Conservation Stories

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,...

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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...

WWF

Polar bears, ice and climate change

In October 2015 I had the pleasure of accompanying guests on Natural Habitat Adventures’ Classic Polar Bear Adventure in Canada. I work on climate change...

Tania Curry

Three videos to help you understand Peru's conservation plight

Most people immediately think of Machu Picchu when they think of Peru, but Peru covers almost 500,000 square miles of land. The Peruvian Amazon itself makes...

Candice Gaukel Andrews

12 Conservation Success Stories of 2015

Last night, I watched a movie titled Merchants of Doubt. In this 2014 film, director and producer Robert Kenner lets us in on a secret that’s hiding in plain...

Candice Gaukel Andrews

Climate Change Quiz: How Much Do You Know?

Which was the hottest month on record? Would it surprise you to know that—dating back to January 1880—it was July 2015? September 2015 was the warmest of all...

WWF

What I've Learned from a Salmon's Travels

I was pondering the cycle of life yesterday as I walked along a creek full of spawning salmon in Juneau, Alaska where I live. I’m somewhere in the middle of...

Tania Curry

Twenty-Five Years in the Amazon

WWF's Meg Symington on saving the world's largest rain forest I was only 21 years old in 1982 when I traveled to Manu National Park in the Peruvian Amazon to...

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Scientists Discover a Brand New Species of Galapagos Giant Tortoise

Recent genetic tests performed on two groups of about giant tortoises living on the island of Santa Cruz has revealed the existence of a brand new species....

Peter Davis Krahenbuhl

The Time to See—and Save—Polar Bears is Now

Ursus maritimus (the polar bear) is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species—one step away from the list's official Endangered...

Candice Gaukel Andrews

Most of Us Support the Endangered Species Act. So Why Doesn’t Congress?

Just a few months ago, in summer 2015, there were hopeful headlines for the Endangered Species Act (ESA). A new poll had been released that showed that nine...

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