natural-habitat-adventures

“There, at the top of that tallest tree,” our guide says, pointing through a maze of vegetation. I catch a flash of red, then a rainbow of feathers, backlit by the sun, as the scarlet macaw takes flight. Its bright plumage is the only contrast against the verdant backdrop of the Amazon rainforest.

Adventure specialists Rick Guthke and Greg Courter at Gaiam’s Natural Habitat Adventures embarked late this year on our Wild Madagascar Adventure! We thought you’d enjoy their amazing slideshow.

Wild Madagascar Adventure slideshow by Gaiam's Natural Habitat Adventures

What is the sound of ten million butterfly wings?  I found the answer to that Zen-like question in the forests of the central Mexico highlands.  Here in a few remote stands of tall oyamel firs lie the ancestral wintering grounds of the monarch butterfly, undiscovered by researchers till 1975.