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Celebrated each September 24 since 2017, World Gorilla Day is meant to inspire international awareness and appreciation of what pioneering primatologist Dian Fossey called “the greatest of the great apes.”
The World’s Leading Nature Travel Company Launches New Itineraries in Kenya, Newfoundland & Labrador, Australia and More Following Strong Demand Boulder, CO, September 4, 2024 – Natural Habitat Adventures (Nat Hab), the leading conservation travel company in partnership with World Wildlife Fund (WWF), today announces five new itineraries for 2025 offering travelers opportunities to…
Known as “The Land of The Giants,” Botswana’s Chobe National Park is home to Africa’s largest population of elephants (Loxodonta africana). Chobe is the country’s first national park, and at 4,500 square miles, it’s also the third-largest national park in Botswana, after Central Kalahari National Park and Gemsbok National Park.
By Beth Cericola, WWF Senior Development Officer An African safari isn’t just a “trip.” It’s an adventure that demands commitments of time, treasure and spirit.
Interested in a nature encounter exclusively in the company of women? An adventure where you can relax and be yourself, push your comfort envelope as much or as little as you wish, and learn from outstanding female naturalist guides in the world’s most wondrous wild places?
As a massive poaching crisis rages across Africa, we are forced to consider the almost inconceivable—yet unfortunately very real— prospect of a world without wild elephants. The African savanna elephant is currently listed as endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature, while the African forest elephant is considered critically endangered.
The last two living northern white rhinos in the world, females named Najin and Fatu, live under armed guard at Ol Pejeta Conservancy in Kenya.
Natural Habitat Adventures is proud of our partners’ sustainability efforts around the world. One such effort is a reforestation program in Rwanda that has planted 95,608 trees to date! Deep in the misty Virunga Mountains lies Bisate, a sustainable lodge located on the edge of Volcanoes National Park.
By Nat Hab traveler Ann Lauer In September 2021, my husband Ron and I traveled to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, a mountainous region of Uganda bordering Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
We wanted to wish a happy Father’s Day to all the dads out there, both human and animal fathers alike! As a tribute to hardworking dads, we made a list of some of the animal kingdom’s most dedicated dads.
Our new itinerary focuses on restoring the endangered rhino population in Africa by supporting local conservancies We are thrilled to announce a comprehensive new Kenya adventure for 2025: the Kenya Rhino Conservation Safari. With visits to a national park and three private conservancies, this trip offers rare access to some of Kenya’s most prized rhinos.
My fledgling interest in birding started on a business trip in East Africa, which is not exactly what you expect when you’re catching a cab in a suit on your way to a meeting in a glass skyscraper.
