African Safaris

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  • Africa Through the Eyes of My Children

    Apr 23, 2020 · Natural Habitat Adventures

    Over my 20 years at Nat Hab, I’ve had the great luxury of traveling to a wide variety of our nature destinations around the world.

  • Video: Elephants and Lions Align Against Rhinos

    Mar 24, 2020 · Candice Gaukel Andrews

    The term Africa’s Big Five means something quite different today than it did when it was coined in the late 1800s during the continent’s colonial period. Then, it referenced the animals—Cape buffalo (or African buffalo), elephants, leopards, lions and rhinoceroses—that trophy hunters considered to be the most challenging and dangerous to hunt on foot.

  • Southern Africa Safari: An Intimate View of Predator and Prey

    Mar 19, 2020 · WWF

    Most people are thrilled to go on a safari in Africa, knowing they will see the iconic wildlife they have only seen in images or in zoos all their lives. Viewing zebras, giraffes, elephants, lions, and herds of beautiful creatures like impala and kudu in the bush is, no doubt, exhilarating.

  • A Namibia Safari with Natural Habitat Adventures

    Mar 11, 2020 · Natural Habitat Adventures

    I had the chance to go on a trip of a lifetime to Namibia with Natural Habitat Adventures. I had seen photos of the amazing Namibian landscapes and was very excited to experience them first hand.

  • The New Mini Frogs of Madagascar

    Feb 11, 2020 · Candice Gaukel Andrews

    More than 350 types of frogs live in Madagascar, the world’s fourth largest island after Greenland, New Guinea and Borneo. The nation stretches across 226,917 square miles (approximately the size of France or Texas) off the coast of East Africa. This gives Madagascar possibly the highest frog diversity per square mile of any country in the world.

  • Mountain Gorilla Numbers on the Rise

    Feb 3, 2020 · Emily Goodheart

    Good news for mountain gorillas—these great apes are growing in numbers, thanks in dual part to incredible conservation efforts on behalf of our partner World Wildlife Fund and others affiliated with the International Gorilla Conservation Program and a flourishing ecotourism industry.

  • Namibia’s Dunes and Desert-Adapted Wildlife

    Feb 2, 2020 · Natural Habitat Adventures

    Namibia is otherworldly, a land of endless dunes and rare desert-adapted wildlife. Many long to travel to this remote region, and with good reason. Brad Josephs is a seasoned Expedition Leader and photography instructor with Natural Habitat Adventures.

  • New Study Shows Wildlife Tourism Worth Five Times More Than Poaching

    Aug 22, 2019 · Emily Goodheart

    Recent research has revealed that wildlife tourism is five times more lucrative than poaching. In 2018, it was found that while the illegal wildlife trade accounted for 23 billion dollars of global GDP, ecotourism brought in 120.1 billion dollars.

  • Wildlife Photo of the Week: King of the Savannah

    Aug 16, 2019 · Steve Selden

    Every Friday, we choose our favorite photo of the week from our Wildlife Photo of the Day website. This week we chose a portrait of a lion in South Africa. Photographer Wesley Whitfield captured this epic lion shot in the Gondwana Game Reserve! Have you taken some amazing wildlife photos during your travels?

  • Wildlife Photo of the Week: Whale Feasting on Sardines

    Aug 9, 2019 · Steve Selden

    Every Friday, we choose our favorite photo of the week from our Wildlife Photo of the Day website. This week we chose a photo of a Bryde’s whale. Photographer Mark Gottlieb captured this whale feeding on the east coast of South Africa! Have you taken some amazing wildlife photos during your travels?