For some of us, vacations provide a welcome break from pets.

Private tour companies and nonprofits are happy to oblige.

Heres a sampling of immersive experiences now available in North America.

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It is also dedicated to preserving threatened historic strains.

Daves two-and-half-hourdolphin- and whale-watching safarisare transported on a catamaran with unique underwater viewing pods.

We have a living, breathing, movingYosemiteoff our coast, Anderson says.

wild burros in california

Its as close as you might get to these animals without getting wet.

Baby sea turtles in Mexico

Take part in ushering hatchlings from beach to ocean.

captain daves catamarans can take tourists on dolphin and whale watching safaris

endangered baby turtles on a beach in mexico

swift foxes are an endangered species of fox visitors can see at the endangered wolf center

boxer dog laying on the floor in living room with people cuddling in the background

sheila and duncan goss visit danbury bog in new hampshire with their dogs gryphon and edgar

Border Collie Dog in seat harness