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  • Conservation

    White Lions, White Tigers, White Bears – Oh My!

    Sep 20, 2010 · Wendy Redal

    Ever seen a white tiger? How about a white lion? Like the creamy Spirit Bear of Canada’s west coast, white lions are not albinos but unusual genetic anomalies. They’re extinct in the wild, but one non-profit conservation group is trying to bring them back.

  • News & More

    What’s Your Canoe?

    Sep 20, 2010 · Candice Gaukel Andrews

    Upon meeting someone new, we usually try to find out two salient facts about the person within the first 30 seconds of being introduced: his or her name and what he or she does for a living. It hasn’t always been that way, of course.

  • Conservation

    Voluntourism: Mixing Vacations with Work

    Sep 13, 2010 · Candice Gaukel Andrews

    On my last travel vacation, I didn’t plant a tree, dig a well or paint a fence. I simply walked, observed and “absorbed.” I’m wondering now if my lack of industriousness should make me feel guilty—not because I took the time off to go on vacation, but because I didn’t go to work on vacation.

  • Nature & Wildlife

    It's Almost Polar Bear Season!

    Sep 9, 2010 · Wendy Redal

    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.

  • Travel Tales

    Mountains and Monarchs

    Sep 6, 2010 · Candice Gaukel Andrews

    The Mud Hen was a great little steamboat—a one-of-a-kind, respectable, lake-worthy craft. When I was about eight years old, my uncle Verne, a carpenter and a lover of steam engines, built her out of wood and marine plywood with his own hands.

  • Videos

    Video: Elk Plays Like No One’s Watching

    Sep 2, 2010 · Candice Gaukel Andrews

    Animals may not have invented play, but it looks like a mud puddle will eclipse work any day! Watch this cute elk, taking time out to have some forest fun.

  • Conservation

    Best Way to See the Galapagos? Gently and Up Close

    Aug 30, 2010 · Wendy Redal

    It’s a quandary that often faces travelers to ecologically fragile destinations: tourism can do wonders to raise awareness about the importance of conservation, yet visitors may question whether their very presence is contributing to a problem.

  • Travel Tales

    Never Can Say Goodbye

    Aug 30, 2010 · Candice Gaukel Andrews

    That first ember of excitement you feel burning inside from the moment you decide it’s time for a new adventure is an invigorating feeling. From the initial destination-dreaming phase to signing the trip form’s bottom line, you can sense the flames of positive energy building.

  • News & More

    Nature Seems to be Everywhere | Ben's Musings

    Aug 24, 2010 · Ben Bressler

    Dear Friend, This may seem pretty obvious to you, but nature seems to be everywhere. As a nature tour operator, I sometimes (wrongly) tend to think of nature as only being in Africa or the Galapagos Islands or Yellowstone.