Travel Tales

Olaf Malver

Andaman Encounters | Olaf’s Corner

Kayaking the Seven Seas has given me plenty of fantastic wildlife encounters to marvel at, but what floated some hundred feet in front of my boat in the...

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Olaf Malver

Thank You, Palau | Olaf’s Corner

With long flowing hair, a bronzed muscular body and dressed only in salty paddling shorts, my co-guide, Ron Leidich, lectured us with focused authority. The...

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Olaf Malver

Paddling the Beauty in the Dark | Olaf’s Corner

The young Buddhist monk in a saffron-colored robe offered his blessings to me and my kayak. He wished us good luck on our journey through the big cave under...

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Olaf Malver

Children: Our True Hope in Conservation | Olaf’s Corner

In these uncertain days of environmental onslaught of our planet’s wild places and species, I have a hard time looking into my own children’s eyes without...

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WWF

Inside an Amazon River Cruise

I recently had the opportunity to go on a Natural Habitat Adventures trip to Peru, which included a river cruise on the Amazon. It was an amazing trip and...

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Traveler Story: The Magic of Autumn’s Solitude at Brooks Falls

By Nat Hab Traveler Phyllis Posner | Bears of Brooks Falls: Solitude Season It is the end of the season. As we walk through Katmai National Park each day,...

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Natural Habitat Adventures

Traveler Story: Finding a Personal Connection With the Brown Bears of Brooks Falls

By Nat Hab Traveler Valerie Van Griethuysen  | Ultimate Alaska Wildlife Safari I experienced countless memorable moments during my Ultimate Alaska Wildlife...

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WWF

Conservation Comes Full Circle

About 20 years ago at the start of my career, I jumped on an opportunity to work with WWF in Peru, where I found myself traveling often to the far reaches of...

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A Sneeze is Worth a Thousand Words

An African safari has always made me imagine iconic species such as elephants, leopards, cheetahs, rhinos, zebra, giraffe... beautiful animals that represent...

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Natural Habitat Adventures

Madagascar’s Wild, Wild West

Madagascar is the most unique place I’ve ever been. Geographically, biologically, culturally—it is so isolated and truly seems to operate in a vacuum. This...

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Natural Habitat Adventures

Traveler Story: Wolves of the Lamar Valley and Beyond

Nat Hab travelers Lois O. Gray and Kay Gilmour recently journeyed on our Hidden Yellowstone Photo Safari and shared details of their encounters with wolves in...

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Natural Habitat Adventures

Videos from the Galapagos

"Our first snorkeling experience in the Galapagos was in Sullivan Bay, Santiago Island. Having snorkeled only once before in my entire life, my "snorkel...

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Natural Habitat Adventures

Traveler Story: Geysers and Hot Springs of Yellowstone

Nat Hab travelers Lois O. Gray and Kay Gilmour recently journeyed on our Hidden Yellowstone Photo Safari and shared tales of the park's geysers and hot...

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WWF

Realizations from a River in Alaska

I am in a river. IN a river. In Alaska at Brooks Falls, and I can’t go anywhere because a bear has plopped herself down 25 yards away from me, my group, and...

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Natural Habitat Adventures

Traveler Story: Sunrise Surprises on a Hidden Yellowstone Photo Safari

Nat Hab travelers Lois O. Gray and Kay Gilmour recently journeyed on our Hidden Yellowstone Photo Safari, and they recount the first day of their wildlife...

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Natural Habitat Adventures

Memories of Madagascar

We were hiking in Andasibe National Park when we came upon this gray bamboo lemur. Gray bamboo lemurs are vertical climbers, and they jump from stalk to stalk...

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Natural Habitat Adventures

Many Memorable Moments in Churchill, Canada

"We had many memorable moments on this trip. Our favorite is the time spent with the sled dogs and getting a chance to ride on a dog sled. We also enjoyed...

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WWF

The Lure of Churchill, Canada

“I had always wanted to visit Churchill. Once I got here, I decided that I had to stay.” This is a story I heard repeated often in this remote Manitoban...

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