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Galapagos Islands
The Galapagos Islands are a paradise for reptiles and the people who love them. The diminutive and endemic Galapagos lava lizard is often overlooked in favor of the islands’ better know reptile species, such as the iconic giant tortoise and the fascinating marine iguana. Still, this colorful little creature is well worth a moment of your time.
Videos
Filmed and produced by Gavin Heffernan and Harun Mehmedinovic in association with BBC Earth, Wavelight is a timelapse of The Wave, Arizona’s famed rock formation. Comprised of sandstone that hardened over time, The Wave gets its unique form from years of rain and wind erosion.
Galapagos Islands
“Lonesome George, spread your angel wings and fly… Go and meet your tortoise lady on that island in the sky.” The lonesome death of Lonesome George in 2012 affected a lot of people. You see, George was more than a mere tortoise.
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Big, charismatic animals, such as polar bears and bison, are the ones that seem to grab our hearts—sometimes to the exclusion of other, well-deserving but smaller threatened species.
Conservation
Only 2.3% of the world’s oceans are protected. That’s why WWF works to create Marine Protected Areas (MPAs). An MPA is an area designated to protect marine ecosystems, processes, habitats and species as well as promote positive social impacts. They include marine reserves, no-take zones, marine parks, and sanctuaries around the world.
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Americans may finally be getting more concerned about climate change, according to the Pew Research Center. In a brand-new survey about policy priorities that was conducted January 7–11, 2015, the organization found that more of us now view “global warming” as an important consideration for the president and Congress.
Galapagos Islands
This great blue heron was caught posing between two Galapagos cruise boats. The species is a resident of the islands and can be seen throughout much of the archipelago.
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The Galapagos Safari Camp may be one of the islands’ best kept secrets. Located on a 136-acre form bordering the Galapagos National Park, the camp is modeled after the luxurious safari camps found across much of Africa.
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Watch as this cute house cat dressed in a lion mane acts out his fantasy of becoming a fierce lion in the African savanna. He sure shows the toy elephant and giraffe who’s boss! Can you imagine coming across a lion this big on a Nat Hab safari?
Travel Tales
When you first start exploring beyond your home ground, you tend to see everything in relation to where you live: what’s different, what’s similar, what’s unheard of and what’s exactly the same. I suppose it’s our way of getting a grip on new surroundings and beginning to have them make sense.
Galapagos Islands
Last month, three very special passengers arrived at Seattle’s Sea-Tac airport. Terminator, Luna and Jonathan are recently retired Galapagos police dogs who had come all the way from Ecuador to meet their new caretakers, after spending five years sniffing out illegal wildlife products from the Galapagos islands.
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Looking for new adventures this year? Check out these four new excursions we’ve added to our New Zealand Nature Explorer itinerary to fully explore all of the natural wonders New Zealand has to offer.
