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Animals Are Changing Shape to Keep Cool as the Planet Warms

The planet we call home is warming faster than at any point in recorded history. As greenhouse gas emissions blanket our Earth, they trap the sun’s heat....

Candice Gaukel Andrews

Backing Biodiversity Will Lessen the Climate Crisis

The history of life on Earth has been marked five times by events of mass biodiversity loss caused by extreme natural phenomena. Today, a sixth mass...

Cathy Brown

Dolphin Poop Helps Save Coral Reefs

It’s not exactly a secret that the dolphin is one of the most intelligent animals on Earth. If you’ve ever seen one gleefully interact with a dog on a boat,...

Megan Brief

Nat Hab Expedition Leader Colby Brokvist Stars in “The Guide”

Watch the premiere of “The Guide” and read on for an exclusive interview with Nat Hab Expedition Leader Colby Brokvist! “What’s the difference between a...

Natural Habitat Adventures

The Sounds of Greenland

When I first considered my trip to Greenland, I enthusiastically anticipated the breathtaking scenery of fjords and icebergs bobbing among crystal clear...

Lavanya Sunkara

How the Inflation Reduction Act Spells Hope for the Environment

The Inflation Reduction Act that President Biden signed into law on August 16, 2022, includes the most ambitious climate spending package in the country’s...

Candice Gaukel Andrews

Could Greenland’s Past Be the Amazon’s Future?

One of the great mysteries of late medieval history is why did the Norse, who had established successful settlements in southern Greenland in 985, abandon...

Megan Brief

Rewilding the UK: Recovering Lost Species and Regenerating Large Landscapes

After the Norman Conquest, William the Conqueror imposed ‘Forest Law’ on the Anglo-Saxons to defend the king’s sovereign rights to all wild animals. The...

WWF

Go Big or Go Home: My First Brown Bear Encounter

In Alaska, there is an incredibly remote and breathtakingly beautiful place where the brown bears gather in mass, the salmon fill the pristine rivers and...

Samantha Miller

World Elephant Day: Elephants Abound on a Southern Summer Safari

Southern Africa is home to some of the world’s most majestic animals, along with the world’s largest transboundary protected region to help conserve wild...

Lavanya Sunkara

What’s the Difference Between a Turtle and a Tortoise?

Turtles and tortoises are some of the oldest living reptiles, having roamed the earth for more than 200 million years. Many people call tortoises turtles, and...

Natural Habitat Adventures

Your Vote Needed! Nat Hab’s ‘Exploring the Okavango | A Botswana Traveler Story’ Video a Finalist in Adventure Film Contest

We’re thrilled to announce that our film Exploring the Okavango | A Botswana Traveler Story has been selected as a finalist for the Adventure Travel Trade...

Candice Gaukel Andrews

The Pandemic–Wildlife–Climate Change Connection

What sparked the COVID-19 pandemic remains a mystery, according to the Council on Foreign Relations. Several hypotheses exist, but each lacks sufficient...

Cathy Brown

5 Apex Predators and Where to Find Them

An apex predator is the hardcore animal at the top of its food chain, the baddest of the bad, with no natural predators in its ecosystem. Think of the kind of...

WWF

Dangerous Migration: Whales on the Move

Humpback whales make some of the longest migrations on Earth. Scientists tracked one whale that traveled 11,770 miles over 265 days from its summer foraging...

Cathy Brown

The Rewilding Movement: Lost Species Rediscovered

“Re:wild: The Search for Lost Species” sounds like the title of an action-adventure movie, and in a way, this ambitious and optimistic initiative contains all...

Emily Goodheart

Top Sea Life to See on a Florida Nature Safari

From swimming sea turtles and playful dolphins to gentle manatees, here are five aquatic animals you can see on a nature tour of Florida's coastal waters and...

Candice Gaukel Andrews

Studies of Extinct Ibex Could Save Today’s Tigers

The Pyrenean ibex (Capra pyrenaica pyrenaica) officially became extinct in January 2000, when a falling tree landed on Celia, the world’s last wild Pyrenean...