an unusual historic feature-cow chapels, once home to livestock, and now a distinctive trait of local winemaking

Astrophotography: Learn how to shoot the stars  - Reader's Digest

Astrophotography: Learn how to shoot the stars  - Reader's Digest

Reader's Digest (UK) — A photographer shares her top tips for getting started in astrophotography, and a dark sky expert tells us where to stargaze around Britain