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We are proud to announce that Natural Habitat Adventures has been named to Outside Magazine’s “Best Places to Work” list for the sixth year in a row. The list is comprised of companies that “best enable employees to pursue active lifestyles while also supporting their social and environmental contributions,” according to Outside Magazine.
You may want to think twice before you purchase your next cashmere sweater. The number of domestic cashmere goats farmed in Central Asia has nearly tripled over the last 20 years due to an increased global demand for the goats’ velvety fur coats, leading to a decline in the already endangered population of snow leopards.
For the past three years, residents of Juneau, Alaska have been dealing with a new problem of glacial proportions – their treasured Mendenhall Glacier, 14 miles north of downtown Juneau, has exhibited sudden, torrential flood bursts during the summer.
Zookeepers at Zoo Atlanta were like proud grandparents on Monday, excitedly awaiting the arrival of giant panda Lun Lun’s newest cub. To their delight, they were surprised with a second twin cub born 2 minutes after the first one. These were the first twin panda cubs born in the United states since 1987.
Our family’s T-shirt habit probably started out the same as your family’s custom did. Grandma and grandpa went on a trip and brought home T-shirts with their destination’s name and an image printed on them for all the grandkids.
Breaking news in Antarctica this week: the 2-year-old crack in Antarctica’s Pine Island Glacier (nicknamed PIG) has finally given out. The PIG calved a new iceberg larger than the city of Chicago in the Amundsen Sea. The iceberg measures 278 square miles, which is 8 times the size of the island of Manhattan.
Are you one of those people who thinks they’re not a cruise person? Do you think cruises are too boring and not active enough for you, and do you shudder at the idea of being cooped up on a floating city with a thousand other passengers for days?
Nat Hab staff had such a great experience volunteering at Colorado’s Wild Animal Sanctuary last year, we decided to return again for one of our semi-annual staff volunteer days! The Wild Animal Sanctuary is the United States’ premier rescue facility for large wildlife that has been abused, abandoned, exploited or illegally kept.
Want to win an adventure trip for two to the polar bear capital of the world in Churchill, Canada? Enter to win World Wildlife Fund’s Polar Bear Adventure Sweepstakes! The deadline is Monday, June 30th. Churchill is absolutely the best place to see polar bears in the wild.
“Being inside a kaleidoscope!” That is how I describe the feeling of standing amongst millions and millions of butterflies in the sanctuaries outside of Mexico City during the great migration. You can even hear the sound of their wings beating.
Last week Leonardo DiCaprio brought his Hollywood pals to NYC for an art auction at the famed Christie’s Auction House. But this wasn’t your typical Christie’s auction.
When we saw the winning artwork from this year’s Endangered Species Day Youth Art Contest, it was so darn impressive we had to share it with you.
