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.
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.
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.