Posted in Wildlife on Dec 28th, 2011 No Comments »
Test your knowledge of the wild world by taking these quizzes on the WWF Travel Blog. WWF’s 50th Anniversary Bear in Mind Birds of the Galapagos Endemic species of Madagascar Great Apes
Posted in Travel tips on Dec 21st, 2011 1 Comment »
The priority when packing for an expedition to Svalbard, Coastal Alaska or another cold destination is to load up on outerwear. Waterproof jackets and pants aren’t enough; the key to staying warm enough in a cold weather destination is in the accessories. Here are my picks for the top items to pack for an Arctic [...]
Posted in Featured tours, Wildlife on Dec 19th, 2011 No Comments »
The pronghorn faces many challenges—both natural and manmade—during its seasonal migration from Saskatchewan, Canada to Montana. It is the only large mammal in the southern half of North America exhibiting long-distance migration, one of the most dramatic, yet imperiled, biological phenomena. WWF’s Dennis Jorgensen was recently featured on an episode of the PBS series This [...]
Posted in Special offers on Dec 15th, 2011 No Comments »
Just announced: Take $1,000 per person off our March 30 Galapagos voyage! We’re making it easier to travel to one of the world’s most fascinating wildlife destinations with this new special offer. Travel March 30-April 9, 2012, aboard a 20-person yacht, and interact with nature like nowhere else on the planet. With the best guide-to-traveler [...]
Posted in WWF news on Dec 13th, 2011 No Comments »
In 1572, a group of Spanish sailors that was fleeing South America was pushed by the South Equatorial Current into the Galapagos Islands. Having no navigational charts with them, the sailors referred to these newly found lands as the Islas Encantadas (Bewitched Islands) because they seemed to appear and disappear before their eyes in the [...]
Posted in Featured tours on Dec 9th, 2011 No Comments »
Where: In the central Mexican highlands state of Michoacán, a steep climb up from the mountain town of Angangueo. What’s there: Mexico’s only public Monarch butterfly sanctuary, which becomes carpeted, wallpapered and otherwise drenched in orange and black butterflies each winter. Why it’s notable: El Rosario is the most accessible of Mexico’s five protected wintering [...]
Posted in Special offers on Dec 8th, 2011 No Comments »
We are pleased to have our travel partner Natural Habitat Adventures as a supporter of WWF and The Coca-Cola Company’s Arctic Home initiative to protect polar bears. Mention “Arctic Home” when you sign up for a 2012 Classic Polar Bear Adventure and get $250 off per person.* Review terms, or call NatHab at 800-543-8917 for [...]
Posted in Q-and-A on Dec 6th, 2011 1 Comment »
WWF’s Whitney Kent recently traveled to Africa with her family to see mountain gorillas in the wild. We caught up with her to talk about the experience. How long did you have to hike before spotting the mountain gorillas? Was it a difficult climb? We did two gorilla treks in two separate days. The first [...]