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Natural Habitat Philanthropy

Conservation travel has transformative power. It can benefit communities, safeguard wildlife and preserve cultural heritage. In addition to our conservation travel partnership with World Wildlife Fund, which we established in 2003, Natural Habitat Adventures also engages in various philanthropic initiatives in the places we visit. Nat Hab's commitment to conservation and sustainable development has inspired our leadership role in boosting grassroots efforts in destinations our guests have come to know and love. We actively pursue innovative efforts to conserve the environment and promote the welfare of these local communities.

If you are in charge of a sustainability project that aligns with our values in places we operate, or if you wish to learn more about our existing projects, please email us, or call Court Whelan, NHA's director of sustainability, at 800-543-8917.

Current Nat Hab Philanthropy Projects

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Bike Town Africa

Assisting in transportation for health care workers in rural sub-Saharan communities, Bike Town Africa has provided more than 2,000 bicycles for healthcare staff to work at hospitals, clinics and schools.

Bornean Sun Bear Conservation Center

Nat Hab has adopted Wawa, an endangered sun bear that lives at a rehabilitation center we visit in Borneo, covering a full year of her care in hope that she will eventually be released back into the wild.

Bwindi Community School

Helping raise the bar for students from kindergarten through college who live near Uganda’s endangered mountain gorillas, Nat Hab is improving infrastructure at a local school, including six new flush toilets.

Charles Darwin Foundation

For conservation projects to succeed, decision makers need to be armed with sound scientific research, and Nat Hab proudly supports this organization's solid science-based conservation in the Galapagos.

Churchill Anglican Church Restoration

In this small northern community where polar bears prowl the shore of Hudson Bay, an important building used for community and visitor programs is receiving some much-needed upgrades.

Darwin Animal Doctors

In the process of improving the lives of Galapagos Island pets, vets are protecting the islands' native wildlife through free veterinary care, including crucial parvo and distemper vaccinations for local dogs.

Ecology Project International

Local scientists and educators in the Galapagos are giving conservation a grassroots boost by increasing science literacy in youth through experiential immersion and hands-on research.

Floreana Biodiversity Heritage Community Campaign

Island Conservation is successfully undertaking an ambitious, multi-phase restoration project that will eradicate invasive species and reestablish native wildlife on the Galapagos island of Floreana.

Garifuna Community School

This school, founded to sustain cultural identity and values among Belize’s Garifuna people, is purchasing new traditional attire and drums to use at local celebrations and performances.

Glacier National Park Climate Film

A Nat Hab Expedition Leader is making a film about how climate change affects pristine and fragile environments, and Glacier National Park is a prime example of these impacts.

Madagascar Biodiversity Partnership

The elusive aye-aye lemur, one of Madagascar’s rarest and least understood animals, is the focus of more intense scientific study in order to better understand how to save it from extinction.

Mbuga School Shelter

Ndali Lodge, an eco-conscious property where Nat Hab stays during our Uganda gorilla safaris, is building a secondary school building for the community, adding much-needed classrooms for local kids.

Monarch Mural Restoration

A colorful mural depicting a timeline of local history at the center of Angangueo, the center of monarch butterfly ecotourism in Mexico, received a full-scale restoration by local artists.

Primary School in Karatu

Inspired by our groups' visits while on safari in Tanzania, and by the school's demonstrated need, Gyekrumalambo Primary School is now supported by Nat Hab Philanthropy as its primary benefactor.

Punta Banco Sea Turtle Nesting Project

Community-wide efforts have helped save and relocate hundreds of turtle nests in Costa Rica, and we’ve adopted 50 nests in support of this sustainable turtle protection program on the Pacific coast.

Ride4AWoman

Uganda’s Buhoma village women started a successful bike rental business outside Bwindi National Park that is seeding other women-owned entrepreneurial efforts, adding a need for two new sewing machines.

Wild Macaw Project

Following a successful reintroduction of scarlet macaws, Costa Rica’s Wild Macaw Association is conducting ecological research, habitat protection and community development in the birds' native habitat.

Yellowstone Forever Wolf Project

Wolf research and monitoring in and around Yellowstone National Park is critical to the long-term health of wild wolves, and we continue to fund the annual collaring of a wolf for a year of scientific study.

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