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Wildlife Photo of the Week: Time Out Tuesday

Every Friday, we choose our favorite photo of the week from our Wildlife Photo of the Day website. This week we chose a polar bear in Manitoba. Photographer...

Natural Habitat Adventures

Elk Management in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem

In November 2018, Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD), an incurable affliction that infects all species of North American deer, manifested itself near Jackson, WY....

Natural Habitat Adventures

Recover from Holiday Burnout with a Nature-Focused New Year Escape

Somewhere among the frenzy of shopping, baking, parties and talking politics with relatives, the holidays have gone from the most wonderful time of the year...

Candice Gaukel Andrews

Making Travelers: View-Masters, Slideshows and Mailed Boxes

When I was a kid, my mother signed me up for a monthly children’s travel club sponsored by the National Geographic Society. As a member of the club, every 30...

Emily Goodheart

Tasmanian Tiger: Alive or Extinct?

You may have heard of the Tasmanian devil, but how about the Tasmanian tiger? The largest of the carnivorous marsupials, Thylacinus cynocephalus is believed...

Steve Selden

Wildlife Photo of the Week: Winter in Yellowstone

Every Friday, we choose our favorite photo of the week from our Wildlife Photo of the Day website. This week we chose a snow-covered bison in Montana!...

Candice Gaukel Andrews

“Home for the Holidays” and Other Travel Conundrums

This week, we’ll celebrate Thanksgiving, kicking off what we call the “holiday season”: typically defined as the triumvirate of Thanksgiving,...

Emily Goodheart

Traveling to Victoria Falls—5 Facts to Know Before You Go

Victoria Falls is the Eden of Africa. David Livingstone, a Scottish explorer who came upon these cascading waters in 1885, wrote that he was struck by "scenes...

Steve Selden

Wildlife Photo of the Week: Chasing Cheetah

Every Friday, we choose our favorite photo of the week from our Wildlife Photo of the Day website. This week we chose cheetahs in Botswana. Photographer Paul...

Candice Gaukel Andrews

On Thanksgiving 2019, Counting Bounty in Butterflies

In recent years, reports on monarch butterfly populations have been confusing: just two years ago, we were hearing that the monarchs were teetering on the...

Emily Goodheart

What’s the Difference Between Grizzly Bears and Brown Bears?

Brown bears, commonly called grizzlies, have long evoked fascination. These intelligent mammals display dynamic behaviors that inspire onlookers with a myriad...

Emily Goodheart

Sustainable Solutions to Preserving the Amazon

The Amazon, home to hundreds of culturally unique Indigenous groups and one-tenth of all known species on Earth, is a vital ecosystem where the...

Steve Selden

Wildlife Photo of the Week: Spirit Bear

Every Friday, we choose our favorite photo of the week from our Wildlife Photo of the Day website. This week we chose a Kermode bear from Canada. Photographer...

Courtney Nachlas

Creating Patagonia – How an American Couple Saved the National Parks

Patagonia is known for its stunning lakes, breathtaking glaciers and adorable guanacos, but few individuals know the history behind Patagonia’s national...

Natural Habitat Adventures

Natural Habitat Adventures Announces Northern Lights Encounter Exclusively for Women

The first-ever departure will focus on the Arctic through a female lens via outdoor adventures, Indigenous storytelling and learning about powerful women...

Emily Goodheart

Do Polar Bears Have White Fur?

The Arctic is home to a wide array of winter wildlife. The hides of Arctic foxes and hares blend into glittering frost as snowy owls swoop overhead, feathers...

Candice Gaukel Andrews

Elk Use Changing Environmental Signs to Time Migrations

On a recent Natural Habitat Adventures fall trip to Grand Teton and Yellowstone National Parks, my guide talked about a common question he gets from visitors...

Emily Goodheart

What Makes EcoCamp Patagonia One of the Greatest Ecolodges in the World

While exploring the Peaks, Lakes and Glaciers of Patagonia, the highlight for many Nat Hab travelers is an eye-opening stay at an ecolodge dedicated to...