Europe
The Swiss Alps are a region of untamed beauty, dramatic peaks rising above pastoral villages. This fairytale realm is filled with sapphire lakes, wildflower meadows and sparkling waterfalls. After a scenic railway journey on the historic Glacier Express, arrive in idyllic Zermatt.
Conservation
How Slovenia, a tiny unspoiled mountainous country nestled between Croatia, Austria and Italy, has managed to stay relatively under the radar for nature tourism is a mystery. Three-fifths of this environmentally-friendly country is covered in forest, making it the third most forested country in all of Europe.
Canada & the North
We were zipping across Sermilik Fjord on an impossibly blue-sky day. I had convinced myself that it was going to rain every day that I was in Greenland, so this weather was an unexpected treat.
Conservation
Almost every aspect of life has changed dramatically since the coronavirus pandemic began months ago. Today, we are still social distancing from family and friends; learning via remote, online platforms; and attending conferences, music performances and other public events virtually. It isn’t what we wanted, and it certainly hasn’t been fun.
African Safaris
More than 350 types of frogs live in Madagascar, the world’s fourth largest island after Greenland, New Guinea and Borneo. The nation stretches across 226,917 square miles (approximately the size of France or Texas) off the coast of East Africa. This gives Madagascar possibly the highest frog diversity per square mile of any country in the world.
Nature & Wildlife
In 2015, on the steppes of Kazakhstan, at the crossroads of Asia and Europe, more than 200,000 critically endangered saiga antelope suddenly died in a span of just three weeks.
Europe
“Each day was an adventure, really. I do think the days we spent on Handa Island, and boating out to Little Bernera made the deepest impression.
Antarctica & Arctic
“From whale watching in the Westfjords, to an early morning Zodiac cruise in a glacier lagoon, to puffin photos on the rocks near Reynisdrangar Rocks, our journey ‘Round Iceland was an amazing collection of all the different natural wonders that the country offers. Waterfalls, geothermal features, lava fields and columnar basalt formations filled our days.
Europe
Scotland’s Wild Highlands & Islands was a different Nat Hab trip for me.
Travel Tips
If you have never experienced an active Adriatic adventure, you have no idea what you’re missing. Having lived in Europe and as a relatively avid traveler with an appetite for new destinations and cultures, I have to admit my love for Croatia and Montenegro as two of my top travel destinations.
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 short eared owl coming in for a landing on a post in England. Photographer Nigel Bell studied the owls in the area for weeks before he was able to capture the right shot.
News & More
My sister and I, like most sisters, share a lot in common. But we don’t always see eye to eye when it comes to politics. Yesterday, she told me that in this election year, environmental issues rank third on her list of concerns, behind that of building a strong nation and public safety.
