Conservation Stories

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...

Madison Mitchell

WWF 2021 Conservation Win: Taking Action on Food Waste

Food is a staple for survival and a supplement for happy stomachs and happy minds. Why is so much of it being wasted, especially when so many people are in...

Megan Brief

Safeguarding Migration Routes from Ecuador to Costa Rica with the Creation of the Hermandad Marine Reserve

Esperanza: A New Hope With her impressive display of stripes and spots, the young whale shark (Rhincodon typus) glides through the undulating waters, sucks...

Madison Mitchell

The World’s Natural Filter: Wetlands

The first time I learned about wetlands, I vividly remember sitting in my second-grade classroom. My teacher was showing my class some of the species that got...

Madison Mitchell

The Origins of Rubber and the Case for Sustainability

Have you ever wondered where your car tires, rain boots, and balloons come from? They’re all rubber products but where does rubber even come from? How it’s...

Madison Mitchell

WWF 2021 Conservation Win: Forests Forward

In 2021, we may have still been dealing with the tumultuous COVID-19 pandemic alongside a plethora of persistent issues impacting our planet, people, and...

Joel Centano

A Tiger Conservation Status Update from India

“The tiger is a larger-than-life animal. It is more than something mortal,” says Aditya Panda, a passionate conservationist and Expedition Leader with Natural...

Madison Mitchell

Bird Migration & the Changing Climate

It’s no news that climate change is impacting our natural environment, but what does this mean for birds, migration patterns, and lasting biodiversity? As...

Candice Gaukel Andrews

New Year 2022: The Other Lives That Live Alongside

As we begin to close out the days of 2021, it’s only natural to take a look back at the year that’s about to end and dream of what we’d like to see change and...

Joel Centano

Conservation Success Stories from India’s National Parks

In part one of our two-part Q&A with Aditya Panda, we discussed the veteran guide’s favorite national parks in India, which wildlife travelers will...

Candice Gaukel Andrews

Like Us, Pandas Need a Sense of Wanderlust

As you travelers know, a sense of wanderlust can be highly beneficial for your personal growth and well-being. It can challenge your long-held assumptions,...

Candice Gaukel Andrews

What Makes People Want to Save the Planet? Facts or Stories?

Now five decades old, the modern American environmental movement began in the 1960s and was sanctioned as an official epoch in 1970 with the creation of Earth...

Candice Gaukel Andrews

Wildfires Restore Yosemite and a Video View of the Park

During the drought conditions in the summer of 2021, wildfires raged throughout the western U.S. For example, as of September 12, 2021, the Dixie Fire is the...

Candice Gaukel Andrews

Parks, People, a Pandemic and Problem-Solving

Being able to get away to a park—whether national, state or local—played an important role in mental and physical health for a lot of us during the first...

Candice Gaukel Andrews

How Should Rhinos Be Relocated? Upside Down.

At times, wildlife conservationists do things that might look a bit strange or even questionable to the rest of us. And seeing a rhino tied by its legs and...

Candice Gaukel Andrews

Better Together: Native Knowledge and Western Science

Throughout the United States, Native Americans own and/or manage nearly 95 million acres of deserts and forests, grasslands and mountains—much of it in...

Candice Gaukel Andrews

Your Africa Safari Photographs Could Help Save Wildlife

I have never been fortunate enough to go on an Africa safari, but I never tire of reading about the experiences of others who have visited the continent, such...

Candice Gaukel Andrews

African Wild Dogs and the Necessity of Wildlife Corridors

Larger than Austria and Germany combined and nearly twice as big as the United Kingdom, the enormous KAZA (Kavango-Zambezi Transfrontier Conservation Area)...

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