Nature & Wildlife
Just five days from now, the magic will happen. Santa Claus will step into his gift-laden, reindeer-powered sleigh and make his annual, around-the-world trip. The character of Santa Claus was originally inspired by the fourth-century, Greek bishop Saint Nicholas of Myra in Asia Minor (now Turkey), a man renowned for his generosity and kindness.
Churchill Polar Bears
By Rachael Axelrod (WWF’s Senior Program Officer for Climate, Communities, and Wildlife) and Elisabeth Kruger (WWF’s Manager for Arctic Wildlife Conservation) Before flying into Churchill, our Natural Habitat Adventures group was told our chances of seeing a polar bear were promising, but nothing could be guaranteed. This is nature, after all!
Conservation
Ever since the HMS Beagle arrived in the Galapagos Islands with a young Charles Darwin aboard—who was soon to meet a fateful family of finches—ecologists have struggled to understand a particularly perplexing question: Why is there such a ridiculous abundance of species in some places on Earth and a scarcity in others?
Conservation
On December 28, 1973, the Endangered Species Act (ESA) was signed into law. We’ll soon be celebrating the 50th anniversary of this landmark conservation legislation, which has saved hundreds of animals that once wavered on the brink of extinction.
Canada & the North
Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge—one of the world’s most breathtaking natural wonders and culturally significant areas—received some much-needed support recently. In early September 2023, President Biden canceled the last seven gas and oil leases there.
Churchill Polar Bears
As a company that cares so much for the natural environment and the diverse animals that call it home, we sometimes get asked why we include dog sledding on our Canadian polar bear and northern lights trips (and dog carting on our summer Churchill beluga whales adventure!). We love having the opportunity to answer!
Conservation
Plastics are the most prevalent type of marine debris found in the Great Lakes and in the oceans. Plastic pollution pieces come in all shapes and sizes, but those that are less than 0.2 inches (or five millimeters) in length—about the size of a sesame seed—are called “microplastics.”
News & More
We’re smack-dab in the middle of the season for Major League Baseball, America’s favorite pastime. And although it may seem as if the sport and climate change aren’t related, the second is already affecting the first. Since 2010, more than 500 home runs can be attributed to the thinner, warmer air caused by global warming.
News & More
Wherever you live, if you remember last summer, this probably won’t surprise you. Earth’s average surface temperature in 2022 tied with 2015 as the fifth warmest on record, according to a recent analysis by NASA.
Alaska
Travel is back. And it’s back in a big way. Following the 2020 coronavirus pandemic, flying is rebounding. But road trips remain one of the most popular forms of traveling in this postpandemic world.
Nature & Wildlife
You know them because you see them in your neighborhood every day. And you certainly have heard their distinctive, harsh caws and kraas. They are crows and ravens, the corvids that are well-known for their black color. Crows can be found all over the world in a variety of habitats.
Nature & Wildlife
Long, deep and usually surrounded by breathtaking cliffs, a fjord begins as a U-shaped trough, gouged out by an advancing glacier. When the glacier retreats, rising seas enter these trenches, eventually forming finger-shaped, steep-sided inlets, commonly more than 1,000 feet deep.
