Nature & Wildlife
Malagasy Cuisine—Africa’s Tastiest & Most Diverse Dishes
Madagascar is known for its exotic wildlife and a convergence of many diverse cultures, which is more than enough to motivate many travelers to visit Africa’s largest island.
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Travel Tales
Golden Lion Tamarin Monkeys in Brazil
I love monkeys. What can I say? I think it could be a genetic thing because everyone in my family seems to have a fondness for these creatures.
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Nature Photography
Wildlife Photo of the Week: Leopard Stare
Every Friday, we choose our favorite photo of the week from our Wildlife Photo of the Day website. This week we selected a leopard in Botswana. Photographer Edward Mann believes this leopard was hunting when he snapped this moment while on safari. Have you taken some amazing wildlife photos during your travels?
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Videos
Video: Spend a Few Minutes of Peace in Grand Teton National Park
The end of 2016 marks the closing of the National Park Service’s centennial year. For the past 12 months, we Americans have been appreciating, celebrating and visiting all of our 413 national park units, large and small.
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Nature & Wildlife
Meet WWF’s Jim Sano: A ‘Truly Glorious’ Life as a U.S. Park Ranger
The single-engine Grumman AA-5B plane was barely perceptible on the snowy mountainside. It was January 1982, and World Wildlife Fund’s Jim Sano and his fellow team of search and rescue specialists had been scouring White Mountain at Yosemite National Park in California for five days following a blizzard before they spotted the wreckage.
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Nature & Wildlife
Mountain Gorilla Baby Boom in Uganda
A region once devastated by human activity and characterized by loss is in the midst of a revival of hope. On November 11, 2016 Businza, an adult female member of the Rushegura mountain gorilla family gave birth to a new baby.
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News & More
De-stressing Dogs and Pettable Pigs: Making Holiday Travel Happy
While dogs have been working at airports around the country for some time as narcotics officers and runway-geese police, some animals are now finding gainful employment in terminals in, well, more “fluffy” roles. But the seemingly softer nature of their careers doesn’t mean their positions are any less consequential.
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Conservation
Celebrating Good News for Endangered Species in 2016
During the holiday season, we come together across lands, faiths and cultures to celebrate the persistence of light in the darkness. And we at Natural Habitat Adventures are especially happy to share some good news with you from the natural world.
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Conservation
Conservation through Tourism in the Galapagos – a Needed Interview, Part 2
In Part 1 of my interview with Executive Director of the International Galapagos Tour Operators Association (IGTOA), Matt Kareus, we discussed the organization’s mission and role in the Galapagos, and we took a dive into the implications of climate change for the archipelago.
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Nature Photography
Wildlife Photo of the Week: Hanging Out
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 Uganda. Photographer Marian Herz took this photo in Queen Elizabeth Park while looking for tree-climbing lions. Have you taken some amazing wildlife photos during your travels?
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Nature & Wildlife
Top 5 Most Exotic, Endangered Creatures—Borneo Unleashed
In the emerald depths of the world’s tallest rainforest on the Pacific island of Borneo, life flourishes. The dense jungle canopy shelters a host of wild animals that leap, dart and crawl among the leafy trees that fringe rivers and waterfalls.
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Conservation
New Technology Helps Catch Poachers in Africa
Earlier this year, WWF installed two systems in a protected area in central Kenya where endangered white and black rhino roam along with poachers. Nine months later, this investment is paying off.