Bearded Vultures and Beyond: Where to See Nature’s Clean Up Crew
For many people, our first encounters with vultures are as dark, shadowy, even menacing figures in fairy tales. That’s a shame, because vultures play helpf...
Learning from the polar bears—and people—of Churchill
By World Wildlife Fund staff members: Michael Crispino, David Kuhn, Laura Brush, and Lisa Steel Most vacations are remembered by the “firsts” experienced...
The Influence of Gophers and the Impacts of Wolves
On the surface, gophers and wolves don’t seem to have much in common. Gophers are small (just a few inches long), burrowing rodents that primarily consume ...
25 Outdoor Hobbies to Try in 2025
One of the things I’ve been reflecting on lately is how to spend my time in ways that are most fulfilling for me. Many of us, myself included, have had som...
Where to Travel in 2025 Quiz: 25 Nat Hab Nature Destinations Named Top Trips
According to the latest World Tourism Barometer from the United Nations, international travel is moving toward more intentional and immersive experiences. As...
5 Health Benefits of Women’s Adventure Travel
Women’s travel, especially solo and adventure-focused, has seen a significant surge over the last decade. We might think of travel as a luxury, but maybe i...
What’s the Difference between Manatees and Dugongs?
Growing up on the Gulf Coast of Florida, manatees were part of our lives. We’d see them in marinas and on school field trips. I remember one day near the e...
5 Reasons to Develop a Daily Photo Habit
Imagine capturing a single moment each day—a shaft of light on your favorite tree, a bird landing on your windowsill, or the shifting colors of the sky at ...
6 Iconic Shots to Capture in the Land of the Snow Leopard
For millennia, the snow leopard has roamed Asian mountain ranges teeming with sheep, ibex, marmots, pikas and hares. Their thick white-gray coats are spotted...
Giraffes Could Soon Be Listed as Endangered
The Earth’s tallest living land animals are in trouble. Giraffes, who reach heights of up to 18 feet, are declining at an alarming rate, and trade in wildl...
Ancient Legends, Modern Challenges: Protecting the Amazon’s Precious Pink Dolphins
The Amazon river dolphin is known as the botoin in Brazil and as bufeo or bufeo colorado in Spanish-speaking parts of the Amazon Basin, including Peru, Co...
3 Ways to Explore Iceland’s Natural Wonders
It was just off the coast of Grímsey, a tiny Icelandic island about 25 miles north of the country’s mainland, that I spotted my first puffin. Easy to iden...
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Tracking Jaguars with the Onçafari Project: Conservation Travel in Brazil’s Pantanal
It was in the early morning when we first spotted Aracy, positioned near a small waterhole in Brazil’s southern Pantanal region. We followed her through th...
Conservation & Coexistence: Managing Wolves in Yellowstone, Switzerland & Portugal
In 1994, a lone wolf crossed the border from Italy into Switzerland. Within a year, there were two, then pups and sporadic sightings. By 2012, Switzerland ha...
5 Ways WWF is Restoring Mangroves for Climate Resilience & Biodiversity
Mangroves are one of Earth’s most critical ecosystems, buffering coasts from storm surges, serving as vital habitat for aquatic, semiaquatic and terrestria...
Iberian Lynx make a Remarkable Recovery in Portugal
In 2001, WWF declared the Iberian lynx (Lynx pardinus) “the most endangered cat species and the only endemic large carnivore in Europe.” At the time, the...
A Gathering Place: Nat Hab’s Alaska Bear Camp
By Samuel Littauer, Development Officer at World Wildlife Fund Alaska has always carried a certain mythos in my mind—its rugged wilderness, untamed landsca...
Helen Freeman: The “Jane Goodall” of Snow Leopards
Conjuring the Spirit of the Himalaya Ghost Cat “Love at first sight,” is how conservationist Helen Freeman described meeting a pair of Earth’s rarest c...
WWF’s Living Planet Report: Biodiversity, the Climate Crisis & What’s Next
It seems fitting that WWF’s Living Planet Report 2024 arrived in my inbox the day Hurricane Milton slammed into my hometown. I grew up on Little Sarasota B...
5 Indigenous Climate Activists You Should Know
Indigenous activists have always been front and center in protecting the Earth and its resources, and we can all learn from their deep spiritual, cultural an...
4 Million GPS Data Points: WWF Study Reveals Elephant Migration Corridors
A new study co-authored by World Wildlife Fund, Ecoexist, and Elephant Connection, reveals the largest ever GPS tracking database of elephant movement across...
Icelandic Moss & Internet Memes: How to Protect Iceland’s Fragile Ecosystem
What do Internet memes and Icelandic moss have in common? More than you might think! In September 2016, Canadian pop star Justin Bieber played two shows in K...
How Consumers Can Keep Forests Thriving
Forests are vital to all life on Earth. They filter the water we drink and the air we breathe. They provide essential medicines, food, and fuel for billions ...
Southeastern Greenland: A Land of Contrasts
Andrea Norgren, Senior Manager of Communications, at the WWF Global Arctic Programme, traveled to Greenland, with Natural Habitat Adventures at the beginning...
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