Nature & Wildlife
While exploring the wilderness of Costa Rica, a small group of nature travelers enjoyed the wondrous experience of being surrounded by Pacific green sea turtle hatchlings making their way to the ocean for the first time.
Conservation
While visiting Costa Rica with Natural Habitat Adventures last year, I once again had an opportunity to see how embracing conservation enhances communities.
Travel Tales
“Kura-kura!” yelled the little village boy as he came running out of the dark tropical night and into our jungle camp. Two of our Papuan boatmen from our mother ship, the James Bond II, grabbed their machetes and a couple of burlap sacks and followed after him with excitement.
Conservation
The Galapagos Islands is one of the last remaining refuges for endangered sea turtles, nature’s ancient and intrepid mariners. Globally, there are seven species of sea turtles, nearly all of which are endangered and five of which are supported by World Wildlife Fund conservation efforts, including green, hawksbill, loggerhead, leatherback and olive ridley species.
Galapagos Islands
As I dip my paddle into the clear turquoise water of the Galapagos Islands, something catches my eye beneath the surface: gliding gracefully below me is a green sea turtle, its flippers moving rhythmically as it rises to the surface for a breath.
News & More
Would you mind living next door to a top predator? It’s a question I’ve asked you before. It seems that when it comes to bears, lions or wolves, we humans, as a whole, can’t get rid of our four-footed, predatory neighbors fast enough.
Galapagos Islands
This is a guest post by Julie Waggoner, Marketing Intern at Natural Habitat Adventures. So after months of admiring photos and looking for the right trip, you’ve decided to take the plunge and booked a fabulous trip to the Galapagos Islands. Congratulations! One of the world’s most unique ecosystems awaits you.
News & More
Witnessing any of nature’s great spectacles—such as the wildebeest migration of Africa, the wintering grounds of millions of monarch butterflies in Mexico or thousands of sea turtles coming ashore from the Pacific Ocean to lay eggs—is usually described by onlookers as nothing short of “awe-inspiring.”
Videos
With the official start of summer arriving in just a little over a week, our thoughts are naturally turning to the world’s beaches. We won’t be the only ones, however, who’ll soon be populating the sands. Sea turtles are found in almost every ocean basin throughout the world.
News & More
Just over five years ago, on the evening of April 20, 2010, the BP Deepwater Horizon oil platform exploded off the coast of Louisiana, rupturing the Macondo exploration well below it.
Galapagos Islands
This photo of two amorous Galapagos green turtles was taken by Andrew Morffew. The Galapagos green turtle, which is a subspecies of the green sea turtle, is the only subpopulation of sea turtle to nest in the islands. It is quite a bit smaller than other green sea turtle species.
Galapagos Islands
Last year, World Wildlife Fund’s Heather Finn and Kristina Griffin traveled to the Galapagos Islands for the first time. Heather works as Manager of Digital User Experience, and Kristina is Deputy Director for Cause Marketing Program. It was tough for them to narrow it down, but here are their top four moments in the Galapagos.
