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Cheesemans' Ecology Safaris
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Exceptional wildlife adventures that immerse you in the wonders of the natural world. 🐾🌿
Explore. Discover. Conserve.

🔗 All our journeys: linktr.ee/Cheesemans
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We’re proud @ATCFund members! This #GivingTuesday, help us raise $5K for grassroots conservation—from gorillas in Uganda to forests in Australia. 🌍
Give back to the places that change us → buff.ly/P2AU73a

#ATCF #GivingTuesday #TravelForGood #CheesemansSafaris
Adventure Travel Conservation Fund
At the ATCF, we believe in the power of travel to protect and conserve. We believe that all travelers and the global travel community can become stewards for the planet.
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December 2, 2025 at 8:04 PM
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Wildlife fact: In Chile’s Patagonia the puma once called “the ghost” is now stepping into the spotlight, thanks to protection + tourism.

We’re heading there Nov 1‑10, 2026 on our Pumas of Patagonia expedition—keen to join the return of the wild? 🐾 buff.ly/qcFPCZw

#PatagoniaWild #PumaTracking
Pumas of Patagonia
Join our puma tracking safari Chile in Nov 2026. Witness wild pumas in Torres del Paine on an exclusive Patagonia wildlife tour.
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December 2, 2025 at 12:00 AM
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Your next life-changing wildlife moment? It might just involve a silverback.

One space left on our Sep 2026 Uganda expedition—join us for gorillas, chimps, and wetlands wilds.
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#Uganda #GorillaTrekking #EcoSafari #CheesemansOnTheMove
November 30, 2025 at 11:01 PM
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Two words: Dune. Elephant.

Our Apr 11–28, 2026 Namibia expedition is almost full—just 2 spaces remain.
Travel where the wild things still roam → buff.ly/Pu0F3Ni

#NamibiaSafari #WildAfrica #EcoAdventure
November 29, 2025 at 10:00 PM
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Sabah’s reefs are bouncing back thanks to @ATCFund + GaiaOne Life.

20 restoration modules. Dive-based stewardship. Tourism that restores.
We’re proud ATCF members promoting travel that gives back.
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#SustainableTravel #MarineConservation #ReefRescue
Regenerative Economy Through Coral Restoration — Adventure Travel Conservation Fund
The Adventure Travel Conservation Auction closes October 22 at 6pm PDT!
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November 29, 2025 at 1:01 AM
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🚨 Black Friday travel goals:
🧊 Save $1,000 on 2027 Antarctica expedition
👥 Get $250 credit for each friend you refer
Book before 12/31/25

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#Antarctica2027 #ReferralRewards #BlackFridayTravel
South Georgia and Antarctic Peninsula
Join an unforgettable South Georgia Antarctic Peninsula expedition in Nov 2027 — penguins, seals, whales, glaciers and polar landscapes.
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November 28, 2025 at 8:00 PM
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This Thanksgiving, we’re grateful for curious travelers, wild places, and the chance to connect people to nature’s magic.
Thank you for being part of our global community.
Here’s to more meaningful journeys ahead.
#Thanksgiving #Gratitude #ConservationCommunity #TravelThatMatters
November 27, 2025 at 4:38 PM
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Offsets aren’t a loophole—they’re a tool.

Tourism can’t eliminate all emissions yet. But high-quality offsets help protect nature, remove carbon, and accelerate real climate gains.

Read the breakdown from our conservation partners:
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November 27, 2025 at 1:00 AM
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Here’s a wild biology twist: three newly discovered tree-toads in Tanzania don’t lay eggs — they give birth to live toadlets. One of nature’s oddest adaptations, and a reminder of how quickly habitat losses can end unique life-stories.
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#Nature #Biodiversity
Newly discovered toads skip the tadpole stage and give birth to live 'toadlets'
Three newly-identified toad species in Tanzania give birth to live young, skipping the frogspawn and tadpole stages — an "exceptionally rare" trait among toads and frogs.
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November 26, 2025 at 2:09 AM
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First‑ever live images of an orca birth in Norway. The pod circled and held the newborn up for air. 🐋
Read about it: buff.ly/qN1P39D

#Orcas #CheesemansSafaris #MarineLife
Incredible, first-of-their-kind images show an orca being born in Norway — and the rest of its pod forming a protective circle
Scientists with the Norwegian Orca Survey and Orca Channel have documented, for the first time and in astounding detail, the birth of an orca and the newborn's first hour.
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November 24, 2025 at 8:02 PM
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Our advice is to grab a nice blanket, something to snack on, and a refreshment and just...enjoy.... buff.ly/mguhtyW

#Animals #Wildlife #DavidAttenborough
1 Hour of Amazing Animal Moments Narrated by David Attenborough | BBC Earth
While a snake waits patiently to strike its prey and a walrus family comes together to protect their young, these are remarkable moments in the wild narrated by Sir David Attenborough. #Animals…
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November 24, 2025 at 1:00 AM
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🌿 Costa Rica: the bird list is wild, the views are lush, and the company’s pretty great too.

