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A spotted lowland tapir calf rustles through the brush among the flat-topped, clustered rock formations, or tepuis, of Serranía de Chiribiquete National Park in central Colombia. He looks a little like a furry watermelon, with his unique blackish-brown color with white stripes and spots.
Picture an expanse of wetlands so vast it’s five times larger than the Florida Everglades—an enormous freshwater floodplain pulsing with a near-constant cycle of inundation and retreat.
Written by Megan Ryssman, WWF’s Annual Giving Development Officer, and Monica Echeverria, WWF’s Director of Media and External Affairs Visiting the monarch’s overwintering grounds in Mexico is an experience that words can hardly capture. It is a moment of awe, reverence, and recognition that we are witnessing one of the true miracles of nature.
Exciting news: Your next trip to see the Great Gray Whales of Baja will help directly fund whale research and conservation efforts in San Ignacio Lagoon! This unique marine ecosystem is located in the Whale Sanctuary of El Vizcaino, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Written by Chinwe Kalu, WWF’s Travel Marketing Undergraduate Intern Ode To Joy They tell us life moves in seasons. That winter always gives way to spring. That every occurrence comes in waves, and like the ocean tide, it always recedes eventually.
Natural Habitat Adventures has introduced the first all-electric van (EV) for tourism use in Peru. The new all-electric vehicle debuted on the April 26, 2025, departure of Nat Hab’s Machu Picchu & the Sacred Valley adventure.
Encountering sea turtles in their natural habitats is an extraordinary privilege. These graceful marine reptiles—currently classified as endangered—face threats ranging from the overharvesting of their eggs and hunting to entanglement in fishing nets, ocean plastic pollution, and the loss of crucial nesting habitats.
We were thrilled when some good news about one of the planet’s most beloved pollinators recently winged its way to us: The eastern monarch butterfly population nearly doubled over the past year, according to a new survey by World Wildlife Fund!
Four exceptional educators earned a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to witness the monarch migration on Nat Hab’s Kingdom of the Monarchs adventure, journeying deep into Central Mexico’s forested highlands alongside expert naturalist guides.
Written by Tara Doyle, WWF’s Specialist of Media & External Affairs On a recent trip to Costa Rica, I interviewed Marco “Tex” Fallas, a Natural Habitat Adventures guide with over 30 years of experience leading wildlife tours. Q: What changes have you witnessed in Costa Rica since you started leading tours in the 1990s?
A trip to the rainforest is filled with interesting possibilities for adventure, whether through cultural exchange, photography, fishing, hiking, birding or wildlife spotting. But not all rainforests are the same! Some are hot and humid and filled with colorful orchids, while others are cool and misty and packed with prehistoric ferns.
In a visit coordinated by Nat Hab’s conservation travel partner, World Wildlife Fund, a TV crew from CBS News 60 Minutes journeyed to Mexico’s Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve to document the monarchs’ unique migration phenomenon and the work being done to protect the forests where they spend each winter.
