Conservation
We are proud to announce the establishment of the Maasai Mara Wildlife Conservancies Association (MMWCA). Natural Habitat Adventures and our Nairobi-based office, Natural Habitat Safaris, contributed $5,000 to this effort to protect the wildlife, Maasai people and wilderness within these conservancies.
Nature & Wildlife
This awe-inspiring time-lapse video captured hundreds of thousands of wildebeest fighting across the Mara River from Tanzania into Kenya. Amazingly, in just thirty minutes as many as ten thousand wildebeest are able to cross the river! It took five days for the photographers to record the entire crossing.
News & More
It is with heavy hearts that we share the news that Suni, one of the last northern white rhinos in the world, was found dead in his boma (hut) on Friday at Ol Pejeta Conservancy, in Kenya’s Laikipia region.
Nature & Wildlife
On Tuesday, September 16, 2014, 13 countries that have wild tiger populations agreed to take part in a global census of the endangered big cats. The hope is that this count will then lead to improved policies to protect them in order to meet a goal of doubling their numbers by 2022—a plan known as Tx2.
Conservation
When you travel the world to see unique wildlife and diverse landscapes, you are also helping the local communities you visit! Saturday is the UN’s World Tourism Day and this year’s theme is “Tourism & Community Development”, a subject near and dear to our hearts at Nat Hab and WWF.
News & More
This week Nat Hab Creative Director Mark Hickey flew to Vancouver, British Columbia for a press check of the newest catalog from the company responsible for the World’s Greatest Nature Journeys. Once again, the catalog is printed on 100% PCW FSC certified paper. What is 100% PCW?
Videos
Described as “An around-the-world journey celebrating our sacred Earth; six-years in the making … seven continents … 24 countries,” Terra Sacra—the six-minute film that you are about to see, below—is an unforgettable, time-lapse journey to our planet’s ancient monuments and most remote landscapes.
Videos
It isn’t easy being an orphaned elephant, but since its creation in 1977, the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust has offered hope for the future of Kenya’s threatened elephant and rhino populations. The “Orphan’s Project” is the most successful orphaned elephant rescue and rehabilitation program in the world.
Nature & Wildlife
Africa’s Great Migration has long been a symbol of the continent’s abundant wildlife. The Serengeti Plains fill with millions of wildebeests and other animals, all traveling from the Ngorongoro region in Tanzania to the Maasai Mara in Kenya in search of food and water as the seasons change.
Nature & Wildlife
By Marsea Nelson, guest blogger for WWF Travel Many safari-goers travel to Africa with the hopes of seeing the “Big Five” and other iconic animals like the stunning giraffe and imposing hippo. But what about the less flashy animals that some travelers overlook?
Videos
While it’s never been easy to make your living as an animal in Africa, wildlife presently residing there face even more challenges than their ancestors did. For example, in the last four months in Kenya alone, poachers have killed 18 rhinos and 51 elephants.
Nature & Wildlife
Go on a safari in Africa and you’ll hear plenty about the “Big 5.” The term originally referred to the top five species that hunters sought on their bucket list but has now evolved to mean the top five big mammals in Africa—those being the lion, elephant, Cape buffalo, leopard and rhino.
