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Outside Magazine Names Nat Hab "Outfitter of the Year"

Outside magazine has announced its annual travel awards, and guess who nabbed the top adventure travel company spot? We did! Outside named Natural Habitat...

Natural Habitat Adventures

Breaking News: Bad Week for Polar Bears

By Ben Bressler NHA Founder & Director I hate to focus on bad news when there are so many great strides being made in conservation worldwide, but I...

Lisa Poppleton

Calling on Mountain Gorillas

The Uganda Minister for Tourism, Wildlife and Antiquities, with the support of The Wildlife Conservation Society, recently checked in with the mountain...

Wendy Redal

CNN Honors Head of Kliptown Youth Project—One of NHA’s Voluntourism Opportunities in Africa!

Never let it be said that the vision of one individual can’t change the lives of many, even in places where resources are very few. Thulani Madondo is proof....

Olaf Malver

Arctic Adventuring In the Footsteps of Fritjof Nansen | Olaf’s Corner

Last August, Olaf Malver led the first-ever exploratory commercial kayaking expedition into the Skjoldungen Fjords of southeast Greenland, in pursuit of...

Wendy Redal

Galapagos Getaway Sweepstakes – Deadline Oct. 31!

Want to win a nature vacation in the Galapagos Islands?? Don't let Halloween pass without entering World Wildlife Fund's Galapagos Getaway Sweepstakes! The...

Wendy Redal

Eight New Mammals Discovered in Peru’s Cloud Forest

As conservation groups like WWF and others fight to protect a multitude of endangered species, it's heartening to learn that new species are still being...

Candice Gaukel Andrews

Landscapes in Our Genes: Tibetans Exhibit the Fastest Genetic Change Ever Observed in Humans

Is there a certain landscape that’s in your blood? Is it the one you were born to, or the one that never fails to inspire you?

Natural Habitat Adventures

Big News: The Debut of Natural Habitat Expeditions!

For several years, Natural Habitat Adventures has been partners with Explorers' Corner, a unique active adventure travel company that explores some of the...

Candice Gaukel Andrews

UNESCO World Heritage 40th Anniversary: Has It Helped Preserve Our Most Treasured Places?

On your bucket list of travel destinations, there are probably several United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) World...

Lisa Poppleton

Wilderness Survival School for Orangutans

A baby orangutan normally spends up to eight years in the full-time care of its mother. She transmits to her young the skills vital to survival during the...

Ben Bressler

My Knucklehead Sons and Their Computers | Ben’s Musings

Even the head of the world’s premiere nature travel company struggles to get his kids — and himself — off the screen and into the woods.

Wendy Redal

Americans Concur: National Parks Beat Theme Parks for a Family Vacation!

Move over, Disney World: From liberal Democrats to Tea Party Republicans, Americans are united when it comes to valuing nature and our national parks, a new...

Lisa Poppleton

Joseph Rock and China’s “Hotspot of Diversity”

The website of Arnold Arboretum at Harvard University includes a section entitled South Central China and Tibet: Hotspot of Diversity. This appellation...

Candice Gaukel Andrews

Dirty Adventure Travel

Antibacterial soaps, alcohol wipes and bleach in our everyday cleaning products have made us focused on eliminating all the germs that we possibly can from...

Wendy Redal

What’s Behind Our New Logo?

Our logo has changed! You may have noticed that our familiar sea lion has been replaced by a stylized letter “N” set against a sphere that represents our...

Lisa Poppleton

A New Refuge for the World’s Rarest Cat

Only 30-35 Amur leopards remain in the wild. Through establishment of a new national park in the Russian Far East, The Land of the Leopard, the World...

Candice Gaukel Andrews

Change of Name: Should “Mount McKinley” Become “Denali”?

Nature surrounds us with an amazing variety of animals, insects, birds, plants and topographic features. To refer to and distinguish the entities in this...

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