March 2026, we head deep into cloud forests, lowlands, and coastlines. Only 3 spots left → buff.ly/JYLoEAS

#BirdNerdAlert #TropicalAdventure #EcoTourismDoneRight
November 23, 2025 at 10:00 PM
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❄️ This February, venture into Ladakh and follow pawprints across the roof of the world.
Our Snow Leopard expedition (Feb 11–25, 2026) is nearly full—and 100% unforgettable.
Reserve your spot → buff.ly/pNjWM5O

#SnowLeopardWatch #HimalayanExpedition #EcoAdventure
Snow Leopards
Join our Snow Leopard Expedition in February 2026 to explore Ladakh's rugged landscapes and observe the elusive snow leopard in its natural habitat.
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November 22, 2025 at 9:01 PM
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Turns out birds—not the wind—seeded plant life on Iceland’s Surtsey Island.

Gulls, geese, and shorebirds were the real ecological engineers.
Birders, take a bow.

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#Birding #BirdConservation #CheesemansSafaris
Birds, not wind, brought life to Iceland’s youngest island
When Surtsey erupted from the sea in 1963, it became a living experiment in how life begins anew. Decades later, scientists discovered that the plants colonizing this young island weren’t carried by…
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November 22, 2025 at 2:09 AM
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Serengeti wildlife are losing their ancestral paths to luxury lodges and crowded safari tracks.

Tourism can be a force for good—but only if we commit to responsible travel.

🌍 Info: serengetiwatch.org
#ShrinkingSerengeti #SustainableTravel #ConservationWins 📸 Serengeti Watch
November 21, 2025 at 2:00 AM
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A sleek new ship. A wild new itinerary. A 2027 polar adventure like nothing we’ve done before. 👀

It’s not live yet. Want early access? Email info@cheesemans.com
to raise your hand.

#Antarctica2027 #CheesemansSafaris #PolarTravel #ComingSoon
November 20, 2025 at 2:09 AM
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South Georgia penguin merch? Snow globe cards? Whale scarves?? We're in.

Their holiday shop is loaded with wild, wonderful gifts that support real conservation on an island we know and love. 🐧

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#PenguinLove #ConservationGifts #SouthGeorgia #HolidaySeason
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November 18, 2025 at 2:09 AM
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It’s National Take a Hike Day.
Sure, your local trail is great—but have you considered the Himalayas?
Our Feb 2026 Snow Leopard trek is calling. Rugged trails, wild landscapes, and a real chance to spot the ghost of the mountains: buff.ly/5De2DhI

#TakeAHikeDay #HimalayanAdventure #SnowLeopard
November 17, 2025 at 8:03 PM
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Winter in Yellowstone?
Yes please: snowcoach rides, wolf tracking, frosty bison standoffs.
Jan 10–18, 2026 – just 2 spots left.
🧤 Wanna be wild in winter?
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November 16, 2025 at 2:00 AM
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🕷️ Just found: the world’s biggest spiderweb in a sulfur cave on the Greece–Albania border. 1,140 sq ft. 111,000 spiders. Total darkness.
What else is hiding beneath our feet?
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#SpiderWebMegaColony #WildDiscovery
World's biggest spiderweb discovered inside 'Sulfur Cave' with 111,000 arachnids living in pitch black
A giant colonial spiderweb in a sulfuric cave on the border between Greece and Albania may be the largest ever found — and it was built by spiders we didn't know liked the company of others.
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November 13, 2025 at 8:02 PM
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This Audubon story nails why birding is more than just a hobby—it’s a way to breathe, listen, and connect.
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#BirdingJoy #MindfulMoments #NatureTherapy
How a ‘Mindful Birding’ Camp Helped Me Reconnect With Nature
With watercolors and borrowed binoculars, a non-birding mother-and-daughter duo slow down and follow their curiosity on Audubon’s Hog Island.
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November 13, 2025 at 2:09 AM
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New UK bird report = BIG wins for rare species!
🪶 Hoopoes bred again, eagles soared, and waders flourished thanks to conservation action.
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🔭 Explore the world’s birding hotspots with us: buff.ly/DxceUHw

#BirdNerdsUnite #RareBirdAlert #Ecotourism
New report reveals the return of rare breeding bird species - Inside Ecology
The latest report by the Rare Breeding Birds Panel (RBBP), the independent body that monitors the populations of the UK’s rarest breeding birds, celebrates the return of two species to the UK with…
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November 11, 2025 at 8:02 PM
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To those who have served: thank you.

Your courage reminds us that protecting what matters—people or places—takes strength and commitment.

Today, we reflect with gratitude and continue working to protect the wild. #ThankYou #Conservation
November 11, 2025 at 4:38 PM
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What’s the secret to a 200-year lifespan?
Bowhead whales may owe their longevity to a protein that repairs DNA in cold conditions.
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Nature, you genius.

#WhaleWisdom #LongevityScience #ArcticGiants
Bowhead whales can live for more than 200 years — this protein might be why
Hear the biggest stories from the world of science | 29 October 2025
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November 11, 2025 at 2:09 AM
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A field scientist’s notes from Yellowstone in 1966 were just published — and they’re pure wild winter magic.
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Step into your own snowy story this Jan 2026 with us.
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#Yellowstone #NatureNostalgia #WinterWanderlust
7 basic science discoveries that changed the world
Ozempic, MRI machines and flat screen televisions all emerged out of fundamental research decades earlier — the very types of study being slashed by the US government.
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November 8, 2025 at 2:09 AM