Asia & Pacific Stories

Megan Brief

Showing Gratitude for the Gardeners of the Rainforest on International Orangutan Day

Orangutan translates to “person of the forest” in the Malay language; an apt description for a mammal that shares approximately 97% of our DNA. And just like...

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Samantha Miller

Explore the Australian Outback in Ikara-Flinders Ranges National Park on This Epic Safari

Ikara-Flinders Ranges National Park is situated in the Flinders Ranges in the Australian Outback, about 270 miles north of Adelaide. This region has a...

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Rebecca Self

Conserving the Khata Corridor: A Transboundary Triumph for Tigers

The Khata Corridor, a critical 15-mile wildlife passage along the shared border of Nepal's Bardia National Park and India's Katarniaghat Wildlife Sanctuary,...

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Samantha Miller

Flora & Fauna of Australia’s Atherton Tablelands

Nat Hab's Ultimate Australia Safari offers a contemplative escape into lands that hold some of Earth's most delicate ecosystems, including the Atherton...

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Michelle Peters

Mythology Set in Stone: Get to Know the Ancient Artists of Australia’s Grampians

It’s the mid-1800s in southern Australia, and the soon-to-be first lieutenant governor of Victoria, Charles La Trobe, has given up the search. A ferocious...

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Samantha Miller

Happy Mother’s Day! Spotlight on Marsupial Mothers

This Mother’s Day, celebrate the marsupial mothers of the animal kingdom! Motherhood for marsupials doesn’t look like making school lunches or warm cuddles,...

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Lavanya Sunkara

Four Ways to Celebrate Wild Koala Day

Koalas, often called koala bears, are not bears, but marsupials. These iconic Australian mammals, found in the southeastern and eastern parts of the country,...

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Emily Goodheart

Northern Australia’s Daintree: The Oldest Rainforest on Earth

Walking under an emerald canopy, you listen to the sounds of croaking tree frogs enshrouded by mighty basket ferns and catch a flash of color from the...

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Laura Kiniry

Meet the All-Women Volunteer Firefighters Making a Big Difference in Borneo

For years, wildfires have plagued the landscape of Indonesian Borneo’s Ketapang Regency, threatening its communities and the region’s flora and fauna, which...

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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...

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Rebecca Self

Water, Weather and Wildlife: Discover Western Australia’s Kimberley

The Kimberley, located in the northernmost part of Western Australia, is a region of unspoiled natural beauty that beckons adventurers and nature enthusiasts...

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WWF

Trailing Tigers in an Indian Wildlife Sanctuary

By Erin Waite, Senior Editorial Specialist, WWF-US  The air was dry and still, offering little respite against the sweltering summer heat. "Chalo, chalo," our...

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Natural Habitat Adventures

Australian Sea Lion: The Ocean’s Supermom

By Nat Hab Expedition Leader Jacob Emerson  You will never forget the long, trumpeting vocalization of an Australian sea lion once you hear it. The call cuts...

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Megan Brief

The Gray Ghost of the Himalayas Rises Again

Snow leopards occupy a range that spans the high mountains of 12 countries across Asia, where the hostile weather and rugged terrain conspire to snuff out any...

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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...

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Cathy Brown

Eight Spooky Plants to Admire From Afar (Very Far!)

Spring may be for pastel tulips and heavenly scented lilacs, but autumn is when plants with spooky names like bat flower, cobra lily, corpse flower and doll’s...

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Rebecca Self

Saving Tasmania’s Marsupials: Conservation Milestones and Challenges

The Significance of Tasmania's Marsupials in Wildlife Conservation Tasmania, an island state of Australia, is located approximately 150 miles off the...

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Megan Brief

The Secret Life of a Seahorse

A seahorse is one of those evolutionary oddities that make you believe in unicorns, mermaids, centaurs and other cryptic chimeras. With an elongated snout and...

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