Bird Watching in Borneo—A Biological Treasure Chest
Big, beautiful and brimming with life, Borneo is a “biological treasure chest,” says Court Whelan, Chief Sustainability Officer at Natural Habitat Adventur...
Joel Centano
Joel Centano
Joel Centano is a freelance writer, editor, photographer, and content strategist focusing on sustainable travel, social advancement, and philanthropy. In a past life, he worked as an in-house content creator at Virtuoso where he also served as the chief editor of Virtuoso Traveler magazine for 15 years.
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Conservation Success Stories from India’s National Parks
In part one of our two-part Q&A with Aditya Panda, we discussed the veteran guide’s favorite national parks in India, which wildlife travelers will enc...
Joel Centano
A Safari Guide’s Favorite National Parks & Tiger Reserves in India
Like everything else about India, the country’s immense network of protected areas offers a dizzying array of options for travelers. Deciding which to visi...
Joel Centano
8 Reasons to Celebrate—and Help Save—Gorillas on World Gorilla Day
Celebrated each September 24 since 2017, World Gorilla Day is meant to inspire international awareness and appreciation of what pioneering primatologist Di...
Joel Centano
8 Fall Foliage Autumn Adventures
On its finest days, summer feels like it could last forever. But, alas, all good things must come to an end. Or, when it comes to the seasons, sublimely sh...
Joel Centano
Butterfly Effect: Eco-Educator & Monarch Scholarship Winner Brings Positive Change to Underserved Communities
Chat awhile with Princess Harris—one of two eco-educators who earned Natural Habitat Adventures’ 2023 Monarch Butterfly Scholarship Grant to travel in Mexi...
Joel Centano
Nat Hab’s Australia and New Zealand Adventure Director Runs Trips—and Races
Talk about a life of adventure. As a child, Nat Hab adventure director Emily Kleinburd immersed herself in wildlife encyclopedias, devoured nature document...
Joel Centano
10 Winter Getaways to Embrace—or Escape—the Cold
The mercury’s dropping, snow is in the air and Orion rules the night sky. All signs point to winter—the season that induces cabin fever like no other. It’s...
Joel Centano
Every Day Is International Dog Day at Nat Hab
Czech-born author Milan Kundera said it best: “Dogs are our link to paradise.” No one understands this better than Natural Habitat Adventures, ...
Joel Centano
National Bison Month: From Conflict to Conservation
Bison are having a moment, and we couldn’t be happier for North America’s largest—and once widest-ranging—land mammal. Although an estimated 30–60 million ...
Joel Centano
A Wildlife Photographer on Social Media, Saving the Planet and Getting the Perfect Grizzly Shot
Delve into Dana Cama’s bio, and it seems her life path was destined to lead to her role as social media manager for Natural Habitat Adventures. After commi...
Joel Centano
KAZA: How a Shared Vision for Conservation Became the World’s Largest Transboundary Protected Region
At its essence, southern Africa’s Kavango-Zambezi Transfrontier Conservation Area is a study in convergence, confluence and coexistence. Connecting vast sa...
Joel Centano
Causes for Hope: Whale Conservation in Quebec
Ask most nature travelers to name the world’s top destinations to see whales in the wild and you’re likely to hear Hawaii, South Africa, Mexico’s Baja Peni...
Joel Centano
9 Top Wildlife Experiences in Yellowstone National Park
When it comes to Yellowstone National Park, it’s all about the numbers. Established in 1872 as America’s first national park and often called an American S...
Joel Centano
A Tiger Conservation Status Update from India
“The tiger is a larger-than-life animal. It is more than something mortal,” says Aditya Panda, a passionate conservationist and Expedition Leader with Natu...
Joel Centano
Sri Lankan Animals to See on an Island Safari
Talk about a small fortune: Although Sri Lanka spans only 25,000 square miles, it shelters Asia’s richest density of mammal, reptile, amphibian and floweri...
Joel Centano