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Staggering natural wonders—such as Victoria Falls, considered to be the world’s biggest curtain of falling water (not because of a singular dimension, such as height or width, but because of all dimensions taken into account, including flow rate)—and a massive network of remote national parks where you can encounter most of Africa’s iconic wildlife…
As the great naturalist Charles Darwin once said, “In the long history of humankind (and animal kind, too) those who learned to collaborate and improvise most effectively have prevailed.” There are millions of different species on this planet, and many of them have to share the same habitat and resources.
The quintessential “big cat,” the leopard is the most generalized of the Pantherines. The four others—lion, tiger, jaguar and snow leopard—are more specialized and less adaptable. Yet all share an ancestral link to a pre-historic feline that looked and behaved much like the modern leopard.
Learn How Richard Saves Species as a Sony Ambassador and Guide for Natural Habitat Adventures & WWF On September 22, conservation scientists and animal advocates join forces in recognition of our planet’s five species of rhino. The largest of the species—the greater one-horned rhino (or “Indian rhino”)—is among the greatest conservation success stories in Asia.
Big adventures abound in Tanzania. The largest country in East Africa, its borders encompass Mt. Kilimanjaro, the highest mountain in Africa; Lake Victoria, the continent’s biggest lake (and a primary source of the Nile River); and the largest animal migration on the planet. Oh—and it’s home to the most lions in the world!
Wildlife management is a field that continues to develop as scientists, policy leaders, government officials and local advocates collaborate to ensure that ethics, science and sustainability are the foundation of the field.
Southern Africa is home to some of the world’s most majestic animals, along with the world’s largest transboundary protected region to help conserve wild expanses. In 2011, Angola, Botswana, Namibia, Zambia and Zimbabwe came together to formally recognize a 106-million-acre region in Africa’s Kavango and Zambezi river basins as a protected wildlife area.
We’re thrilled to announce that our film Exploring the Okavango | A Botswana Traveler Story has been selected as a finalist for the Adventure Travel Trade Association’s 2022 Adventure in Motion Short Film Contest!
I traveled to Southern Africa on a Natural Habitat Adventures trip in October 2019, just a few months before COVID-19 crashed into our collective consciousness like a runaway freight train.
Easily recognized by their long, bushy tails and translucent eyes, lemurs are found only on Madagascar and the Comoro Islands. These unique creatures are the most threatened of all primates and WWF and Malagasy conservationists are working together to establish and manage parks and protected areas in Madagascar. 11.
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