Conservation Stories

Privatizing Wildlife: Dangerous Trend or Economic Necessity?

Fall in Wisconsin, where I live, is colorful. Leaves in our forests turn vivid purple, red and yellow; and deer hunters in our woods dress in vivid orange. As...

Candice Gaukel Andrews

Forever Killing Wolves

This is the dirty fact I’ve come to recognize: we humans won’t allow wolves to live on our planet. We won’t stop until the last one of them is gone. If you...

iSafari

The Secrets Behind Rwanda’s Conservation Comeback

Rwanda, a landlocked country in central Africa, is perhaps best known for its devastating history of war and genocide. Environmentally, the war had...

About Galapagos

Renewables Energize a Sustainable Future for the Galapagos Islands

This is the summer of exciting initiatives and new, hopeful directions for the future of the Galapagos Islands. In March, Ecuadorian President signed a decree...

Julie Waggoner

Tigers and Jungle Scenes Decorate Indian Train Station to Inspire Conservation

The hundreds of thousands of tourists who pass through Sawai Madhopur on their way to search for tigers in the famous Ranthambore National Park and Tiger...

Karl Egloff

The Galápagos: Conservation in Action

“The natural history of these islands is eminently curious, and well deserves attention,” wrote Charles Darwin. As a WWF supporter, staff member, and recent...

Julie Waggoner

Assam State in India Takes New Steps to Stop Rhino Poaching

In the northeast Indian state of Assam the newly elected government this month announced plans to crack down on poaching of one-horned rhinos in the area....

Emily Deemer

New 15,000 Square Mile Marine Sanctuary For the Galapagos Islands

The Galapagos Islands, the inspiration behind Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution, are in the midst of environmental stress as climate change continues to...

Emily Deemer

Bhutan: The World’s First Carbon-negative Country

Bhutan is famously known for replacing the traditional economic concept of GDP (gross domestic product) with the Gross National Happiness index, an objective...

Candice Gaukel Andrews

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...

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