Nature & Wildlife Stories

That Magic Otavalo Overload

This post was written by Natural Habitat Adventures Chief Exploratory Officer Olaf Malver. Read more of Olaf's fascinating travel anecdotes on his regular...

iSafari

Top 6 Ways to Experience Botswana

Botswana stretches for 224,607 square miles across the center of southern Africa, with varying landscapes of deltas, deserts and salt pans. The arid Kalahari...

iSafari

Nat Hab President Ben Bressler summits Kilimanjaro on father-son climb…and manages to tell about it

To celebrate his son Finlay’s graduation from high school, Ben Bressler, founder and president of Natural Habitat Adventures, planned a trip a little out of...

Emily Deemer

Yellowstone’s Premier Wolf Guide

Growing up just outside New York City in Montclair, New Jersey, Paul Brown wasn’t a likely candidate to build a career around the wolves of Yellowstone. He...

WWF

Five reasons you’ll love traveling in KAZA during green season (and three reasons why some people might not)

Southern Africa’s “green season” (December – April) is the off season for tourist travel—which makes it a great reason to visit then, as I recently discovered...

About Galapagos

Ecuador Appoints Woman Director of Galapagos National Park

Ecuador is making significant strides in a progressive approach toward conservation and diversity. In March, President Correa designated an additional...

Olaf Malver

Elephant Grand Central Station | Olaf’s Corner

In the wildlife drama that is a Botswana safari, this looked like a virtual demolition zone. We had just stepped out of our kayaks, scouting for an optimal...

iSafari

Elephant Grand Central Station | Olaf’s Corner

In the wildlife drama that is a Botswana safari, this looked like a virtual demolition zone. We had just stepped out of our kayaks, scouting for an optimal...

Peter Davis Krahenbuhl

Exotic Wildlife of Belize

Under water, on land and in the air, few countries on the planet have the readily accessible wildlife diversity of Belize. And if you take into account the...

Nick Grossman

Nat Hab Sponsors 2nd-ever Release of Endangered Sun Bear into the Wild

This summer, the Bornean Sun Bear Conservation Center (BSBCC) in Sabah, Malaysia, will release an endangered sun bear back into the wild for the second time...

iSafari

Secret to Giraffes’ Long Necks Revealed

When you think of giraffes, what is the first image that comes to mind? Most likely, it’s their famously long necks — an extraordinary feature that has...

WWF

Nature is worth protecting

Remember when you were young? Did you play outside? Did you explore? World Wildlife Fund and Natural...

iSafari

Spectacular Safari Photos From Tanzania’s Great Migration

Every year the endless plains of the Serengeti host the migrations of vast herds of wildebeest and zebras. As these animals seek out new grass that grows in...

iSafari

Mahale: Much More Than Chimps

After seeing the mountain gorillas in Rwanda, I knew my next wildlife travel experience needed to be seeing the chimpanzees in Tanzania. Mahale Mountains...

iSafari

Bush Walk in Africa: Reconnecting with Your Roots

Though our Kenya Migration safari had an endless number of highlights (including a lion-leopard standoff with two leopard cubs hiding in a den, a cheetah kill...

iSafari

Wild Dogs: A Rare Encounter in Botswana

This travel tale is brought to you by Megan Bryant, iSafari.com Adventure Director Last month, I was enjoying a stay at Savuti Camp in the Linyanti Reserve of...

Court Whelan, Ph.D.

Monarch Butterflies are Making a Rebound

Newsworthy, noteworthy, and utterly fascinating. Monarch butterflies routinely make the news—for good reason. The migration of the monarch butterfly is...

About Galapagos

Rediscovery of ‘Extinct’ Giant Tortoises in the Galapagos Islands

The Galápagos Islands, famed for the adaptive wonders of its unique species, had humble beginnings with just 15 original species evolving to make the islands...

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