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Galapagos Islands
The lava gull is only found in the Galapagos Islands. With only 300 to 600 individuals left in the wild, it is the rarest gull in the world. It is named for its distinctive lava gray plumage, which allows it to blend in with abundant volcanic rock and sand in the Galapagos archipelago.
Galapagos Islands
Sea lions are painfully slow and awkward on land and veritable super heroes underwater, as this fantastic photo of a Galapagos sea lion gliding through the water demonstrates.
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 polar bear out for a stroll in Canada. Photographer Nancy Keith Kelly came across this polar bear while on a trip to Churchill with Nat Hab. See the full story here!
African Safaris
Namibia’s ominously named Skeleton Coast is one of the wildest and strangest corners of Africa. It also happens to offer one of the continent’s most unique and thrilling safari experiences. It encompasses the country’s remote northern Atlantic coast from Angola in the North to the Swakop River in the South.
Nature Photography
Icebergs, those floating carvings that rival any great artist’s sculptures, are enthralling. Because they move, tip, constantly change and evolve, they seem to be living, “breathing” creations. They become even more precious when you realize that the shapes you see in them today could be totally different tomorrow. Not many masterpieces can claim that.
Conservation
Roberto Plaza always dreamed of living in the Galapagos. Three years ago he finally made the leap and moved his family from the city of Quito to the Enchanted Isles. And they did it in a big way: Roberto and his family live totally off the grid.
Alaska
Alaska is on fire. Even where I live in Wisconsin, I can feel it. A NASA photo shows that a plume of smoke from those northern blazes extends all the way down through the Midwest. But that’s not the only reason why I should care about Alaska’s fires.
African Safaris
Sabi Sabi guide Kosie Lategan captured this dramatic image of a wild dog and a spotted hyena squaring off over a kill. He wrote about the age old rivalry between the species recently on Sabi Sabi’s blog.
Galapagos Islands
It seems only fitting that one of our planet’s most ecologically unique and pristine places should also boast one of the world’s most environmentally friendly airports. In fact, since 2011, the airport on the island of Baltra has boasted the distinction of being the world’s only airport powered exclusively by renewable energy.
African Safaris
Earlier this month, Travel + Leisure announced its 2015 World’s Best Awards, which ranks everything from airlines and cruise lines to cities and hotels, all based on survey responses from readers. Four African properties made the list of top 100 hotels.
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 pair of laughing zebras in Serengeti National Park. Photographer Barbara Hayton captured this image while on safari in Tanzania. Stopping to photograph a zebra herd, these two caught her attention. See the full story!
Galapagos Islands
Tourism in the Galapagos is about to get a little greener as authorities plan to launch solar powered catamaran service between Baltra and Santa Cruz islands.
