News & More
Every year, the New York Times names 52 places as top destinations to visit. This year, nine Nat Hab destinations made the list. Some destinations are making strides in conservation and others are dramatically changing as a result of climate change. Travel can bring about inspiration and perspective to those trapped in their everyday bubble.
Nature & Wildlife
When you weigh anywhere from 1,000 to 14,000 pounds, you tend to leave huge, deep footprints wherever you walk. But more than just evidence of your passing through, those footprints, it turns out, can be habitats for dozens of other beings. Much like beavers, elephants have widely been recognized as “ecosystem engineers.”
Conservation
Gorilla trekkers in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park may have felt the ground vibrate the day Ride 4 A Woman received word that Natural Habitat Adventures would support entrepreneurial education of Buhoma women. Nat Hab selected Ride 4 A Woman to receive one of their 2017 philanthropy donations to help further aid their admirable initiatives.
News & More
With the New Year approaching, travel media outlets such as Lonely Planet, Fodor’s and National Geographic have been curating lists of the best places to go in 2019. Several of Nat Hab’s destinations have been highlighted, from Bhutan’s mystic mountains to Zimbabwe’s wildlife-rich floodplains.
Nature Photography
Every Friday, we choose our favorite photo of the week from our Wildlife Photo of the Day website. This week we chose a pair of mountain gorillas. After trekking through Bwindi National Park in Uganda, photographer Sylvia Rourke spent an hour watching a troop of gorillas. This young gorilla had some fun sitting on Dad’s back.
Nature & Wildlife
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.
Nature Photography
Every Friday, we choose our favorite photo of the week from our Wildlife Photo of the Day website. This week we selected a sleeping lion. Photographer Sue Marchesiello was on safari in Ishasha National Park, Uganda when she came upon this lioness resting in a tree. Have you taken some amazing wildlife photos during your travels?
Videos
“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.”
Conservation
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.
Videos
Camera traps, GPS tracking and radio-collaring are all tools that researchers have traditionally used to study the wildlife that shares the planet with us. But it seems there’s now another method—an ingenious one—that allows us to unobtrusively infiltrate communities in the natural world without letting our very presence alter them.
Conservation
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.
Nature Photography
Every Friday, we choose our favorite photo of the week from our Wildlife Photo of the Day website. This week we chose a lion in Uganda. Photographer Marian Herz took this photo in Queen Elizabeth Park while looking for tree-climbing lions. Have you taken some amazing wildlife photos during your travels?
