Travel Tales

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  • Trailing Tigers in an Indian Wildlife Sanctuary

    Feb 2, 2024 · WWF

    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 guide urged. “Let’s go!” I gripped my seat as our safari jeep jumped into action, racing and zigzagging across the dusty terrain.

  • Australian Sea Lion: The Ocean’s Supermom

    Dec 24, 2023 · Natural Habitat Adventures

    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 through the noise of the wind and the surf as you approach the sea lion colony at aptly named Seal Bay.

  • A Walk on the Tundra: Churchill in Summertime

    Nov 4, 2023 · Natural Habitat Adventures

    By Nat Hab Expedition Leader Eddy Savage I would say most travelers heading to Churchill, Manitoba, in the summertime come to see the charismatic beluga whales that migrate to the Churchill River Estuary each year.

  • You Give Me Butterflies: A Love Letter to Our WWF Donors

    Oct 26, 2023 · WWF

    By Heather Cockey, WWF Director of Institutional Budgeting and Financial Management Picture it: Sicily, 1922…no that’s not right. Mexico, 2023. Actually, that’s still not where our story really begins. Washington DC, still 2023.

  • Five Reasons You Should Book a Family Trip with Nat Hab

    Sep 7, 2023 · WWF

    By Sara Thomas, WWF Senior Director of Integrated Marketing and Activism Tucked away in the Pacific Ocean exists a wildlife enthusiast’s paradise—one that many conservationists and travel experts alike have on their bucket list: The Galapagos Islands. Traveling to Ecuador’s biodiverse Galapagos Islands has the promise of being the trip of a lifetime.

  • A Season For All Things: Winter in Churchill Travel Diary

    Jul 20, 2023 · WWF

    By Brandi Worden, WWF Senior Program Administrator, Reporting Lead Animal sightings in Churchill, Manitoba ebb and flow with the sea ice in Hudson Bay. In the summer as the ice melts, you’ll find the largest gathering of beluga whales in Canada.

  • A Summer “Bear Camp” Adventure For the Young-Hearted

    Jun 19, 2023 · Samantha Miller

    Welcome to Lake Clark National Park and Reserve, Alaska’s premier isolated wilderness. Lake Clark lies north of Katmai National Park and across Cook Inlet, 120 air miles southwest of Anchorage and 65 air miles northwest of Homer. The park is rugged and remote, and with no road system, it is accessible only by plane.