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Travel Tales
I have always dreamed about seeing polar bears in their natural habitat and experiencing the brisk breeze of the Canadian tundra, but once my foot stepped off the plane in Churchill, Manitoba, my heart raced as I prepared to live the dream and have my breath taken away.
Travel Tips
Grand Teton National Park supports a rich array of wildlife and stunning scenery, including the iconic, rugged mountain range that gives the park its name. Sometimes overlooked due to its proximity to Yellowstone National Park, Grand Teton is a hidden gem teeming with history, geologic mystery and majestic creatures.
African Safaris
If you’re looking for a way to take your African safari wildlife viewing experience to the next level, many wildlife reserves are now offering wildlife night drives where you have a chance of seeing nocturnal animals that are rarely spotted during the day.
Nature Photography
Every Friday, we choose our favorite photo of the week from our Wildlife Photo of the Day website. This week we selected a trio of giraffes. Photographer Joey Campbell captured this moment while visiting Moremi Game Reserve in Botswana. Have you taken some amazing wildlife photos during your travels?
Videos
Hummingbirds may be small, but they certainly pack a lot of appeal. Iridescent, colorful and capable of helicopter-like flying maneuvers, they enchant almost everyone. Hummingbirds were given their name because their wings flap so fast (about 80 times per second) that they make a humming noise.
Nature & Wildlife
“Haven’t I seen you someplace before?” Surely it’s a question the guanaco would get frequently if guanacos were the question-receiving type. Native to mountainous regions of South America, the guanaco is an animal that most people have never heard of but would likely recognize.
News & More
Drones have become popular conservation tools. The Bureau of Land Management, the Department of the Interior and the U.S. Geological Survey have all used unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to monitor wildlife populations or to map roads or wetlands for land management purposes.
News & More
The monarch butterfly migration is quite simply one of the most jaw-dropping spectacles on earth. While one may initially think that the migration event is one dimensional (after all, it is just one species, right?), it couldn’t be further from the truth.
Antarctica & Arctic
Walk the shoreline amid a giant colony of penguins. Weave in and out of magnificent icebergs on a Zodiac excursion. Kayak along a cliffside rookery to look at blue-eyed shags. Capture amazing photographs of whales, seals and flocks of seabirds. These immersive nature experiences can be yours on your journey to Antarctica: The White Continent.
Nature Photography
Every Friday, we choose our favorite photo of the week from our Wildlife Photo of the Day website. This week we chose a lion in Zambia. While on safari with Nat Hab, photographer Jim Trojanwoski photographed this lion who decided to cross a narrow waterway near Busanga Bush Camp.
Travel Tips
Well, I actually mean how to pack to go on one of the world’s most amazing adventures: to see wild polar bears up close and personal. Here are five essential items to pack for your polar bear adventure in Churchill, Manitoba! 1. Winter is Coming!
Conservation
Now, when I wake up in the mornings, I feel as if I’m just about to step foot into a truly either-or, binary-only, black-or-white, contrary world; a world where every advance forward in science or in caring for the natural world and each other must be accompanied by a major step to the rear.
