New York City hosts over 200 wild bird species but only one place that helps them when they are sick or hurt: The Wild Bird Fund. Sales of The 2018 Wild New York Calendar, featuring the photography of Dennis Newsham of TouristPicsNYC, supports the Wild Bird Fund. From gun shot Snowy Owls to starving juvenile Red Tail Hawks to warblers dazed from collisions with glass towers, the Wild Bird Fund is there when our wild birds need help.
Read MoreKayaking was never on this city-girls bucket list, much less kayaking with alligators! But how could I say no when Tod Dahlke, owner of Tour the Glades, invited Destination: Wildlife to experience the western, most wild part of Florida's Everglades firsthand with his responsible wildlife tours?
Read MoreWhat is the value of nature and wildlife tourism? You might be surprised to learn that it is one of the world's leading and fastest growing industries, bringing socio-economic benefit to places as diverse as the United States and Uganda. The benefits of wildlife tourism also include species conservation - and lower blood pressure for the participants.
Read MoreA group of Boy Scouts steeped in responsible outdoor practices, a retired geologist and wildlife conservationist with 24 years experience leading weekend trips for volunteers, and Baldy Mountain, one of the most iconic landmarks at the Philmont Scout Camp. What could possibly go wrong? BEAR!
Read MoreBrazil's Cerrado is a unique, ancient, and rapidly disappearing ecosystem filled with unique and threatened wildlife including maned wolf, hyacinth macaw, a remaining few grassland jaguar, and a single troop of tool using capuchin monkeys. Dryer than the rain forest, the Cerrado's rivers provide life to the mighty Amazon.
Read MoreUpdated Sept 2021. Can safari be safe in the time of COVID? Planning and flexibility is everything! Naturalist and field guide Marc Cronje's day is full of lions, elephants, painted dogs, rhinos, and exotic birds - and right now, very few people. A professional wildlife field guide, Marc grew up in his family’s world of wildlife conservation. He shares his passion for wildlife and habitat conservation and the secrets of South Africa's Kruger National Park with his safari guests - and us - for the experience of a life-time.
Read MoreClimbing Big Daddy in Sossusvlei’s desert heat is tough, and I was fading fast, but rescue by a wild orex? Even in Africa’s Namibia I could not have imagined that.
Read MoreWildlife photographer Anette Mossbacher's images of lion, rhino, oryx, and other animals feel like personal introductions - but what is behind the scene? Crazy tourists, angry elephants, and leopards ready to leap, not to mention keeping balance in rough, Arctic waters, are all in a day's work. Oh, and then there are the technical secrets.
Read MoreWhen you are out in nature to see wildlife, the only certainty is surprise. But for butterflies, birds, and bees, Wave Hill in the Bronx, New York, is the perfect place for the kids, grandparents, and the whole family to enjoy a day on the Hudson River.
Read MoreThe best places to responsibly swim with whale sharks. Updates 2023, from Mozambique to Belize, discover the best times, best places and best ways to experience whale sharks around the world.
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