Conservation Stories

National Parks and Private Partners: A Blueprint for the Future?

Just about a year ago, on June 8, 2015, the carmaker Subaru of America Inc. and the National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA) announced a partnership....

Emily Deemer

Conservation and Tourism Go Hand in Hand

While visiting Costa Rica with Natural Habitat Adventures last year, I once again had an opportunity to see how embracing conservation enhances communities....

Candice Gaukel Andrews

Listen, and You Might Actually Hear Climate Change

The image of a polar bear stranded on an ice floe. Herds of thousands of walruses hauled out on land, deprived of their sunning platforms of choice: sea ice....

Candice Gaukel Andrews

Eco-Avengers: Just Monkeywrenching or Ecoterrorism?

When timber framer Will Elwell heard that a natural gas pipeline was going to run through his town of Ashfield, Massachusetts, he decided to take action by...

Candice Gaukel Andrews

Recreation vs. Conservation in National Parks: Will Enjoyment Equal Support?

When President Woodrow Wilson signed the act creating the National Park Service on August 25, 1916, I doubt he anticipated that one of the statute’s words...

Peter Davis Krahenbuhl

See and Save Sea Turtles

The Galapagos Islands is one of the last remaining refuges for endangered sea turtles, nature's ancient and intrepid mariners. Globally, there are seven...

WWF

The Importance of Seeing Polar Bears in the Wild

I never truly appreciated the importance of the polar bear as a mascot for global warming and climate change until I saw these magnificent creatures up close...

Julie Waggoner

Nat Hab Supports Wolf Conservation Research in Yellowstone

The excitement of hoping to see—or even photograph—one of the more than 100 wolves that now make the park their home is an incredible part of any trip to...

iSafari

Beyond Ecotourism: 5 Everyday Ideas for Living a Greener Lifestyle Once You’re Back Home

There’s one common thread that runs among all of us ecotourism enthusiasts: We believe in responsible travel that minimizes our carbon footprint and maximizes...

iSafari

A sign of hope: Rare Western Lowland Gorilla Twins Born

At World Wildlife Fund (WWF) conservation program site in Dzanga-Sangha in the Central African Republic (CAR), researchers and environmentalists have worked...

Tania Curry

The Future of Wildlife is in Our Hands

March 3rd was proclaimed as World Wildlife Day by the United Nations General Assembly three years ago to raise awareness of key issues facing our world’s...

Peter Davis Krahenbuhl

7 Incredible Facts about Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park

In what John Muir called “the best care-killing scenery on the continent,” Glacier National Park in the U.S. and Waterton Lakes National Park in Canada...

Candice Gaukel Andrews

Vanquished Vultures and Criminal Coyotes: Underappreciated Wildlife

Poaching has pushed species of elephants and rhinos to the brink of extinction. Poachers are also bringing another type of animal to the edge of existence,...

Candice Gaukel Andrews

Remedy for Deforestation: Raven Replanters

Corvids—a family of birds that includes crows, jays, magpies, nutcrackers and ravens—are smart animals. They can make tools, recognize individual human faces...

Candice Gaukel Andrews

Centennial of the Migratory Bird Treaty: Will It Survive Another 100 Years?

On December 10, 2015, an 18-year-old southeastern Texas man shot two whooping cranes in a rural area located about 18 miles west of Beaumont, Texas. He said...

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7 Simple Steps for Green Travel

We know that Natural Habitat Adventures travelers are passionate about our planet’s wild places, because that’s where you find your inner sustenance. Well,...

iSafari

When a Kenya Safari is More Than a Safari

It’s difficult to imagine why such a large and powerful animal would be so skittish. With a modest charge, a white or black rhino could seemingly bulldoze...

Candice Gaukel Andrews

Dogs May Be Our Best Conservation Aids

Radio collars, GPS tracking devices and remote-controlled drones—when it comes to monitoring wildlife, it’s easy to get caught up in high-tech devices. It...

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