Antarctica & Arctic
Part of the reason that I’m so enthralled with Antarctica is because it’s one of the rare places on Earth that has never had an Indigenous population; in other words, there are no native human Antarcticans. Of course, animals other than us have lived there for eons. Perhaps, the best known and most abundant are penguins.
Galapagos Islands
Written by Tee Sindler, WWF’s Director of Estate Administration As I sat aboard the Tip Top IV, listening to one passenger after another express their excitement about exploring the Galapagos—an adventure they could now proudly check off their bucket list—I smiled and nodded.
Galapagos Islands
I have three kids whose interests could not possibly be more different.
Galapagos Islands
By Matt Kareus Most travelers know that the strange creatures Charles Darwin observed in the Galapagos Islands in the early 19th century played a pivotal role in shaping his world-changing theory of evolution by natural selection.
Antarctica & Arctic
Imagine a vast expanse of ice and snow, windswept shores, and rugged volcanic islands. Now picture penguins, some waddling clumsily on land, others gliding gracefully underwater, thriving in some of the harshest yet most breathtaking habitats on Earth.
African Safaris
They slide on their bellies across the snow, congregate on icebergs and seem to fly through freezing water in search of fish. That’s how most people picture penguins: playing among icebergs in Antarctica.
Galapagos Islands
Visit the Galapagos Island of Española in April and you may experience firsthand one of the most interesting and elaborate courtship rituals in the entire animal kingdom. Each spring, tens of thousands of waved albatrosses—nearly the entire worldwide population—return to Española to find mates and breed.
Galapagos Islands
By Rachel McDevitt, Development Research Specialist at World Wildlife Fund Day One: Quito I am currently in the air flying to Quito, Ecuador, to the Galapagos Islands. We spent yesterday touring the city, where I got to practice my Spanish, which I think is finally at the elementary school level!
Galapagos Islands
Cassiano Zaparoli—better known as “Zapa”—is passionate about exploring the wilds of South America. But he finds a joy in guiding nature adventures that tops the satisfaction he gets while exploring nature on his own. “It’s much better when I can share these unique places—all that I see, all my knowledge— to enhance other people’s experiences.
Conservation
By Melanie Gade, Director of Philanthropic Partnerships at WWF Ecuador is one of the most biodiverse countries in the world. Located 1,000 kilometers from continental Ecuador, the Galapagos is a shining microcosm of this rich biodiversity. The archipelago is largely shaped by three powerful marine currents that make it unlike any other ecosystem in the world.
Travel Tales
International Women’s Day, held each year on March 8, is a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. The day also marks a call to action for accelerating women’s equality.
Conservation
On the day before our 200-passenger ship was set to arrive in Antarctica’s Marguerite Bay, the onboard Discovery Team performed a mandatory clothing check of everything we’d be wearing outdoors.
