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Nature & Wildlife
There has been a lot of good news for endangered and “missing” wildlife lately, which seems like a breath of fresh air amid all the dire headlines about rapid climate change and environmental degradation.
Nature Photography
Nat Hab’s new Aurora Pod debuted in Churchill this month, which was perfect timing for the increased solar flaring that the Northern Hemisphere enjoyed last week. Nat Hab guides Brad Josephs and Alex Devries-Magnifico captured some incredible inaugural photos of the Aurora Pod during the amplified auroral activity last week.
Nature Photography
Every Friday we choose our favorite photo of the week from our new Wildlife Photo of the Day website. This week we chose this beautiful portrait of an arctic hare in Churchill, Manitoba, Canada. Photographer Kirke Wrench took this photograph while visiting the polar bears of Churchill.
Nature Photography
National Park Week in April always inspires stories and reflections on our favorite national parks, especially the well-known ones, such Yellowstone National Park, the Grand Canyon and Glacier National Park.
Nature & Wildlife
We had just finished a wonderfully grueling hike in the Tiskita Jungle, located along pristine coastline in the southwest corner of Costa Rica within a 300-acre private biological reserve. We sat under an almond tree to shade ourselves from the hot sun and rest our well-earned, aching muscles.
Galapagos Islands
This photo of two amorous Galapagos green turtles was taken by Andrew Morffew. The Galapagos green turtle, which is a subspecies of the green sea turtle, is the only subpopulation of sea turtle to nest in the islands. It is quite a bit smaller than other green sea turtle species.
News & More
Words are my business; I’m intrigued by them and the power they have. As an environmental writer, I am particularly interested in the terms we have to describe the natural world: is a particular landscape “inspiring,” or is it more of a “stirring” place?
Travel Tales
This Greenland travel tale was written by Don Martinson, Director of Travel Industry Relations at Nat Hab. In the summer of 2014, I visited a place that truly stunned me with its natural beauty – and even more by its vast expanses.
Galapagos Islands
The future is looking slightly brighter for one of the world’s most endangered birds after the Charles Darwin Foundation (CDF) announced last week that it is once again rearing mangrove finch chicks in captivity.
News & More
March 20th is International Day of Happiness, a special day created by the UN General Assembly to officially recognize the importance of happiness as a fundamental human goal and aspiration in everyone’s lives around the world.
Nature Photography
Every Friday we choose our favorite photo of the week from our new Wildlife Photo of the Day website. This week we chose this beautiful portrait of a mountain gorilla mother and her infant in the Virunga Mountains of Rwanda. Photographer Julia Cumes was struck by this mother’s expression as she embraced her infant.
Nature Photography
Recently I had the opportunity to interview Eric Rock, head naturalist at Natural Habitat Adventures, for an article on the Adventure Collection blog. Eric has been leading adventure and specialized photography tours since 1998.
