Your Story: How did you find WildEarth?

[Karen-inVA (Moderator)]

Hello, the WE Admin Team wanted to share a great idea with all of you, please read a note from Lisa below. Thank you for allowing us to share such a wonderful idea with all of our WEfamily Lisa...it's in your nature!


Your Story: How did you find Wildearth?

I had posted a blog asking how everyone came to become a member of Wildearth. Linda a.k.a Mother Nature and the moderators thought it would be a good idea to post it here for everyone to join in!
So tell us your story.

[Lisa]

ok I will go first. I was actually looking around for ghost webcams ;) and as I searched I came across sites with directories of all kinds of different cams. From there I found NK and was pretty hooked but has no patience waiting for an animal to come down to the waterhole so I kept on searching all these wildlife and zoo cams until one night I stumbled across a WE drive in progress. Rexon was driving. I bookmarked and started to watch. I read the blogs and found the other forums (before ning and FB) and just as I found WE Graham got FB and ning started. that was about last February/March and I have been addict ever since ;) I cannot even imagine not having WE.

[Sandi Walton]

Back in April my daughter's boss and husband found out that they had to attend a conference in Johannesburg and decided to do a safari as well. They picked Djuma and went this past August. They have shared some wonderful stories about their 5 day trip to Djuma; meeting Rexon; the wonderful people at camp; the animals they got to see; and they took some awesome pictures. Ever since April I have been a nightly viewer and love every minute of it. It's a little bit of heaven.

[rose]

I am an eagle cam watcher and member of eagle forums and chats.
One nest I have watched for a year is in Norfolk VA at the Norfolk Botainical Garden.
That nest had a tragic year- 5 eggs were laid, two were lost when an intruder chased the pair away for days, two more were laid- the female broke them when it appeared she was startled, - then wonders of wonders she laid one more.
That one hatched and was the cutest thing ever.He was one of the most watched eaglets.
One day one of the photoghraphers pics showed something was growing on his beak.
On May 22 he was taken from the nest and testing showed he had Avian Pox, usually fatal in birds.
He was taken to Wildlife Center of Virginia where he remains getting therapy and thriving.
While chatting one night a member mentioned WE and that it was a live Africa site.
The rest is history- I am seriously addicted.
I have learned so much about the animals, birds, insects, and flora of SA and enjoy every day and thank all who make it possible.

[SaLue]

My story is a short story:

The link to wildearth.tv at zaplive I got from a swiss girlfriend ... I had a look at it ... wow ... and then? I can't go away ... I have to look ... every free minute ... and I love it :-)

At the chat I got the link to this site here from Lilli and now? I need more time, I think ... because 24 hours are not enough ;-) It is so wonderful to be here!

[Liesbeth]

I am a member at a Dutch Peregrine forum and found the link to WE last january on that forum.
Since that time I am addicted to WE. I enjoy every drive and walk and learn more about the animals every day.
Thanks to all who make it possible.

[MOTHERNATURE]

A FRIEND FROM ANOTHER ANIMAL CAM SITE WHO LIVES IN AUSTRIA, E-MAILED ME AND TOLD ME A NEW WILDLIFE CAM WAS STARTING UP. I BEING THE ANIMAL/NATURE LOVING ADDICT, HAD TO CHECK IT OUT ASAP LOL. THAT WAS APRIL 2007 AND I HAVE BEEN IN LOVE WITH WILDEARTH SINCE, OF COURSE ANY ONE THAT HAS BEEN WITH WILDEARTH BACK THEN KNOWS WHAT A PAINFUL FRUSTRATING TIME THAT WAS TO GET IN THE BACK OF THE LANDIE! IF I REMEMBER RIGHT 80 PEOPLE WORLDWIDE WAS ALL THAT WOULD FIT IN THE BACKSEAT. I USE TO REFRESH AND RESTART THE SITE ON MY PUTER WHAT SEEMED LIKE HUNDREDS OF TIMES, TRYING TO CLAW MY WAY IN FOR THE DRIVE! THE PICTURE WOULD FREEZE ALOT, THEN YOU WOULD REFRESH ONLY TO HAVE SOMEONE ELSE TAKE YOUR SPOT, NO THOSE WERE NOT THE GOOD OLD DAYS.....THESE ARE THE DAYS THANKS TO WILDEARTH ALWAYS TRYING TO IMPROVE.
'WE' YOU HAVE MADE ME VERY HAPPY BECAUSE NOW ALL I DO IS CLICK AND I AM IN THE BACKSEAT EVERYDAY WITH A BIG SMILE ON MY FACE, WITH PIETER OR REXON AND THE REST OF THE WILDEARTH FAMILY OFF FOR ANOTHER EXCITING ADVENTURE TO SEE WHAT THE DAY WILL BRING!!

