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African Safaris
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.
News & More
In the environmental-action and wildlife-conservation world—the two go hand in hand, as we need healthy environments for the animal kingdom to prosper—there’s a lot of talk about preserving our planet and its biodiversity for “future generations.” A lot of what we do, we say, is in their name.
Conservation
A successful tourist season at our East Greenland Base Camp was over. With all packed up, we bid goodbye to our wonderful Greenland staff and were ready for the homebound flight after another magic summer season for us and our guests in the high Arctic. We had a surprise visit in the Kulusuk Airport Hotel.
Nature Photography
Every Friday, we choose our favorite photo of the week from our Wildlife Photo of the Day website. This week we selected lions in Serengeti National Park. Photographer Brad Starry snapped this tender moment between two brothers while on safari in Tanzania. Have you taken some amazing wildlife photos during your travels?
Videos
It’s Thanksgiving morning 2016, and many of you are probably looking forward to enjoying a rather bountiful lunch or dinner later today. For a lot of you, the starring item on the menu will be a big turkey.
Conservation
A new study by WWF, the University of Vermont, and the University of Cambridge shows that funds needed for antipoaching efforts in east, southern and west Africa is often less than the amount of tourism dollars those same elephants will bring back in to communities, alive. Meaning: conservation is a worthy investment.
News & More
Climate change. It’s been on my mind for almost 20 years now.
Nature & Wildlife
Humans, eat your heart out—in the animal kingdom, there are many endurance athletes! The monarch butterfly flies 3,000 miles to its winter grounds in Mexico. Caribou (also known as reindeer), which are found in the northern parts of Europe, Asia and North America, can travel up to 3,100 miles (5,000 km) in search for food.
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 sea otter in Alaska. Photographer Richard Estler came across this otter floating in the kelp off the coast of Kodiak. Have you taken some amazing wildlife photos during your travels?
Nature & Wildlife
While exploring the wilderness of Costa Rica, a small group of nature travelers enjoyed the wondrous experience of being surrounded by Pacific green sea turtle hatchlings making their way to the ocean for the first time.
Conservation
This was a banner year for our national parks. In 2016, we celebrated 100 years of America’s “best idea,” to quote environmentalist and nature writer Wallace Stegner. Many of us flocked to our national park units to honor and experience our shared, national treasures and lands.
Galapagos Islands
In our first two Fun Facts articles we discovered some Galapagos Islands Fun Facts for Kids, as well as interesting characteristics of Galapagos geography, conservation and wildlife in part two. In this article we learn about the mother country of the famous archipelago—Ecuador! 1. Where in the World?
