Nature & Wildlife
Top 4 Experiences in Uganda
Like many people, going on safari has been a dream of mine since I was a child. I’ve always been in awe of nature, wild places and wild animals. No where else quite captures this spirit like Africa.
Good Nature Travel Blog
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Nature Photography
Wildlife Photo of the Week: Silverback Gorilla in Africa
Every Friday, we choose our favorite photo of the week from our Wildlife Photo of the Day website. This week we selected a silverback mountain gorilla striking a pose. Photographer Benjamin Thomas took this photo in Rwanda at Volcanoes National Park.
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Videos
Traveler Video: Ultimate Gorilla Photo Safari
“We had a fantastic time on our recent trip to Uganda and Rwanda on the Ultimate Gorilla Photo Safari in November 2017. I finally finished going through all of our pictures and video clips. Here is the finished product. This was another fantastic trip that Natural Habitat has put together.”
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Conservation
Gorilla Conservation Coffee
Mountain gorillas are some of our closest relatives, sharing as much as 98 percent of our human genes. This remarkable similarity is part of what makes it so profound to spend an hour with these gentle giants on one of our gorilla safaris.
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Nature & Wildlife
When Animals Gather, Our Language Gets Lyrical
When we get together to appreciate the arts, for political purposes, for social interactions or simply for support, we can be called, among other things, an audience, a band, a bunch, a cohort, a crowd, a group, a mob or a troupe.
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Conservation
Celebrating Good News for Endangered Species in 2016
During the holiday season, we come together across lands, faiths and cultures to celebrate the persistence of light in the darkness. And we at Natural Habitat Adventures are especially happy to share some good news with you from the natural world.
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Conservation
Bushmeat and Locavores: When “Eating Locally” Goes Bad for Going Big
Becoming a locavore—someone who prefers to find and eat local foods—is a growing and, in most cases, healthy trend in the United States. Locavores typically forage for berries, fruits, mushrooms and nuts; and some take up hunting, deciding they prefer to eat free-range, organically grown meat.
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African Safaris
The Secrets Behind Rwanda’s Conservation Comeback
Rwanda, a landlocked country in central Africa, is perhaps best known for its devastating history of war and genocide. Environmentally, the war had harsh impacts, as the massive migration of people to refugee camps placed significant stress on the surrounding ecosystem. Forests were cleared to provide fuel to cook with and wood to make shelters.
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Videos
Video: Could a Parrot Be a Credible Murder Trial Witness?
We’re always delighted when we find evidence of extreme intelligence in the “others,” such as when we learn that crows crack nuts open by using passing cars and gorillas dismantle snares to thwart poachers. While primate and corvid intelligence is well known, what may be a little less apparent is the intellectual power of parrots.
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African Safaris
A sign of hope: Rare Western Lowland Gorilla Twins Born
At World Wildlife Fund (WWF) conservation program site in Dzanga-Sangha in the Central African Republic (CAR), researchers and environmentalists have worked to habituate and conserve Western Lowland gorillas over the past 16 years. At the end of January, the first western gorilla twins ever recorded in Dzanga Sangha were born.
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Nature Photography
Wildlife Photo of the Week: Pensive Mountain Gorilla
Every Friday, we choose our favorite photo of the week from our Wildlife Photo of the Day website. This week, we selected a mountain gorilla in Uganda. While trekking in Uganda’s Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, photographer Efrain Villa captured this image of a member of the Nkuringo group of mountain gorillas. Have you taken some amazing wildlife photos during your travels?
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Conservation
Dogs May Be Our Best Conservation Aids
Radio collars, GPS tracking devices and remote-controlled drones—when it comes to monitoring wildlife, it’s easy to get caught up in high-tech devices. It turns out, however, that our best tool for endangered species conservation work might be the least technological of all.