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Canada & the North
Have you reduced, reused or recycled recently? If not, this is your reminder to go green in honor of Global Recycling Day! Global Recycling Day was created in 2018 to highlight the important role recycling plays in preserving natural resources and securing a sustainable future for our planet.
African Safaris
In the vast African wilderness, where the rhythms of nature echo through savannas, forests and wetlands, remarkable women stand as guardians and providers. From smallholder farmers to leaders of conservation movements, their tireless efforts, unwavering commitment and groundbreaking work shape the future of conservation.
Asia & The Pacific
Talk about a life of adventure. As a child, Nat Hab adventure director Emily Kleinburd immersed herself in wildlife encyclopedias, devoured nature documentaries, toured national parks and begged (her words) her parents to go birding.
Travel Tales
International Women’s Day, held each year on March 8, is a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. The day also marks a call to action for accelerating women’s equality.
Conservation
We’re overjoyed to share that The WYldlife Fund, a Nat Hab Philanthropy partner, recently spearheaded considerable efforts to fund the HWY189 South Kemmerer Wildlife Crossing Project in Wyoming. To say that they were successful is an understatement.
Nature & Wildlife
I think of February and March as a miniseason, that of northern lights. This time of year provides an opportune moment to turn your gaze to winter’s night skies.
Churchill Polar Bears
February 27 is International Polar Bear Day! Nat Hab is celebrating the Queen of the North by taking a deep dive into her Arctic realm and unearthing the truth behind her mysterious habits. You won’t want to sleep on what we’ve discovered!
Canada & the North
Many of us are familiar with the tale of Santa Claus and his travels across the world yearly on Christmas Eve, bestowing gifts to every expecting child. His sleigh, elevated into the sky by nine reindeer is a fantasy to some and a lasting tale of wonder for generations of children.
Galapagos Islands
Fascinating news from the Enchanted Isles! Scientists recently discovered a high-temperature hydrothermal vent field of around 50-foot-tall hot chimneys christened “Tortugas.” They also found 15 never-before-seen species, including a “living fossil” mollusk known as a monoplacophoran and a nursery with eggs of Pacific white rays—the second documented in the world (the first being in Canada).
Antarctica & Arctic
On first impression, Antarctica may look barren and less biodiverse than most other places on Earth. But in recent years, we’ve learned that the White Continent is actually overflowing with life; that is, if you include the microscopic kind.
Canada & the North
Many travelers put Iceland on their bucket list to experience the northern lights or the midnight sun. But that is not the only spectacular show of nature that Iceland provides. This island, the second largest in Europe, is right where the North American and Eurasian plate boundaries meet.
News & More
In the popular and now iconic 1975 movie Jaws, directed by Steven Spielberg, a great white shark attacks swimmers during one summer in the fictional beach town of Amity Island, New York. Because of the film, many people came to fear great whites—with good reason.