THANK YOU WIILDEARTH....THANKS LISA AND WE ADMIN TEAM (KAREN) THIS SHOULD BE INTERESTING TO READ :o) I CHEATED AND BROUGHT MY COMMENT FROM YOUR FIRST BLOG ......SORRY LOL

[eiguoc]

I've started watching the Hornby eagles back in /06 & belong to the Hancock forum, from there I've watched all Hancock related eagle nests & other eagle nests as well. Falcons, grizzlies, Polar bears too, I was watching Pete's Pond & Nkoho Pan but could not get on the ride to Djuma, So had to make do with looking at the pictures posted on the Hancock forum. I was ecstatic when Wild Earth changed their output. I haven't been the same since. I can only watch the afternoon drive, my morning. I have learned so much from this site. The archive is good for me to catch up on the morning drives to see what I missed.

[Frances]

I had been watching Pete's Pond for a little while and then I found NK and EP. I was not interested in Zoo cams and put into google 'live streaming animal cams in Africa' and up came Wildearth. WE just gets better with innovative ideas and cleaver ways to fill the gaps left by technical hitches so that all members can truly feel part of the WE community. I love the game drives and value the archive facility to be able to catch any I miss, particularly the morning drives now that here in the UK the time has moved on two hours.

[Tina]

I started watching Pete's Pond about a year ago and was a lurker on the forum. Someone mentioned WE on the forum, so I decided to check it out and haven't stopped watching! I am addicted and love it. I'm mainly a lurker and someday I'll get up the nerve to chat and get more involved.

[Jersey Girl]

I have always thought Africa was a beautiful place - plus they have Elephants! Which are my favorites. So one day while surfing the net about all things african I stumbled upon Africam and their water hole...was glued to the screen and the boards....began to notice that at certain times of the day most other viewers and posters were talking about "Almost time for the Dump", or "Did the dump happen yet"? or "I was on but since the dump I can't get back on". This really had me puzzled (I'm looking at a water hole....what dump?) I started posting questions to other board posters and someone (I think Aquila or maybe Bev or Karen in VA) hooked me up with the link to Djuma. It was so exciting....sitting in southern New Jersey and watching a lion stroll down the sandy road at 1:30am (my time). You just don't see that everyday in Jersey. Then Graham saved us all from the "dump" and now everyone can enjoy the beauty, excitement, and majesty that is the African Bush. And aren't we the luckiest folks to have such fantastic "guides" - Pieter, Rexon, Jan, Alex, Marco, Angie, Tex, etc.....Wild Earth should be broadcast in every classroom during Science class. (My nieces and nephews love it) It's so much fun you don't even realize how much you're learning! The greatest thing on the internet by far....... Jersey Girl :)

[Rita]

A good friend on the National Geographic forum, Mammsafari, teased us for weeks about a big surprise. The day the Camera started and the drives she told and we all hurried to get on to be awed and amazed. I have been a faithful watcher ever since!!

[Phil]

Found WE on google by accident, its the best one I've ever had !