Videos
Videos: I Suck; You Probably Do, Too
Plastics were originally invented to save animals. Let that fact sink in for a moment because it’s sadly ironic. Today, plastic plays a large part in killing them.
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Nature & Wildlife
Announcing Visit Peru’s Naturally Amazing Peru Sweepstakes!
Visiting the Amazon rain forest is a rare trip of a lifetime for most, and if this is a destination that you’ve been dreamed about visiting, enter Visit Peru’s Naturally Amazing Peru Sweepstakes, where you and a guest have the chance to win a trip for two on Natural Habitat Adventures’ Great Amazon River…
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Asia & The Pacific
New Zealand Builds Gyms for “Problem” Birds
In the United States, it often seems, there is only one method for dealing with “problem” animals. Whether it’s Canada geese, grizzly bears or wolves, our first impulse is to eradicate them. That’s not always the strategy used by other countries, and a case in New Zealand is a prime example.
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Conservation
Could We Have Done More to Help Save the Northern White Rhino?
During a recent coffee talk in our Boulder, Colorado office, a new Operations team member asked whether I had any regrets over the 30-plus years since I founded Nat Hab. “Besides wearing socks with sandals,” another chided.
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Latin America
Traveler Story: Swimming with Mexico’s Whale Sharks
“I recently returned from Nat Hab’s Swimming with Mexico’s Whale Sharks excursion. Until I visited this Caribbean paradise, I had no idea that sea and sky could simultaneously produce so many shades of blue! It is my time with the whale sharks, however, that will be forever etched in both my memory and heart.
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Nature Photography
Traveler Stories: South Africa & Botswana Safari
Planning an African photo safari can be complicated—choosing which countries to visit, finding the best wildlife parks and nature reserves in each destination, and getting recommendations on how to connect these wildlife preserves within your safari itinerary.
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Nature Photography
Wildlife Photo of the Week: Ruby Throated Hummingbird
Every Friday, we choose our favorite photo of the week from our Wildlife Photo of the Day website. This week we selected a ruby throated hummingbird. Photographer William Friggle captured the moment this hummingbird hovered over a Mexican sunflower. Have you taken some amazing wildlife photos during your travels?
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Churchill Polar Bears
Tribute to a Dene Elder: Churchill’s Caroline
Natural Habitat Adventures is sad to share the recent passing of a beloved Sayisi Dene elder. Caroline Bjorklund spoke to our Churchill travelers about the culture of the Dene people, and the hardships they have faced.
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Latin America
Wildlife Encounters in Costa Rica
WWF’s Keith Arnold joined a group of travelers on a Natural Habitat Adventures trip to witness Costa Rica’s stunning biodiversity. During his trip, he was able to capture photos of the abundant wildlife that the country has to offer.
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Conservation
Plastic Straws Sent Packing from Scotland and Seattle
There’s a famous, one-word line in the 1967 movie The Graduate, when a well-meaning man advises a young college student, played by actor Dustin Hoffman, to think about the direction of his future. “Plastics,” the man says. It seems as though that future is here. Today, our culture is subsumed by the ubiquity of plastics.
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Travel Tales
Majestic Mountains and the Death of a River | Olaf’s Corner
The Cordillera Andina is arguably the most impressive contiguous mountain range in the world, stretching 4,500 miles from the coastal plains of the Venezuelan Caribbean through Patagonia down to Cape Horn at the southern edge of the continent. The Andes is also the world’s highest-altitude mountain range outside of Asia.
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Latin America
The Monarch Mural Restored
The town of Angangueo glows amber with the setting sun, a church steeple silhouetting the sky. As sunset falls over the tiled roofs of pastel houses and winding cobblestone streets, a mural illuminates the encroaching darkness with a captivating kaleidoscope of tangerine wings.