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News & More
Thanksgiving kicks off not only an intense retail sales season but a busy travel period. News headlines about the numbers of us that take to the road, air or train tracks, however, mask the fact that annually, Americans leave 429 million vacation days unused. That’s a statistic that makes me cringe.
Nature Photography
Every Friday we choose our favorite photo of the week from our Wildlife Photo of the Day website. This week we chose this mother and baby in a plush green valley of Serengeti National Park. Photographer Barbara Hayton was almost overwhelmed watching all of the young elephants with their mothers, describing the scene as a nursery.
Conservation
I was pondering the cycle of life yesterday as I walked along a creek full of spawning salmon in Juneau, Alaska where I live. I’m somewhere in the middle of that cycle with young kids and aging parents serving as my bookends.
News & More
Before the terrorist attacks that left more than 125 people dead and hundreds wounded in Paris on Friday, November 13, 2015, the city was set to host the 21st Conference of the Parties (COP21) for the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, starting on November 30, 2015.
Nature Photography
Every Friday we choose our favorite photo of the week from our Wildlife Photo of the Day website. This week we selected these tandem hippos in Linyanti, Botswana. Photographer Jim Trojanowski took this photo while on safari in Botswana with Nat Hab. Have you taken some amazing wildlife photos during your travels?
Videos
How many trees are there in the world? That’s a question you—or a child in your life—has probably asked many times. Until now, however, there hasn’t been a very precise answer. But according to a new video produced by Nature, there are 3.04 trillion trees in the world; a number that’s hard to mentally grasp.
News & More
In recent decades, the day after Thanksgiving—known as “Black Friday”—has become the biggest shopping day of the year.
Nature & Wildlife
One of the most well known and lovable of all creatures on Earth happens to also be one of the most modest, shy and endangered species in the world—China’s giant panda.
Nature & Wildlife
We didn’t think so. Together, WWF & Natural Habitat adventures have forged an innovative partnership to protect the future of nature, bringing countless people closer to nature.
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 baby elephant in Botswana. Photographer Robert Keyser took this photo while watching a caring mother with her curious baby in the Moremi Wildlife Reserve. Have you taken some amazing wildlife photos during your travels?
African Safaris
This is a guest post by Julie Waggoner, Marketing Intern at Natural Habitat Adventures. No safari would be complete without a sighting of giraffes on the savanna, and there is more to these elegant creatures than you may realize.
News & More
If destinations were judged by their diversity of natural beauty, then Montenegro—one of the newest officially independent countries in the world—would undoubtedly be a global leader. Of course, diversity of natural beauty doesn’t necessarily lead to a sustainable tourism destination.
