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10 Species to Celebrate this World Wildlife Day

World Wildlife Day allows us a moment to reflect on the beautiful flora and fauna that make up our ecosystems. It is also a chance to reflect on the many...

Cathy Brown

How to Unplug on an Iceland Adventure

For all too many of us, we plan a trip as a much-needed break from our normal daily routine. We know that our tired minds could benefit from stepping out from...

Candice Gaukel Andrews

Our National Parks Have a Popularity Problem

Let’s step into the Wayback Machine and go to 2015, just six years after producer Ken Burns’ documentary miniseries The National Parks: America’s Best Idea...

Madison Mitchell

The Origins of Seaweed and the Case for Sustainability

Seaweed is integral to the underwater ecosystem as it provides a foundation for life in our oceans—food, energy, habitat, oxygen, and more. According to NOAA,...

Jon Jared

What’s the Difference Between a Pronghorn and an Antelope?

At the beginning of the 19th century, explorers Lewis and Clark prompted a discussion that continues to this day when they chronicled their discovery of the...

Cathy Brown

The Callanish Standing Stones: Stonehenge of the North

The Callanish Standing Stones are Lewisian gneiss ritual stones on the Isle of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides that predate Stonehenge by 2,000 years. The wild...

Laura Kiniry

CNN Travel’s Best Places to Visit in 2022: See the Nat Hab Destinations on the List

In the early 19th century, a fur trapper and wilderness guide named Jim Bridger became one of the first European-Americans to experience the natural offerings...

Cathy Brown

The Via Dinarica: One of Europe’s Best Hiking Trails

When imagining hiking in Europe, images of the Matterhorn or the Dolomites may spring to mind. While absolutely beautiful with undoubtedly some of the best...

Michelle Peters

Best Places to Watch Sunrise and Sunset in the Canyonlands

When was the last time you truly saw the stars? Looked for shooting stars and named the constellations? Woke up early enough to see a spectacular sunrise?...

Candice Gaukel Andrews

Mountains Are the Center for Earth’s Biodiversity

Despite the fact that we are currently experiencing the Earth’s sixth mass extinction crisis, I take great solace in knowing that life here is still amazingly...

Emily Goodheart

Nat Hab Destinations from NYT’s 52 Places for a Changed World

The New York Times' annual list of 52 can't-miss destinations looks a little different this year—rather than highlighting a delightful new beachfront resort...

Cathy Brown

Becoming Acadia National Park: History & Culture

Acadia National Park, encompassing the highest rocky headlands along the U.S. Atlantic coast, has a long and interesting history. The Downeast Maine region...

Michelle Peters

What Are the Top Threats Polar Bears Face?

Quick! What holiday is coming up? If you’re a wildlife enthusiast, you may know…International Polar Bear Day is February 27, 2022! In a world where it seems...

Jon Jared

Tigers, Conservation & Adventure: A New Photo Pro Safari in India

As an Expedition Leader for Nat Hab’s India Tiger Safari: A Photo Pro Expedition, Conan Dumenil wears a lot of hats. This eleven-day trip is part of the Photo...

Joel Centano

9 Top Wildlife Experiences in Yellowstone National Park

When it comes to Yellowstone National Park, it’s all about the numbers. Established in 1872 as America’s first national park and often called an American...

Megan Brief

Are Red Pandas Related to Giant Pandas?

The Panda is a Panda! “The panda is a panda,” boldly declared German biologist, George B. Schaller, in his 1994 book, The Last Panda. After nearly five years...

Madison Mitchell

Protecting Alaska: Ecosystem, Economy, and Bear Tourism

Alaska is home to the world's largest wild sockeye salmon run, all three species of American wild bears, and some of North America’s largest peaks. The...

Candice Gaukel Andrews

Iceland Video: The Eruptive Side of the “Land of Fire and Ice”

Iceland’s landscapes have been described with many superlative adjectives, commonly including words such as “amazing,” “elemental,” “natural,” “spectacular”...

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