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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 zebra with a big itch. Photographer Steve Grodin captured this image while on safari in the Serengeti in Tanzania. Have you taken some amazing wildlife photos during your travels?
Videos
Big, charismatic fauna and the large terrains and environments they live in—such as polar bears in the Arctic and whales in the world’s oceans—are always captivating.
Conservation
It was barely dawn. We huddled amongst hard, orange rocks of Zion National Park, listening carefully to the trickle of water of that once carved its way through the canyon. Peter, as usual, took a long look through his lens before taking the picture.
Galapagos Islands
The illustrations below, which reimagine several islands in the Galapagos as being supported on the backs of massive sea creatures, were created by Brazil-based production studio Manipula as part of Ecuador’s Ministry of Tourism ‘All You Need is Ecuador’ campaign. There is no word on if or even how the images were used in the campaign.
African Safaris
James Tyrell took this photo of a couple of wild dogs in hot pursuit of a large male leopard at Londolozi Private Game Reserve in South Africa.
Travel Tips
For the past several years, I have been writing about adventure topics for the Good Nature Travel blog, on everything from the merits of bumpy roads to tracking devices on narwhals. From my own thoughts on adventure to the latest scientific research, we’ve covered a lot of ground together.
Conservation
Monarch butterfly populations have decreased so drastically over the past decade that a successful recovery is only hopeful.
Travel Tales
Dear Traveler, I recently had the opportunity to read Dr. Olaf Malver’s latest blog post, a story of a remarkable Inuit man whom Olaf befriended in Greenland many years ago. In carefully composed prose, Olaf wove together tales of navigating dangerous pack ice and making authentic northern discoveries.
African Safaris
Of all of Africa’s fascinating interspecies rivalries, lions and hyenas may take the prize for sheer drama, animosity, and entertainment value. Don’t believe me? Check out this footage shot in South Africa’s Londolozi Private Game Reserve.
Galapagos Islands
Yesterday, NASA released this dramatic satellite photo of Wolf Volacano on Isabella Island. In May, it erupted for the first time in 33 years, sending volcanic gasses and ash over 50,000 feet into the sky and raising concerns for the safety of endangered pink iguanas and giant tortoises that reside on the mountain’s flanks.
African Safaris
This is Kalunde. He is 54 years old and lives in the forest of Tanzania’s Mahale Mountains. The camp staff at nearby Greystoke Mahale have dubbed him “the Kingmaker” because of his political guile.
African Safaris
Everyone knows and loves Africa’s big cats; lions, leopards, and cheetahs. In fact, some people go on safari specifically to see one or more of these majestic species. But many people are surprised to learn that when it comes to felines, Africa has a lot more to offer than just the “Big Three.”
