Every photographer — amateur and professional — who’s been on a Natural Habitat Adventures trip is familiar with that catch-in-the-throat feeling when a wild animal comes within close range of your camera lens. And if you’re quiet and patient, often something magical happens: a whale breaches on your side of the Zodiac, or a polar [...]
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Bear Cubs Rescued from Dumpster
All bear cubs appear to be incredibly curious, and black bear cubs are no exception. However, this penchant for wanderlust and exploration can sometimes result in some thrilling — but not exactly welcome — adventures. Watch this one-minute video posed by Sliced Tea on YouTube. Mother bear is frantic: three of her cubs have fallen [...]
Smartphone Apps Pinpoint Wildlife Sightings in Yellowstone, But Is That a Good Idea?
Yellowstone National Park has often been called the “Serengeti of the North,” and there’s nothing more exciting than venturing into its backcountry or famed Lamar and Hayden Valleys in hopes of coming across a herd of bison, pronghorn, or a pack of wolves. And if you’re lucky enough to be able to visit the park [...]
Crittercam: Grizzly Bear Catches a Salmon
Photos of grizzly bears catching salmon over Brooks Falls in Alaska (such as the one above, taken by Steve Morello) have become iconic images for the state and for the still-wild areas of America in general. And anyone who has been to Brooks has witnessed heart-thumping scenes just like this one. But here’s a twist [...]
Rare Gorilla Footage
The recent popularity of trail cams and camera traps has resulted in some pretty amazing footage of the natural world, such as that of Bhutan’s mountain tigers and a cougar’s epic journey. On May 9, 2012, another amazing “catch” was made: National Geographic captured a view of Cameroon’s Cross River gorillas. Of all of the [...]
Ten Things the Galápagos Islands Taught Me
If you’re a parent, brother, sister, aunt, uncle, grandparent, or friend, you probably know someone who was part of Graduation 2012. And at this time of year, young, degree-holding students are being bombarded with tips and advice during countless graduation speeches across the country. So in a Natural-Habitat-Adventures-kind-of-way, I’d like to offer my own list [...]
