Travel Tales
Mr. Snuffy | Olaf’s Corner
This is an unreal tale about an unusual creature in a far-away jungle… About 25 years ago at my old travel company, a member of the sales department picked up a call from a potential client.
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Videos
Eagles and Ospreys: When Birds of Prey Clash
Proud, powerful and the national symbol of the United States, bald eagles are birds of prey that are extremely territorial during nesting season but highly social at other times.
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Conservation
A Collective Effort to Save the Monarch Butterfly Migration
Mireille Hess a third-grade teacher at Edgewood Elementary School in Greenfield, Wisconsin, who received the 2019 Monarch Butterfly Scholarship Grant, which gave her a firsthand experience with the monarch butterfly migration in Mexico. My biggest takeaway from this incredible experience is that we’re in this together.
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Nature & Wildlife
5 Matriarchs in the Animal Kingdom You Can See with Nat Hab
In honor of Mother’s Day, we’ve made a list of the matriarchal animal societies you can see on a trip with Natural Habitat Adventures. Check out which moms rule the roost below! Elephants Elephants are incredibly empathetic animals—studies have shown they mourn their dead, have long-term memories and possess the ability to love.
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Nature Photography
Wildlife Photo of the Week: Patagonian Puma
Every Friday, we choose our favorite photo of the week from our Wildlife Photo of the Day website. This week we chose a puma in Patagonia. Photographer Jerry Miller captured this image late one afternoon while staying near Torres del Paine National Park in Southern Chile.
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Nature & Wildlife
6 places on Our Planet where WWF works
Our Planet developed a sense of urgency. The 8-part series, which can be streamed on Netflix, has created conversation on the danger wildlife faces. Listening to Sir David Attenborough’s voice bellow over sweeping scenes of fragile beauty is both relaxing and upsetting.
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Conservation
A Zero Waste Guide Training in Colorado
BHAGs—Big, Hairy, Audacious Goals. That’s something that we constantly strive for here at Natural Habitat Adventures. And while the term itself is not officially part of our esteemed Core Ideologies, it lives in the culture of our workplace and our global community.
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Conservation
Nat Hab Employee Earns Two Prestigious Awards for Conservation Research
Natural Habitat Adventures employees pride ourselves on our dedication to conservation and sustainability initiatives. Rashel Gandhi, Adventure Concierge and Green Team member, embodies these exceptional qualities, and Nat Hab isn’t the only one who has noticed.
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Videos
Video: A Rocky Mountain National Park High
“Walk away quietly in any direction and taste the freedom of the mountaineer. Camp out among the grasses and gentians of glacial meadows, in craggy garden nooks full of nature’s darlings. Climb the mountains and get their good tidings, Nature’s peace will flow into you as sunshine flows into trees.
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Nature Photography
Wildlife Photo of the Week: Colorful Male Wood Duck
Every Friday, we choose our favorite photo of the week from our Wildlife Photo of the Day website. This week we chose a beautiful wood duck image from photographer Faysal Chebbi in Ontario, Canada. Photographer Faysal Chebbi Have you taken some amazing wildlife photos during your travels?
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Nature & Wildlife
QUIZ – How to Differentiate African Rhinoceroses
Aren’t all rhinos gray? Technically, no. Spanning the lower and eastern part of the continent of Africa, the black rhino and white rhino roam like prehistoric giants balancing precariously on the edge of being lost. The black rhino is critically endangered, and the white rhino is near threatened.
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Nature & Wildlife
May 4 Is Bird Day: Watch Birds in Their Natural Habitats
One of the many things I like about birds is that they are wildlife that is easily accessible no matter where you live.