The Enchanted Islands: Extraordinary Galapagos Encounters
By Alyssa Corasanti, WWF The Galapagos Islands, situated in the Pacific Ocean, are renowned for their diverse ecosystem. The islands, many of them perfectly ...
Nat Hab Philanthropy Supports Sole Communal Library in the Galapagos
Alongside our conservation travel partnership with World Wildlife Fund established in 2003, Natural Habitat Adventures supports numerous philanthropic initia...
Journey Across Mongolia: From Steppe to Desert and Mountains
Few places deliver such dramatic contrasts in a single journey as Mongolia. From the vast openness of the steppe, where wild horses graze beneath endless ski...
Clean Air Matters
The term “air pollution,” according to the World Health Organization (WHO), is the contamination of the indoor or outdoor environment by any biological,...
A Tale of Two Tuscan Journeys: Food, Memory and the Art of Living Fully
The summer of 2003 was sweltering across Europe. I was seven years old, about to turn eight, when my family and two others flew to Italy and settled into a v...
Polar Bears Find Their Way Home
By Nat Hab Expedition Leader Katrina Rosen Originally, polar bears were believed to be one large family that interacted with one another and aimlessly wand...
An Expedition Leader’s Extraordinary Northern Lights Adventure in Churchill
By Nat Hab Expedition Leader Eddy Savage As a year-round Expedition Leader with Natural Habitat Adventures, part of my annual circuit of trips has me leadi...
Women in Conservation: 5 Primatologists You Should Know
Follow in the footsteps of five trailblazing women who transformed primatology and became powerful forces in the fight to protect great apes. Jane Goodall Dr...
Savoring Tuscany’s Seasons and Sagre Festivals
Tuscany has always been a place where the senses intertwine—where art, architecture and cuisine meet in a harmony of light and flavor. This is the land of ...
The Benefits of Being a “Birdbrain”
The word birdbrain became a common slang term for a stupid person in the early 20th century. And while it’s still sometimes used as an insult, it’s a mis...
Up Close with Brown Bears in Katmai: A Grizzly Viewing Experience Like No Other
By Mac Mirabile, World Wildlife Fund Walking in Bear Country: A Thrilling Start Walking past fresh bear tracks in Katmai is an exhilarating experience. Each ...
When Is the Best Time to Go to Alaska to See Grizzly Bears?
Our adventures in Katmai National Park and Preserve vary widely from month to month due to differences in bear behavior and activity. Find out the best time ...
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Women in Conservation: 5 Primatologists You Should Know
Follow in the footsteps of five trailblazing women who transformed primatology and became powerful forces in the fight to protect great apes. Jane Goodall Dr...
Saving Species from Extinction
Around the world, the variety of living things—defined as biodiversity—is declining, as increasing numbers of species face the risk of extinction. For ex...
Southeastern Greenland: A Land of Contrasts
By Andrea Norgren, Senior Manager of Communications at World Wildlife Fund’s Global Arctic Program My trip to southeastern Greenland in August was an...
Conservation Twists
Conservation is a complex and multifaceted undertaking, requiring the concerted efforts of communities, governments, individuals and organizations to safegua...
The Earth We Share: Why Environmental Justice Matters
Our Shared Canvas “We need joy as we need air. We need love as we need water. We need each other as we need the Earth we share.” – Maya Angelou...
Sustainability Champions: Inside Nepal’s Award-Winning Kopila Valley School
This is a story about sustainable community development, conservation education and the power we each have to make a difference. For me, it’s about a lot ...
The Jaguar ID Project: A New Chapter in Protecting Brazil’s Biggest Cat
Picture an expanse of wetlands so vast it’s five times larger than the Florida Everglades—an enormous freshwater floodplain pulsing with a near-constant ...
The Galapagos Islands: A Symphony of Biodiversity
By Abel Valdivia, WWF Lead Marine Conservation Scientist The Galapagos Islands, a remote tropical paradise nested in the heart of the Eastern Pacific Ocean, ...
The Peculiar Story of How the Puffin Returned to Maine
The year is 1886, and you’ve just moved from the verdant countryside to the urban sprawl of the big city. Billowing smokestacks have replaced your morning ...
The Galapagos Tortoises Reviving an Island’s Ecosystem
When English naturalist Charles Darwin first arrived in the Galapagos Islands in 1835, he noted the differences in giant tortoises from island to island. Wh...
Land of the Thunder Dragon: Discover the Kingdom of Bhutan
Because it closed itself off to the rest of the world for so many centuries, Bhutan is still a country shrouded in mystery and legend. Its very first visitor...
Nat Hab’s Rescued Gear Program: Giving Travel Gear a Second Life
Behind the Scenes of an Eco-Friendly Travel Gear Revolution At Natural Habitat Adventures, we’ve always believed that responsible travel means more than tr...
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