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No wildlife event on the planet rivals Kenya’s Great Migration for sheer drama. Enormous herds of wildebeest and zebra, two million strong, make a great circuit across the Serengeti Plains as they travel from Tanzania north into Kenya’s famed Maasai Mara and back, following the new grass that sprouts with the seasonal rains.
Madagascar is indeed a world apart, a wildlife kaleidoscope, both visually and verbally! Its rain forests are home to primitive primates such as diademed sifakas, indri and tenrecs, while unique flora such as baobabs and pachypodia punctuate its desert landscapes. Curious about those exotic-sounding names?
Belize is fringed by a vibrant expanse of living coral, known as the Mesoamerican Reef System. It’s a Caribbean underwater paradise—a snorkeler’s dream and an endangered sea turtle’s lifeline. Stretching from Mexico to Guatemala, this is the world’s second largest reef system.
It’s a story too often told. Once, a predator roamed wildlands and then was relentlessly hunted to extinction or to the brink of it. In the Lower 48, the histories of bison, gray wolves, beavers, grizzly bears and whooping cranes come to mind. In Great Britain, the story includes Eurasian lynx.
Sustainable Tourism is not only a way for travelers to experience unique destinations and cultures from all around the world, but also a powerful economic tool that can have a positive social and environmental impact.
As a life-long Alaskan, Katmai National Park has always held a magical place in my heart. It was a land of volcanoes, bears, salmon, and green mountains plunging towards the sea. This summer, I had the opportunity to make my dream a reality with Nat Hab’s Great Alaskan Grizzly Encounter.
The largest wild cat in North America, the mountain lion—also known as a catamount, cougar, panther and puma—has powerful limbs and can leap as high as 15 feet and as far as 40 feet. That makes it an expert at attacking prey from behind. It also tends to make hikers in mountain lion territory wary.
Whales are complex creatures with very large brains. We are only just beginning to understand small portions of their highly developed cultures. Among the many things we don’t know about them is why they beach.
By Mac Mirabile, WWF I recently returned from an unforgettable wolf photo safari trip in Yellowstone National Park. While wolves were certainly our main target each day, there were ample opportunities to photograph bison, coyotes, red foxes, pronghorn, elk, deer and dozens of bird species along the way.
WWF’s Kelley Ashford captured these wildlife photos within the world’s tallest rainforest during her Borneo Adventure with Natural Habitat Adventures. The following photos were taken at various locations such as the Danum Valley Conservation Area and Bornean Sun Bear Conservation Center in Sabah, Gunung Mulu National Park and Bako National Park in Sarawak.
WWF’s Kelley Ashford captured these wildlife photos within the world’s tallest rain forest during her Borneo Adventure with Natural Habitat Adventures.
As a fellow nature traveler, you share our passion for new discoveries in exciting, fresh destinations that are full of surprises—that’s why we know you’ll love our new Sri Lanka Wildlife Safari!
