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Summer Rylander

@summeroutside.bsky.social
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Travel and science journalist + wildlife photographer covering positive-impact tourism and the conservation of our biodiverse planet.

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Summer Rylander @summeroutside.bsky.social · 13/06/2025
I have not been great about keeping up with Bluesky 🫣 but here's my latest for digital BBC Wildlife, which is about the positive impact of community projects and the importance of awareness in conservation. www.discoverwildlife.com/environment/...
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Community-led conservation offers new hope for the world's most trafficked mammal | Discover Wildlife
A new action plan unites experts and communities to protect pangolins in southern Africa.
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Ethan Kocak @ethankocak.com · 08/04/2025
I say this every time de-extinction comes up: it makes no sense to devote science to bringing back extinct animals when we can’t be bothered to keep extant ones alive in the first place.
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Summer Rylander @summeroutside.bsky.social · 27/01/2025
My latest for Azure Road examines the ethics of exclusivity in tourism. Is it "wrong" for a destination to be financially out of reach for many (most?) of us? www.azureroad.io/the-ethics-o...
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From Botswana to Gorilla Trekking, Models for Balancing Tourism
NORTH STARS: Energy Efficiency Community Support Heritage Value “The focus isn’t – and shouldn’t be – on the tourist.” Recently, I wrote about the success of Botswana’s low-volume,
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Summer Rylander @summeroutside.bsky.social · 24/01/2025
Getting paid to research camera bags = dream assignment! My latest for Nat Geo: www.nationalgeographic.com/lifestyle/ar...
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The best camera bag for travel in 2025
From backpacks to crossbodies—these expert-approved bags offer plenty of protection for the way you travel.
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Summer Rylander @summeroutside.bsky.social · 20/01/2025
Completing the series (just facing the opposite direction for better light 😅 ). Picked up my actual German passport today at the one-month mark of becoming a citizen!
Photo of a German passport held up in front of a half-timbered house
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Summer Rylander @summeroutside.bsky.social · 14/01/2025
They're basically just like us? 🐆 Individual leopards have unique roars, in my latest for @nautil.us nautil.us/how-to-tell-...
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How to Tell a Leopard from Its Roar
Making a Shazam for conservationists
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Summer Rylander @summeroutside.bsky.social · 14/01/2025
Fab surroundings here in Ehrwald. Thriving in below-freezing temps and excited for snowshoeing today!
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Summer Rylander @summeroutside.bsky.social · 10/01/2025
I've very willingly entered into an arrangement with a nearby family whereupon I watch their puppy three mornings a week, but I'm afraid it's ruining my life because someone else's dog is now the only thing I can think about and I'm so sad when he's not with me 🙃
An exceedingly adorable mini Australian shepherd/poodle mix lies on a white rug looking up at the camera with a curious eyeThe same exceedingly adorable pup lies on his back, paws up.The same pup lies on a white blanket next to a rope toy.
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Summer Rylander @summeroutside.bsky.social · 20/12/2024
Picked this up this morning, feels more real now! (It's green because it's a temporary passport - I'm flying to Hong Kong on Tuesday and need to be able to legally exit/reenter the EU. The red one will be ready when I'm back.)
A green temporary German passport is held in front of a half-timbered building.
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Summer Rylander @summeroutside.bsky.social · 19/12/2024
And nine years nearly to the day, I'm now a German Citizen ❤️
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Summer Rylander @summeroutside.bsky.social · 17/12/2024
Today marks nine years in Germany. Where does the time go??
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Summer Rylander @summeroutside.bsky.social · 10/12/2024
Certain US-based media companies have got to do something about their ridiculous onboarding processes. My personal data should not have to be "approved" for me to file an invoice, it should not be impossible for a system to account for someone being a US citizen yet living outside of the country.
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Summer Rylander @summeroutside.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
Not to be dramatic, but my current surroundings are so nice they may have ruined my life? Zanzibar is a place.
A view of the Indian Ocean from behind two lounge chairs on a terrace in Zanzibar.The whites and muted greys of the interior of a lovely villa in Zanzibar A walkway leads to a view of the Indian OceanA dining terrace in Zanzibar with a view of the Indian Ocean
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Sarah J C Gillespie @sjcgillespie.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
There are already many excellent travel writer starter packs circulating but I thought I'd make a Europe-specific one so that colleagues new to Bluesky can see some local faces in their feed. Do share – and though it's nowhere near finished yet, do DM me if I've missed you! go.bsky.app/2bgQ6UY
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Summer Rylander @summeroutside.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
Just sharing a few leopard beauty shots from my time in Zambia earlier this month. While I sadly didn't get to see any wild dogs, South Luangwa National Park delivered big on the leopard front!
A leopard lies within tree branches, a patch of sun shines through to his faceA close up on the face of a leopard lying within tree branches as a patch of sun shines through The front half of a leopard lying on dirt, gazing slightly off cameraA leopard faces the sun whilst sitting in front of a small waterhole
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Jessica Lee @jessofarabia.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
Hey, @jeremybassetti.com made a starter-pack for travel writers. Yay. go.bsky.app/UNW9jmo
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Summer Rylander @summeroutside.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
If you also spent time in the 1990s thinking about Keiko the whale, give this a listen. Stellar reporting and storytelling, thought-provoking discussion, it's got everything. The beautifully done episode 5 even had me weeping in the streets on my walk this morning 🥲 www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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The Good Whale
This is the story of a wildly ambitious science experiment to return Keiko to the ocean — while the world watched. A new limited podcast series from Serial Productions and the New York Times.
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Summer Rylander @summeroutside.bsky.social · 17/11/2024
Hundreds of sheep and goats passed through Nuremberg this morning on the way to winter grazing pastures - quite a spectacle!
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Summer Rylander @summeroutside.bsky.social · 16/11/2024
Insta360 sent me this kit and I can't wait to figure out how to use it 😎 If you have one (or a similar model), how do you like it?
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Summer Rylander @summeroutside.bsky.social · 15/11/2024
Let's keep the travel writer connections coming! 👇
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Summer Rylander @summeroutside.bsky.social · 15/11/2024
Maybe just a matter of getting used to a new platform, but aren't there a few extra clicks to do things here? Having to go into someone's profile rather than hover over a username to see if you're following, not being able to follow back from a notification, lists vs starter packs gets confusing...
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Summer Rylander @summeroutside.bsky.social · 12/11/2024
Are we introducing ourselves for the algorithm over here? I'm a travel writer and wildlife photographer, mostly reporting for UK and US publications on positive-impact tourism, conservation, wildlife science, sometimes food. I'm just back from Zambia and I'm off to Zanzibar next week!
Close-up of two elephants in black & white.
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Summer Rylander @summeroutside.bsky.social · 11/11/2024
Hello, Bluesky 👋 I signed up ages ago but have done nothing with the platform.
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