News & More
Smiling sightseers in Uganda, Africa. Big grins on the faces of tourists to Costa Rica. An enthusiastically clapping audience for the whales off the Mexican Baja Peninsula. Come to think of it, have you ever seen a solemn or even remotely grumpy person in a travel photo?
Nature & Wildlife
Current reports indicate that 2010 is going to be a great polar bear season in Churchill! Lots of bears already moving toward the shore of Hudson Bay to anticipate freeze-up.
Nature & Wildlife
In a fourth grade science unit, I can remember my teacher telling the class that making and using tools was one of the most significant things that set human beings apart from all the other animals on the planet. But that was before YouTube (or even the Internet, for that matter!).
Nature & Wildlife
I may be one of the few people on the planet – with access to television, at any rate – who had never seen footage of the baby polar bear orphan Knut until a few days ago.
Conservation
We humans have drained half the world’s wetlands and fully exploited or overexploited 75 percent of its fishing grounds.
Conservation
“Unsung heroes of the environment.” The “green Nobel Prize.” Eco-Ocean Awards, ecoart competitions and ecoschool certifications.
Travel Tips
I’m usually too busy to watch television, so it’s perhaps not surprising I didn’t know who Samantha Brown was, when a friend told me she had her dream job.
Nature & Wildlife
I know this is going to sound weird, but a month ago I got up at 3:00 a.m. to drive almost 150 miles north of here. I did this just for the opportunity to sit in silence in a plywood box—no bigger than four feet by five feet—for three hours on a below-freezing April morning.
News & More
You’ve probably read oodles of stories, articles and personal anecdotes on the transformative powers of seeing Churchill’s polar bears. And you’ve most likely read a lot of them here, on Natural Habitat Adventures’ website and in its blog columns.
Conservation
The American led movement to ban the international sale of polar bear products has failed to pass in the United Nations. Opposition from Canada, Norway and Russia prevented the ban from taking place. Despite an estimated population of only 25,000 and an ever-shrinking natural habitat, U.N.
Nature & Wildlife
For a mid-week boost, we’ve decided to pair some of our favorite nature quotes with photos from our amazing trips. From our polar bear tours to the penguins of Antarctica and everywhere between, enjoy some of the best: Each species is a masterpiece, a creation assembled with extreme care and genius.
Conservation
Our own Ben Bressler was featured on Fox 31 in Colorado to share his thoughts on eco-tourism! We’re sorry, this video is no longer available from Fox 31!
