Posted in Wildlife on Sep 28th, 2011 No Comments »
June 2011. As the day winds to a close in the High Arctic, we are bathed in bright sunshine, with amazing snow-covered peaks to starboard. Tonight we will experience the most beautiful light in the land of the midnight sun as we continue our journey northward. But this has been a glorious day, filled with [...]
Posted in Special offers on Sep 20th, 2011 No Comments »
Yellowstone is a quiet reserve in the winter, and yet it comes alive as the crowds move out and nature shines. It is a sanctuary for nature lovers like us— a world filled with the mystical howling of wolf packs in the early morning light, shaggy bison foraging for food, elk congregating in vast herds [...]
Posted in Wildlife on Sep 14th, 2011 9 Comments »
Observing great apes in the wild is an unforgettable experience, whether it be orangutans swinging between trees, huge mountain gorillas gently caring for their young, or chimpanzees “knuckle walking”. Take our quiz to find out how well you know these primates. Travel with WWF to see great apes.
Posted in Wildlife on Sep 12th, 2011 2 Comments »
The beluga whale is easily recognizable thanks to its stark white coloring and globular head. Belugas are very social animals, and it’s possible to see pods numbering in the hundreds during a summer trip to Churchill, Canada. 10. Also known as “sea canaries,” belugas are one of the most the most vocal of all whales. [...]
Posted in Featured tours on Sep 9th, 2011 No Comments »
To provide the most flexibility and options to our members, WWF Travel is offering two departures of our always-popular voyage along coastal Alaska. The first departure runs May 12-19, 2012, and includes a $500 per person discount and free airfare between Seattle and Alaska. The second departure is during the high season, running June 9-16, [...]
Posted in Photography, Q-and-A, Snorkeling on Sep 5th, 2011 No Comments »
Professional marine photojournalist Mauricio Handler has been capturing wildlife images for decades. It wasn’t until 2007, however, while leading a scuba diving outing in the Galapagos, that Handler, saw his first whale shark. Several years later he began photographing the world’s largest fish off the coast of Cancun, Mexico, where he sometimes finds schools by [...]
Posted in WWF news on Sep 2nd, 2011 No Comments »
CONSERVATION NEWS Leaders in various western Pacific islands, including Micronesia, together have taken important strides toward protecting sharks by establishing the world’s largest shark sanctuary. It covers two million square miles of ocean. Two men are on trial in Madagascar for trying to smuggle nearly 200 of some of the world’s rarest tortoises out of [...]
Posted in WWF news on Sep 1st, 2011 No Comments »
Namibia not only boasts vast and spectacular landscapes and diverse, plentiful flora and fauna, but also one of the greatest African wildlife recovery stories ever told. Caroline Behringer, a member of WWF’s Media & External Affairs Team, recently took two journalists to see the successes of Namibia’s community conservancy model. The national community-based natural resource [...]