Click to Register Mexican Expedition Leader team Astrid and Karel call Puerto Vallarta home…and they’re here to introduce you to their offshore neighbors, the humpback whales of Banderas Bay. These energetic whales often feed in large groups and are among the most vocal cetaceans, known for their exuberant “singing.” Fifty feet long and weighing up…

Click to Register In 1995, gray wolves were reintroduced to Yellowstone National Park after decades of absence, having been eradicated from the park in 1926. In the years since their return, they’ve grown to flourish in their native habitat, restoring balance to local ecosystems and captivating visitors who come to view them in the wild.…

Click to Register The world's mountain gorilla population has increased from approximately 250 to more than 1,000 in the last 50 years due to heroic conservation efforts largely funded by tourism. The mountain gorilla, which lives in the forested mountains of East Africa, is the only great ape species with a growing population— a true…

Click to Register Tropical environments hold extraordinary biodiversity, with a plethora of diverse and spectacular wildlife subjects from towering elephants to agile orangutans to tiny yet highly photogenic insects like monarch butterflies and leaf-cutter ants. To capture this astounding range requires a diversity of shot settings and techniques to maximize your photography capabilities. The diversity…

Click to Register Please join us for a live chat with Sven Lindblad, founder and CEO of Lindblad Expeditions, and Ben Bressler, founder and president of Natural Habitat Adventures. These two adventure travel pioneers will discuss the companies they have built, the impact of Covid-19 on their operations, their thoughts on the future of exploring…

Click to Register In the austere heights of the Himalayas and Tibetan Plateau, an elusive feline thrives among the rocks and snowfields. Local people call the snow leopard the “ghost of the mountains,” an apt moniker for this large cat that moves stealthily through the barren terrain, camouflaged by its thick silver coat marked with…

Click to Register Rocky Mountain naturalist guide Aaron Bott shares the inspiring story of the grizzly bear’s revival in Yellowstone. Exterminated throughout most of the American West in the 19th and early 20th centuries, grizzlies had nearly vanished from their native range. By the mid-1900s, only a couple of small populations remained in Yellowstone and…

Click to Register I'm excited to introduce you to Mark, who has guided many safari guests into the rain forest-cloaked mountains of Uganda for face-to-face visits with mountain gorillas. The gorillas are a powerful draw for visitors to Uganda, there's no question that spending an hour with these close cousins of ours can be a…

Click to Register How far will a South African conservationist go to help protect endangered rhinos? In 2017, over the course of 63 days and 2,008 miles, Expedition Leader Matt Meyer rode his bicycle through Washington, Oregon and California with a rhino statue in tow to raise awareness of the plight of these imperiled animals…

Click to Register Smartphone cameras have made amazing strides in recent years, and some travelers don’t take anything else on their nature expeditions. If you’re curious about how to maximize your photography abilities using your smartphone, Court Whelan offers a toolkit of tips and tricks to garner enviable images. Learn to set your smartphone’s exposure,…