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A New Whale Species Is Found Living in the Gulf of Mexico

Whales are fascinating beings. After living on the land for a while, their ancestors chose to go back to the sea; they have their own, complicated cultures;...

Candice Gaukel Andrews

Good News: Pikas Now Predicted to Persist

A relative of rabbits, tiny, cute and charismatic American pikas typically live in cool, mountain environments and find refuge from the hot sun under boulders...

Emily Goodheart

Canada Is Opening (and the Polar Bears Are Waiting)

I'm sure by now you've heard the news that so many of us have eagerly waited for—Canada will open its borders to vaccinated Americans on August 9th. We join...

Candice Gaukel Andrews

News on Kangaroos and an Australia Atlas of Nature

Kangaroos have become iconic poster children for Australia’s great outback. But although the kangaroo is a national emblem for the country, some locals also...

WWF

10 Facts About the Panama Canal

In 1914, the Panama Canal joined the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, changing international trade forever. The 50-mile-long pathway through the Isthmus of Panama...

Candice Gaukel Andrews

Studying the Structure of Giant Sequoias to Keep Us Safer

Yosemite National Park’s massive mountains—such as El Capitan, one of the world’s tallest monoliths—and its many waterfalls—such as Yosemite Falls, which...

Candice Gaukel Andrews

New Discovery Shows Mayans Valued Essential Workers, Too

One of the many things that the COVID-19 pandemic has taught us is how important essential workers are to our own well-being and to society as a whole....

Candice Gaukel Andrews

Feel Like Screaming? Iceland Wants to Help.

Shelter-in-place orders. Mask-wearing edicts. Quarantine guidelines. Social-distancing rules. Flatten-the-curve requirements. Temperature-taking regulations....

Hannah Wagner

Watch: WWF’s VP of Ocean Conservation discuss the Galapagos

Earlier this summer, Lauren Spurrier, WWF’s Vice President of Ocean Conservation joined Natural Habitat Adventures’ Daily Dose webinar series to talk about...

Hannah Wagner

Watch: WWF Plastic Expert, Erin Simon, Answers Your Questions

Earlier this month, WWF’s Head of Plastic Waste and Business, Erin Simon took to Nat Hab’s Instagram to answer questions about recycling, reducing waste, and...

Natural Habitat Adventures

Culinary Wonders of Portugal: 7 Recipes to Try at Home

We know most of our guests don’t choose our nature adventures for the food, although it’s generally excellent. On our Portugal kayaking adventure, however,...

Wendy Redal

Escape Artists: Nat Hab Staff Get Travelers Home During Covid Crisis

After a frenzied stretch in March with international borders unexpectedly closing like dominoes, all Nat Hab travelers around the world returned safely home,...

Natural Habitat Adventures

WWF Celebrates #ArtForEarth—A Movement of Creative Self-Expression for Nature

In honor of the 50th Anniversary of Earth Day last week, World Wildlife Fund asked its fans to use their creativity to connect to nature and people around the...

Natural Habitat Adventures

Comfort Food for Quarantine—7 Soup & Stew Recipes from Our Botswana Safaris

On any Nat Hab trip, it's the charismatic wildlife and breathtaking vistas that take center stage, but there's something else our travelers frequently come...

Ben Bressler

Women in the Light—An Account of Our First Ever Women-Only Adventure

In tough times, I think about my mother. I know that might seem odd for a fella in his 50s, but, like all moms, she was pretty special. My mother was an...

WWF

5 Activities to Explore Our World From Home

These are difficult times. As you have likely started to feel the impacts of the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic in your community, we hope you're taking...

Hannah Wagner

9 Nat Hab destinations from NYT’s 52 places to visit in 2020

Every year, the New York Times names 52 places as top destinations to visit. This year, nine Nat Hab destinations made the list. Some destinations are making...

Emily Goodheart

A World on Fire: Battling Blazes in Borneo’s Rainforests

Forest fires hit home particularly hard in 2019, as people in every corner of the Earth watched the world burn. Abnormal Arctic fires occurred in Alaska,...

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