News & More
Never let it be said that the vision of one individual can’t change the lives of many, even in places where resources are very few. Thulani Madondo is proof.
Videos
All animal mothers seem to share one common trait: a fierce desire to protect their young. In fact, sometimes that desire becomes a little too overbearing, and moms begin to cross the line into what’s known as “helicopter parenting.”
Nature & Wildlife
As we prepare for Thanksgiving this week, taking time to reflect on all we are grateful for, I find that many of the greatest gifts in my life come from the natural world. In honor of that, here is a random list of 10 natural joys for which I am thankful.
Conservation
It’s hard to imagine that an African elephant could ever be as small as this infant, but the proof is in the picture: Even though this little one, which is less than three weeks old, is about as diminutive as elephants get, it’s still a baby version of the world’s largest land mammal.
Conservation
Botswana is once more taking a leading role among African nations in advancing wildlife conservation as it prepares to end game hunting in favor of safaris devoted purely to photography.
Nature & Wildlife
By Natural Habitat Adventures Editorial Director Wendy Worrall Redal As afternoon edged toward sunset in Botswana’s Moremi Game Reserve, our guide slowed the Land Rover to a halt as he studied the ground on the side of the sandy track. “There’s a leopard around here,” he said, in a hushed voice.
Travel Tips
What travel accessories are essential when you’re in the back of beyond? Are you in the corps of Kindle-readers and aficionados of portable GPS devices? Or do you prefer your vacations unplugged? How about recharging camera batteries? Join our conversation on what’s useful, what’s superfluous.
Travel Tales
It was clear that a Cajun man who’d lived his whole life in South Louisiana had a better eye for spotting wildlife in a swamp than I did.
