Conservation
To decide whether an animal population is threatened or even on the brink of extinction, you need to know, at least approximately, how many individuals are left and if those numbers are increasing or decreasing. In other words, you can’t protect wildlife if you can’t monitor it.
Nature & Wildlife
Without a doubt, we humans are altering the natural environment. Because of our activities, we are now experiencing melting glaciers; rising sea levels; warming oceans; and more frequent and intense droughts, heat waves and storms—all the result of human-caused climate change. These effects wreak havoc on people’s communities and livelihoods.
News & More
“Only one Earth. In the universe are billions of galaxies, in our galaxy are billions of planets, but there is #OnlyOneEarth. Let’s take care of it.” That’s the thought behind this year’s World Environment Day, June 5, 2022.
Conservation
Belize is fringed by a vibrant expanse of living coral, known as the Mesoamerican Reef System. It’s a Caribbean underwater paradise—a snorkeler’s dream and an endangered sea turtle’s lifeline. Stretching from Mexico to Guatemala, it includes the world’s second-largest barrier reef, behind the Great Barrier Reef in Australia.
Asia & The Pacific
No trip to China is complete without a visit to see the giant panda, the country’s unofficial symbol. But dozens of other wildlife species are found in China too, including these five that you may spot while on a WWF and Nat Hab China trip.
Nature & Wildlife
While you probably haven’t celebrated it for the past 20 years, World Turtle Day is coming up on May 23. This annual event was created by the American Tortoise Rescue in 2002 to call attention to the dwindling numbers of these animals due to environmental hazards and human interference.
African Safaris
I traveled to Southern Africa on a Natural Habitat Adventures trip in October 2019, just a few months before COVID-19 crashed into our collective consciousness like a runaway freight train.
African Safaris
Easily recognized by their long, bushy tails and translucent eyes, lemurs are found only on Madagascar and the Comoro Islands. These unique creatures are the most threatened of all primates and WWF and Malagasy conservationists are working together to establish and manage parks and protected areas in Madagascar. 11.
Conservation
The playful charm that butterflies radiate as they flit about from colorful asters to goldenrods to milkweed is undeniable. Of the 750 butterfly species in the United States, the monarch (Danaus plexippus)—with its brilliant orange-red wings with black veins and white spots along the edges—may be the most iconic and easily recognizable.
Nature & Wildlife
“Finding your voice.” We hear that phrase a lot, lately. It means that you know who you are at your core, and you express it. Voices are extremely important for humans.
Conservation
The Northern Great Plains spans more than 180 million acres and crosses five U.S. states and two Canadian provinces. This region is comprised of Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wyoming, and the Canadian provinces of Alberta and Saskatchewan.
Asia & The Pacific
Hungry for power food—Komodo dragons dominate the Indonesian islands they inhabit, prowling the tropical islands with a commanding ferocity. It’s no wonder the Komodo dragon has inspired some of the most fear-inducing monsters in Hollywood history.
