Earthwatch

06/24/2026

At Las Baulas National Marine Park, Earthwatch Expeditions supports long-term research focused on understanding and protecting one of the world's most endangered sea turtle populations. With Eastern Pacific leatherbacks having declined by more than 90% since 1980, scientists monitor nesting females, protect vulnerable nests, track hatchling success, and study juvenile turtles in coastal waters.
The return of these turtles is a reminder that conservation happens over decades—and that long-term research is essential to understanding what works. https://bit.ly/4uVtKQe

06/13/2026

"Participatory science gives everyday people the opportunity to actively contribute to meaningful scientific research and conservation work happening around the world,” Forbes

Participatory science travel, trips built around guests doing real field research alongside working scientists, is growing fast. Here, companies that meet the demand.

06/11/2026

Near Churchill, Manitoba, scientists are studying how warming temperatures are changing the Arctic landscape—from thawing permafrost and shifting treelines to the wildlife habitat that depends on them.

On this Earthwatch Expedition, travelers work alongside researchers in the field, helping track changes across the tundra while also watching for polar bears in one of the best places on Earth to see them in the wild.

Because understanding how our world is changing starts with seeing it for yourself. https://bit.ly/4orvdvV

06/09/2026

"Biologist Richard Bodmer has been welcoming visitors to his research station along the Yarapa River, on a strip of Indigenous territory between Tamshiyacu Tahuayo and another area co-managed by Indigenous communities, the Pacaya-Samiria National Reserve, to help track wildlife and collect other ecosystem data for decades." -WIRED https://bit.ly/3Stb0d1

The actual eco-friendliness of ecotourism varies considerably. One research station in the Peruvian Amazon is out to prove it can bring visitors to the area without disrupting the environment.

06/02/2026

Killer whales off the coast of Iceland! Orcas typically specialize in a single prey source, but Iceland’s orcas are remarkably adaptable—some feeding on herring, others hunting both fish and marine mammals across multiple levels of the food chain. On our NEW Iceland expedition, travelers join scientists working to understand these unique hunting behaviors and what they reveal about orca health, survival and adaptation in a changing ocean. A breathtaking glimpse into the lives of one of the North Atlantic’s top predators. https://bit.ly/4tUTPyp
Video by Amelia Cavan

05/29/2026

For decades, Dr. Richard Bodmer has conducted research in Peru's Upper Amazon, helping shape approaches to community-based conservation and sustainable wildlife management. Since the early 1990s, this long-term study in the Peruvian Amazon has tracked wildlife across interconnected habitats, examining how flooding, drought and heat affect population distributions and behaviors. Learn more about his research and how you can join this Earthwatch Expedition: https://bit.ly/4nrBpDv

05/19/2026

The Arctic is changing faster than almost anywhere on Earth.
On our NEW Churchill Arctic Research Expedition, join scientists along Hudson Bay to measure permafrost thaw, document shifting treelines and observe polar bears and beluga whales in one of the planet’s fastest-warming ecosystems.
Based at the Churchill Northern Studies Centre, this hands-on expedition blends real climate research with immersive Arctic field experience—helping track changes already reshaping the tundra, wildlife and future of the North. The field is calling 👉 https://bit.ly/4nAsVu8

05/14/2026

What happens to the Amazon rainforest when the waters rise?
Join our NEW Amazon River Expedition in Peru and work alongside scientists studying how seasonal flooding impacts pink river dolphins, primates, fish populations and one of the most biodiverse ecosystems on Earth.
Travel by private riverboat into remote flooded forests, search for caimans after dark and contribute to a 20-year climate research project in the Peruvian Amazon.
Explore the wild headwaters of the Amazon 👉 https://bit.ly/4nrBpDv

05/12/2026

What does shark conservation research really look like in the field?
In Belize’s turquoise shallows, scientists catch, measure, tag, sample, and safely release sharks—collecting real-world data that helps protect one of the Caribbean’s most important marine ecosystems. Every moment in the field supports ongoing shark research, marine conservation in Belize, and long-term fisheries management.
On Conserving Sharks in Belize, you’ll work alongside researchers conducting wildlife research and field research focused on shark populations and ocean health in the Caribbean, contributing to ongoing conservation science efforts in the region.
Learn more 👉 https://bit.ly/4u7HWpz

04/22/2026

This Earth Day, we are thrilled to announce a NEW line of conservation research-focused travel experiences: Earthwatch Expeditions by Nat Hab.

Building on the legacies of Nat Hab and Earthwatch, our joint expertise in conservation travel and participatory science promises to give travelers new and invigorating ways to contribute to conservation!

Since 1971, Earthwatch has paired travelers with scientists for hands-on field research that protects wildlife and wild places. Their work inspired Nat Hab founder Ben Bressler in the earliest days of the company with the idea that travel can be about more than seeing the world—it can also be an opportunity to help protect it.

As Earthwatch Expeditions by Nat Hab, we’re launching hands-on, small-group journeys around the world—from the Amazon and Arctic to the Maasai Mara and beyond—where travelers work side by side with scientists and take part in conservation research.

With more than 1,400 projects supported across 131 countries and nearly 10 million hours of fieldwork contributed, this is a legacy we’re proud to carry forward.

Please join us in the field! https://bit.ly/48LM1XM