30 Years of Nature Travel with Nat Hab Founder & President Ben Bressler
For Ben Bressler, Nat Hab’s founder and president, an early interest in nature was cultivated in a rather unlikely place: suburban Maplewood, New Jersey. A...
Wendy Redal
Wendy Redal
Wendy’s passions are travel, nature, conservation and communication, which intersect in her position as Nat Hab’s Editorial Director. Incorrigibly peripatetic, Wendy has been to more than 65 countries and all 50 states. Among her most magical wildlife encounters are snorkeling with sea lions in the Galapagos, sitting face to face with a silverback gorilla in the mountains of Africa, and watching a huge brown bear calmly amble by just feet away in the wilderness of Alaska's Katmai National Park.
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Travelers rescue injured sled dog: Trauma surgeon in Nat Hab group saves dog’s life in makeshift ‘clinic’
Dogs in the office at Nat Hab’s Colorado headquarters are nothing new, since our dog-friendly policy has been a long-standing feature. But a few days ago w...
Wendy Redal
Franklin Ship Missing 169 Years Discovered in the Canadian Arctic
World’s Greatest Maritime Mystery Solved: Check out this EXCITING NEWS involving One Ocean Expeditions, one of Nat Hab’s adventure cruise operators! Search...
Wendy Redal
Why Wilderness Matters: The Wilderness Act Turns 50
An experience of the world’s vanishing wild places is the heart of what we offer at Natural Habitat Adventures. Anyone who has traveled with us to the Cana...
Wendy Redal
See Our Guest's Baby Tiger Photos from India!
When fewer than 3,200 tigers remain in the wild, it’s a big deal to catch even a glimpse of this elusive, rarely seen cat. But when you time a visit to one...
Wendy Redal
Join Us on a Soft, Sunny Adventure in Europe's Top-Rated Country!
Nope, it’s not Spain. Not Italy. France? Mais non. Europe’s #1 country is… Portugal! That’s what readers of USA Today say: The newspaper has just announced...
Wendy Redal
Pallas's Cats Migrating Upward, Now in Nepal
Pallas’s cats, previously only seen in the steppes of Central Asia, have been spotted in Nepal for the first time this winter. Images of the small wi...
Wendy Redal
Help Jane Goodall Celebrate Her 80th Birthday!
On April 3, Jane Goodall turns 80. But that milestone seems to be just a number for the renowned primatologist and indefatigable conservation pioneer who s...
Wendy Redal
Banner Year for Whales in Baja!
Early February census numbers indicate a record number of Pacific gray whales in San Ignacio Lagoon this winter – the highest number since census keeping i...
Wendy Redal
An Elegy – and a Hope – for Elephants
A PERSONAL REFLECTION ON THE U.S. IVORY CRUSH Two years ago when I was on safari in Botswana, I saw my first herd of wild elephants. We heard them first—a ...
Wendy Redal
Poachers Kill 300 Elephants in Zimbabwe Using Cyanide
I’m always more enthused to share conservation success stories than grim accounts of wildlife devastation, but it’s crucial for the Good Nature community t...
Wendy Redal
Choosing a Tour Operator: 6 Questions to Ask
If you’re reading Good Nature, chances are you are a traveler who cares about the Earth and its inhabitants, both animal and human. As a traveler, you hold...
Wendy Redal
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 ...
Wendy Redal
Kayaking Portugal’s River of Wine
With December’s chill enveloping northern Portugal’s Douro Valley, the searing heat of summer is a faded memory. The dark grapes, hanging heavy on the vine...
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 proo...
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 Swee...
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 be...
Wendy Redal
World Elephant Day
Elephants have had a bad year, especially in the Central African nation of Cameroon. Earlier in 2012, a band of heavily armed poachers invaded Bouba N̵...
Wendy Redal
