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Celebrating Earth Day 2022: A Look at the Past and Future

The most renowned day to celebrate the Earth falls on April 22nd each year, otherwise known as Earth Day. This annual holiday brings people together from all...

Candice Gaukel Andrews

Can Your Children Inherit Your Healthy Love of Nature? Yup.

My mother grew up in a rural area in Wisconsin. On our walks when I was young—whether it was near her childhood home or where we then lived in the city—she...

Michelle Peters

Tales of the Tundra: The Hidden Beauty of the Canadian North

Meeting a curious cetacean at eye level is a soul-stirring experience for wildlife enthusiasts. Imagine setting off by kayak and getting up close and personal...

Cathy Brown

Meet the Andean Condor, the King of the Andes

The Andean condor (Vultur gryphus) is not your typical raptor. The Incas thought so much of this massive bird of prey that they believed it brought the sun...

Laura Kiniry

The Unique Qualities of Humpback Whales

The salty waters of Quebec's St. Lawrence River estuary have long been a major gathering spot for whales—many arrive each spring to feed on a rich body of...

WWF

How Forests Provide, Prevent, and Heal

For millions of us, a walk in the woods changed from a pastime to a necessity during this pandemic. It’s about as safe and socially distanced as can be, and...

Valerie Gleaton

Where Kings Once Ruled: Wildlife of Sri Lanka’s Ancient City of Polonnaruwa

Hailed as one of the most well-preserved ancient cities in the world, Polonnaruwa served as Sri Lanka’s capital for nearly three centuries. Now, the city’s...

Candice Gaukel Andrews

Found: Fishing Jaguars in Brazil’s Phenomenal Pantanal

At more than 81,000 square miles—greater than 10 times the size of Florida’s Everglades—the Pantanal, located mostly in Brazil, is the largest tropical...

Megan Brief

Spotlight on Sustainability: Eco Bricks

Plastic Pollution According to the 2019 report, Plastic & Climate: The Hidden Costs of a Plastic Planet, published by the Center for Environmental Law...

WWF

Close Encounters: Swimming with Whale Sharks

By Lee Poston, Director of WWF Media Relations “Over there, over there!!! Get your masks and flippers on!” our interaction officer, Embet Guadamor, yells....

Cathy Brown

Brazil’s Cerrado Biome and the Story of the Maned Wolf

In between the Amazon, Atlantic Forests and the Pantanal lies the Cerrado biome in the highlands of Central Brazil—the largest savanna region in all of South...

Samantha Miller

Conservation Success Stories from Switzerland: Rewilding the Alps

Successful, well-funded conservation programs and effective international coordination with other European nations have established Switzerland as an...

Candice Gaukel Andrews

Biodiversity, Cultural Diversity and Conservation Are Connected

Preserving the biodiversity we have left is not only of extreme importance for the species we are rapidly losing, but for our own health and well-being. It...

Joel Centano

Causes for Hope: Whale Conservation in Quebec

Ask most nature travelers to name the world’s top destinations to see whales in the wild and you’re likely to hear Hawaii, South Africa, Mexico’s Baja...

Megan Brief

Fighting for the Future: Greta Thunberg and More Young Climate Activists You Should Know

The impacts of the climate crisis—observable through the frequency and ferocity of extreme weather events—fall disproportionately on the youth and pose...

Emily Goodheart

Year of the Tiger: Guide Photos from a Grand India Wildlife Adventure (Plus a Snow Leopard Update!)

2022 is the Year of the Tiger, a year of new beginnings and big adventures, and Nat Hab celebrated by kicking off our first Grand India trip in two years!...

Candice Gaukel Andrews

A Road Map for Curbing the Illegal Wildlife Trade

Just hearing the term “wildlife trade” brings to mind heart-wrenching photos of elephants who have been stripped of their tusks or pictures of rhinos without...

Madison Mitchell

Celebrating World Water Day 2022

World Water Day celebrates the vital lifeline of existence—for people, species, and the planet itself. On March 22nd every year since 1993, we have an...