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Celebrating Women Who Tell Our Stories March is Women’s History Month, a holiday designated by presidential proclamation to reflect on the often-overlooked contributions of women to United States history.
Latin America
By Nat Hab Expedition Leader Jimmy Nguyen El Rosario in the Afternoon — A Warm Welcome Even before clambering out of our open-topped truck, our Nat Hab group was greeted by butterflies as they streamed down from El Rosario Butterfly Sanctuary, one of several sanctuaries within the 129,000-acre Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve.
Canada & the North
By Nat Hab Expedition Leader Eddy Savage Iceland is well known around the world as the land of fire and ice and is one of the rawest places I have had the pleasure of exploring.
Latin America
By Mac Mirabile, Senior Director of Analytics at World Wildlife Fund A solitary monarch butterfly flutters along a dusty path leading our group of eager eco-tourists toward the monarch’s wintering home high among the oyamel fir and pine trees of the Sierra Madre mountains in Michoacán, Mexico.
African Safaris
Often, the numbers seem to look bad for African rhinos. Right now, the statistics show that these animals are rapidly declining in core, state-run reserves, such as South Africa’s Kruger National Park. Currently—much like with tigers—more than half of the continent’s remaining rhinoceroses are now on private lands.
Conservation
Although sometimes heart-wrenching to discover on our nature outings, the animal carcasses that we may come across play an important role in the functioning of healthy ecosystems. The animal remains not only provide food for many carrion-eating species, their nutrients also contribute to the significantly increased growth of surrounding plants.
Nature & Wildlife
We know that only a small percentage of what we understand comes from words. Tone, body language and rhythm all come together to help communicate a message, whether we’re conscious of them or not. Animals also use multiple forms of communication to express how they’re feeling, what they want, or if there’s danger nearby.
Nature & Wildlife
Octopuses are the weirdly wonderful ocean animals who have blue blood, changeable colors and the ability to use tools. However, they’re probably most famous for having eight arms—which they can regrow—and bulbous heads. But even with all that, there’s so much more to these cryptic creatures.
Conservation
Welcome to the wonderful world of podcasts! Especially ones that deal with nature, wildlife, conservation and travel—all topics we care dearly about. There are so many great podcasts available now that provide in-depth coverage of everything from travel trends to conversation efforts to wildlife encounters that you’ll be spoiled for choice.
Canada & the North
With International Polar Bear Day on February 27, we’re drawing attention to the King of the Arctic’s plight in a warming world. A global leader in sustainable and conservation-focused tourism, Nat Hab has been taking visitors to see polar bears in Churchill, Manitoba—known as the Polar Bear Capital of the World—since 1989.
Conservation
A growing problem Over the last decade, an estimated $23 billion global black market economy for illegal wildlife products has emerged, accelerating the problem into a race against extinction. Some products leading this rising market are rhino horns and elephant ivory, among others like pangolin scales and even live animals.
Nature & Wildlife
Although invisible, noise pollution—defined as consistent exposure to elevated sound levels—is real. Also known as environmental noise or sound pollution, noise pollution often takes a back seat to other concerns, such as air, chemical and water pollution, since it cannot be seen, smelled or tasted. Sound is measured in decibels.
