Hunting for Caterpillars in the Chiricahuas
Offered: July, August, December
Surrounded by the Arizona desert, the Chiricahua Mountains host a unique array of caterpillar and plant species in a riverside forest. As in other forest habitats, these caterpillars have developed…
Leatherback Turtles of St. Croix
Offered: May, June
Leatherback sea turtle populations around the world are on the brink of collapse, threatened by egg poachers, beach development, and indiscriminate fishing practices. But here on St. Croix, at the…
Cockatoos, Kangaroos, and Bettongs
Offered: April
This island continent has a well-deserved reputation for a diversity of unique animals. So you may be surprised to learn that, in contemporary times, Australia has suffered the most mammal…
Echidnas and Goannas of Kangaroo Island
Offered: July, September, October
The echidna and its only living relative, the platypus, are monotremes, members of the oldest mammal group. These creatures have survived everything that 120 million years of global upheaval could…
Music and Folklore of Russian Villages
Offered: July-September, December
The European provinces of Russia hold a rich tradition of folk music and dance, from Don Cossack epic songs to skomoroshinies. These musical expressions represent hundreds of years of history,…
Carnivores of Madagascar
Offered: June-August
Although Madagascar's famous lemurs have been the subject of a great deal of scientific interest, researchers have spent little time studying the much rarer predators. Seven of the eight civet-like…
Meerkats of the Kalahari
Offered: May-October
Cooperative breeding, in which animals help others raise their young, occurs in many animal species. It appears to be common in the Kalahari Desert, where extreme conditions have molded cooperative…
Malaysian Bat Conservation
Offered: March, June, July
Since the mid 1990s, Malaysia has been losing its rainforests at a rate of 2.4 percent a year to logging, agriculture, and resort development; and with the rainforest, Malaysia is…
Cook Islands Labor Projects
Offered: January-June, August-November
Help restore Cook Islands vitality and learn about a fascinating culture. Our NGO host partner on the main island of Rarotonga directs our work to help bolster literacy, elder care…
Thomson's 360 Degree Safari
Offered: February, March, June-August
The safari that gives back
