Conservation
This is the dirty fact I’ve come to recognize: we humans won’t allow wolves to live on our planet. We won’t stop until the last one of them is gone. If you don’t believe me, look at what’s happening in our own country. Then, look around the world.
Videos
As we reflect back on 2015, we have to admit it’s been a tough year for the world. Biodiversity is being lost, droughts continue and wars go on. But there is also much to be thankful for, as photographer Harald Albrigtsen shows us in the short video below.
Travel Tales
When WWF Partner in Conservation Elizabeth Bullitt retired, she decided she was going to see the world’s wild places. Her first trip was a journey to Botswana in Africa. She’s since taken two more trips with WWF and Natural Habitat Adventures—to Antarctica and, this past summer, to the Arctic.
Conservation
The Arctic is often thought of as a remote and distant land – far-enough away that it seems improbable that changes there are having an effect on most of us.
Videos
Sometimes, even Santa’s strongest and swiftest assistants need a little help. Reindeer in the Arctic lead a tough existence, depending on a delicate balance of climate, food supplies and predator/prey relationships to maintain their population numbers. A slight deviation in any of these factors can have dire consequences.
Videos
Sure, we all love a good aurora borealis timelapse video. But have you ever seen one shot through the passenger window of a trans-Atlantic flight? Talk about in-flight entertainment! No need for seat-back video screens if you can watch a live light show right outside your window.
News & More
This just in from WWF: A climate change and renewable energy expert with World Wildlife Fund will be the special guest lecturer aboard our voyage from Iceland and across the Arctic Circle to Svalbard, Norway.
Conservation
There are twice as many emperor penguins in Antarctica than previously thought, stated the National Science Foundation in mid April. That’s certainly good news, as concerns about the effects of global warming on penguin colonies rise.
Travel Tips
Part of the pleasure of visiting new places is learning about local customs and tasting homegrown foods. Who hasn’t at least wanted to try haggis in Scotland, say, or “cod cheeks” in Newfoundland? It’s a way of immersing yourself in all that an adventure in a new land has to offer.
