Nature & Wildlife
For hundreds of years, polar bears have been migrating though Churchill to make their way across the frozen Hudson Bay. I was excited to be in the “polar bear capital of the world” to see these awesome creatures but as I exited the plane I was immediately concerned by the mild temperatures.
Travel Tales
I have always dreamed about seeing polar bears in their natural habitat and experiencing the brisk breeze of the Canadian tundra, but once my foot stepped off the plane in Churchill, Manitoba, my heart raced as I prepared to live the dream and have my breath taken away.
Conservation
I never truly appreciated the importance of the polar bear as a mascot for global warming and climate change until I saw these magnificent creatures up close and personal on a WWF/Natural Habitat trip to the “Polar Bear Capital of the World,” in Churchill, Canada.
Nature & Wildlife
While visiting the tiny little village of Churchill with WWF & Natural Habitat Adventures, we were lucky enough to witness a “polar bear lift,” a critical tool in the polar bear conservation toolbox—and one of the coolest things I’ve ever seen.
Videos
Big, charismatic fauna and the large terrains and environments they live in—such as polar bears in the Arctic and whales in the world’s oceans—are always captivating.
Travel Tales
If, like me, you like to travel, there’s probably one particular place away from home that just seems to stick in your heart and head—the one spot where your wanderlust was first awakened.
Nature Photography
Valentines Day is upon us and it is a time to show those closest to us how much we truly love them. We have compiled a list of some of our favorite photos of animals showing some love for each other.
Travel Tales
The lands that we come from are certainly a big part of who we are. When people ask at first meeting, “Where are you from?,” they’re trying to get a sense of who you are in a shorthand way—what influences have shaped your thinking and which issues are important to you.
Conservation
Few baby animals are more adorable than a roly-poly white polar bear cub. So it’s no wonder that Siku has stolen the hearts of the world via the Polar Bear Cam at Denmark’s Scandinavian Wildlife Park. Siku was born Nov. 22, 2011 to Ilka, the park’s female polar bear.
Conservation
While polar bears have long been at the forefront of concerns over climate change, International Polar Bear Day — which happens every year on February 27 — has been set aside to draw special attention to their plight.
News & More
“Polar bear season” has come to a close in Churchill for another year as the bears have moved far out onto the frozen reaches of Hudson Bay in search of the seals that comprise the bulk of their diet.
News & More
Question: What do Natural Habitat Adventures and globe-trotting foodie travel expert Andrew Zimmern have in common? Well, speaking just for myself, I would NOT say it’s a shared taste for fish heads, pig’s ears and assorted fried, boiled or raw bugs. (Andrew is host of the Travel Channel’s popular “Bizarre Foods” show.)
