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Galapagos Islands
“Life takes on new meaning away from civilization,” said our naturalist guide, Roberto Plaza, as we walked down a quiet Galapagos Islands path on the first day of our Natural Habitat Adventures/World Wildlife Fund (WWF) trip.
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 brown bear with the catch of the day. Photographer Steve Grodin captured this moment while visiting Katmai National Park in Alaska. Have you taken some amazing wildlife photos during your travels?
News & More
In January 1925, the children of Nome, Alaska, were dying. They were suffering from diphtheria. The town’s only physician, Dr. Curtis Welch, feared the epidemic would spread throughout Nome’s population of 1,400.
Travel Tales
The persistent nudge was annoying. A very large body was trying to push me off the camping mattress. Snugly wrapped in my sleeping bag, I drowsily realized that the firm pressure was not from a tent mate—I was in a single tent—but from something much bigger.
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 baboon silhouetted against a Serengeti sunset. Photographer Andrew Lasken took this photo while on safari in Tanzania. Have you taken some amazing wildlife photos during your travels?
Videos
Environmental philosopher and early national park advocate John Muir wrote in his 1911 book, My First Summer in the Sierra, “When we try to pick out anything by itself, we find it hitched to everything else in the universe.” It may be the truest thing anyone ever said about nature.
African Safaris
There’s one common thread that runs among all of us ecotourism enthusiasts: We believe in responsible travel that minimizes our carbon footprint and maximizes positive impacts on communities, wildlife, and the environment. Many eco-travelers return from a trip hoping to live a greener lifestyle at home, and to do this, sometimes the best solutions are the most simple.
Galapagos Islands
At Natural Habitat Adventures, we pride ourselves in our commitment in to excellence in service on all of our trips, and our devotion to wildlife conservation as an organization. This is evident by our exclusive partnership with World Wildlife Fund (WWF) among our many efforts.
African Safaris
At World Wildlife Fund (WWF) conservation program site in Dzanga-Sangha in the Central African Republic (CAR), researchers and environmentalists have worked to habituate and conserve Western Lowland gorillas over the past 16 years. At the end of January, the first western gorilla twins ever recorded in Dzanga Sangha were born.
Conservation
March 3rd was proclaimed as World Wildlife Day by the United Nations General Assembly three years ago to raise awareness of key issues facing our world’s free-roaming species and their habitat.
Galapagos Islands
The Galapagos Islands are typically known for Charles Darwin’s “survival of the fittest” theory and the species richness of its unique wildlife—60% of all species are endemic or indigenous to the Islands.
News & More
Last night, Leonardo DiCaprio accepted his first Best Actor Oscar award. He used his moment at the podium to remind us about the planet’s most urgent threat: rapid climate change. His message was timely.
