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Bears, lynx, wolves and wildcats used to roam the lands that today make up Great Britain. European brown bears, however, have been extinct there since at least the early Middle Ages—and possibly even earlier. British lynx disappeared around 700 A.D., due to hunting and habitat destruction. And by the turn of the 16th century, wolves were extinct in England and Wales.
Conservation
When I was little, I learned about dinosaurs and extinction in the same breath. Those tree trunk sized leg bones I saw at the museum belonged to animals that died out millions of years ago. Why? There was some cosmic, massive event that killed the giants of Earth’s ancient history.
Nature & Wildlife
Every Friday, we choose our favorite photo of the week from our Wildlife Photo of the Day website. This week we chose A sloth mom and young in Panama. Photographer Lisa Wakida got this awesome shot in Bastimentos Island, Bocas Del Toro in Panama. Have you taken some amazing wildlife photos during your travels?
Conservation
Each year, conservationists celebrate International Polar Bear Day by bringing attention to polar bears and the threats they face. The single largest challenge that wild polar bears face is climate change. With warmer temperatures, the sea ice is melting, reducing hunting, breeding and sleeping areas for polar bears.
Conservation
The free online resource aims to empower tourism to lessen their impact on the planet via proven best practices from Nat Hab’s 2019 Zero Waste case study We are excited to release Nat Hab’s 12 Lessons for Less Travel Waste, a comprehensive guide of best practices designed to challenge travel companies to improve their…
Alaska
Katmai National Park is a realm of untrammeled rivers, pristine streams and clear lakes. The park and the greater Alaska Peninsula are part of the Bristol Bay Watershed, which, according to World Wildlife Fund, is the most productive salmon ecosystem in North America.
Nature & Wildlife
Every Friday, we choose our favorite photo of the week from our Wildlife Photo of the Day website. This week we chose a Gentoo Penguins in Antarctica! Photographer Kevin Fohrer took this shot of Gentoo penguins jumping off an iceberg in Port Charcot, Antarctica. Have you taken some amazing wildlife photos during your travels?
Conservation
In the environmental world, it’s sometimes characterized as the classic debate: should wild areas be preserved for their intrinsic qualities, or should they be conserved for their resources?
Conservation
Nat Hab is pleased to share that the FortWhyte Alive Class Act project in Winnipeg, Canada, has been selected to receive a philanthropy grant for the coming year. The $2,500 will sponsor 10 classroom field trips for students at underserved schools, allowing 250 children to reconnect with the natural world.
Nature & Wildlife
Every Friday, we choose our favorite photo of the week from our Wildlife Photo of the Day website. This week we chose a rare polka-dotted zebra in Africa! Photographer Ratish Nair captured this moment in the Masai Mara, Kenya Have you taken some amazing wildlife photos during your travels?
African Safaris
More than 350 types of frogs live in Madagascar, the world’s fourth largest island after Greenland, New Guinea and Borneo. The nation stretches across 226,917 square miles (approximately the size of France or Texas) off the coast of East Africa. This gives Madagascar possibly the highest frog diversity per square mile of any country in the world.
Nature & Wildlife
Every Friday, we choose our favorite photo of the week from our Wildlife Photo of the Day website. This week we chose a whale shark in Mexico! Photographer Paola Ruffo caught this awesome shot in La Paz, Mexico! Have you taken some amazing wildlife photos during your travels?
