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Travel Tales
Most nights this past polar bear season, quite a few curious arctic foxes and red foxes could be seen running around Churchill’s main drag, Kelsey Blvd. NHA guide Justin Gibson wondered what would happen if he left his GoPro camera running outside of the hotel where NHA guests stay in Churchill.
News & More
There are few places left on the planet that offer an authentic encounter with unspoiled wilderness. The Congo Basin is one of them. A WWF priority region, it’s home to some of central Africa’s largest primate populations, including western lowland gorillas and chimpanzees.
News & More
I’ve often thought that if people were more like dogs, relationships between humans would be a lot less complicated. You’d know immediately if someone was truly happy to see you, just by the wagging of a backside. To us, it seems it’s hard to lie or hide your emotions when you have a tail.
Nature Photography
A CNN news crew joined Natural Habitat Adventures on one of our recent polar bear photo trips, and we’re excited to announce that the first of three video segments was just released! Watch as our travelers encounter their first polar bear from the Polar Rover in Churchill, Manitoba.
Conservation
A PERSONAL REFLECTION ON THE U.S. IVORY CRUSH Two years ago when I was on safari in Botswana, I saw my first herd of wild elephants. We heard them first—a low, rumbling thunder in the distance.
Nature & Wildlife
Last week, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service pulverized nearly six tons of illegal African and Asian elephant ivory. A conservative estimate of this ivory, which was seized at our nation’s ports of entry from the late 1980s to the present, is that it represents 2,000 animals.
Nature & Wildlife
Whale sharks are not whales at all but rather the world’s largest fish, measuring up to 45 feet in length. Given their size, you’d think researchers would know a lot about them. But little is actually known about whale sharks compare with other species; researchers don’t even know how many exist in the world’s oceans.
Nature & Wildlife
Other than climate change, there may be no other environmental topic that arouses more passions or garners livelier debate than our nation’s wild wolves. A recent Good Nature post is a case in point. Both topics deserve our thoughtful consideration and the voicing of our personal opinions, careful judgments and real-world solutions.
News & More
This just in from WWF: A climate change and renewable energy expert with World Wildlife Fund will be the special guest lecturer aboard our voyage from Iceland and across the Arctic Circle to Svalbard, Norway.
Nature & Wildlife
Today around the world, with government conservation monies dwindling and severe staffing cutbacks, it stands to reason that wildlife management entities desperately need the funds that recreational hunters provide—not only to keep population numbers of certain species at healthy levels for their sport but for wildlife-watchers, as well.
Conservation
Originally posted on the WWF Travel Blog By Cassie O’Connor, WWF Senior Program Officer Wood is the source of life, according to Asmat tradition. Their creation story begins with a figure named Fumeripits, the first Asmat wood carver. His story begins as loneliness creeps over Fumeripits, who spends his days dancing alone.
Conservation
The first thing you probably think of when you hear the word ecotourism is nature travel. Perhaps you’re familiar with the core values of ecotourism and also think about the conservation efforts that are promoted by ecotourism. Maybe you’re really familiar with ecotourism and understand its essential role in promoting local community welfare.
