Animals don’t travel like humans do, but they play a part in every human civilization on earth. Here are travel stories that involve animals and animal lovers.
Adventure Among the Leopards: Helping to convince locals to let them live By Sue McVerry The Adventure Begins “Don’t worry, by day three you’ll be experts,” said Alisa, our Expedition Leader. It was our first briefing at Okambara camp deep in the Namibian bush. Eleven of us had arrived that day to begin our volunteer […]
Ireland: Ginger Warder goes to Ireland and follows the path of her favorite author, Nora Roberts learning to fly a hawk with a falconer.
Ranching the Moose in Kostroma, Russia By Nikita Krivtsov Moose are common in northern Russia. The ‘wild animal crossing’ signs one can see here and there on the roads in Russia, suppose the moose crossing. But the idea of seeing the moose staying in the stables like cows was very inspiring one. Kostroma, about 200 miles […]
Monkeying Around at Jigokudani Monkey Park in Nagano By Greg Roensch As I walked along the snow-covered path, I couldn’t have asked for better conditions for my first visit to Jigokudani Monkey Park. Heavy snowfall overnight had blanketed the area with a frosty powder that turned the entire forest into a Japanese winter wonderland. Now, […]
Protecting Wildlife Through Safari Adventures By Luke Dowley As a child, everyone dreams of exploring the wild African savanna. Sleeping under an unbroken canopy of stars, venturing through jungles and planes, and coming face to face with some of the world’s most majestic animals in their natural habitat might make up some of these dreams. […]
Lost World of Borneo By Michael Molyneux Despite being the world’s smallest bear, the Sun bear (Helarctosmalaynus) produces a growl so fearsome that, hearing it from close range, even the most hardened jungle trekker would feel a cold shiver run through their boots. As did our friend and guide, Paul, who once worked for the […]
Watching Wild and Captive Condors at Hacienda Zuleta in Ecuador By Karin-Marijke Vis It was almost like a dance: seven rambunctious AndeanCondors hopping around chunks of mule and calf. On other days the carrion might be alpaca, sheep, or rabbit. Males generally have the first go but Awu is a female that is able to […]
Manitoba: Singing underwater attracts beluga whales, visiting the north country of Northern Manitoba to a lodge where polar bears are all around.
Narwhals in the Arctic: A tour to Repulse Bay takes people up close to these rare sea creatures that are visible swimming in the arctic waters and hunted.
Holding and Cuddling Birds of Prey in Northeast Brazil By Karin-Marijke Vis Percíllio loves his birds. Within minutes of our meeting in Areia Branca, Northeast Brazil, I am drawn into his world in which his strong movements, intense gestures and warm facial expressions demonstrate his one and only passion: rescuing, loving, and caring for birds […]
Stalking Bears in Transylvania By Adam Eagle The car rocks left and right as we hit rocks, potholes, and other unidentified objects. The three of us sit in relative silence, bar the creaking of the Land-Rover as it tackles the forestry road that we currently trundle along – one of many thousands you will still […]
In Off-Season Tulum, More Turtles than Tourists By Valerie Hamilton If the Caribbean’s balmy turquoise charms are doubled by wintry weather at home, the argument could be made they’re halved in close succession to a steamy summer. Heat, humidity, mosquitoes – been there, done that. Mexican tourism is down for the count anyway, and along […]
