Guests traveling with Lindblad Expeditions experience the wonders and beauty of the regions we explore on our expeditions. This experience often inspires our guests to support conservation efforts in these areas. Over the years, we've partnered with local conservation programs in Alaska, Antarctica, Baja, Central America and Galapagos. Explore with us and discover the ways that tourism and conservation go hand-in-hand.

Outlined below are initiatives from each of our key regions:

ALASKA
In Alaska, Lindblad works with the Southeast Alaska Conservation Council (SEACC) and the Alaska Whale Foundation (AWF). Our work with AWF assists with research projects on humpback whale communication and behavior, which is shared with guests through the research team's visit to the ships.

Click on the brown bear thumbnail to view a short video highlighting the Southeast Alaska Conservation Council (SEACC) projects we support.

ANTARCTICA
In Antarctica, Lindblad partners with Oceanites, an Antarctic-focused non-profit organization that gathers information on penguin populations and the impacts of tourism. Our ship, National Geographic Explorer, houses Oceanites scientists during their census activities as part of the Antarctic Site Inventory. Travelers have the opportunity to assist in basic research such as census-taking.

Click on the Gentoo penguin above to learn more about our collaboration with Oceanites and how their research reveals climate change effects in Antarctica.

BAJA
Together with our guests and international partners, Lindblad Expeditions supports urgent projects in the Gulf of California. Every dollar our guests donate is matched by the Fondo Mexicano para la Conservacion de la Naturaleza and the Packard Foundation. Projects include sea lion disentanglement, the restoration of Santa Catalina Island, and radar surveillance of illegal fishing in the Bahia Loreto Marine Reserve.

Click on the whale fluke above to hear from Lindblad's Founder and President, Sven, as he talks about why protecting Baja is a vital part of our conservation efforts.

CENTRAL AMERICA
Our Central American partner in conservation is MarViva, an organization safeguarding and creating marine protected areas in oceanic and coastal areas of Latin America and the Caribbean. Our guests' donations to MarViva support community education initiatives, enforcement of regulations in National Parks, and buoys to protect coral reefs in Granita De Oro, Panama.

Click the video thumbnail for a glimpse into our Central American work with MarViva.

GALAPAGOS
Since 1997, guests traveling with Lindblad Expeditions have supported conservation efforts in the Galapagos Islands. As of October 2007, more than $4 million has been raised from our guests for projects such as the eradication of feral pigs on Santiago and the support of National Park Marine Reserve patrol boats. Funds from our guests are contributed entirely to local projects, as determined by an independent board and implemented by the Galapagos National Park and Charles Darwin Research Station.

 For more information on any of these programs, contact us.