Conservation Stories

The Species Numbers Game

When it comes to environmental and wildlife issues, it seems that the more alarming the statistics are, the more likely it is that they will command our...

Wendy Redal

Rhino poaching reaches all-time high in South Africa

Despite global efforts to protect the endangered rhinoceros population, WWF has announced that rhino poaching in South Africa is more rampant than ever, doubling annually in the last three years. WWF is engaged in an all-out battle against sophisticated poaching rings to end this tragic loss of rhinos.

Brad Josephs

Wildlife On Canvas

I love my career as a Natural Habitat guide because I love wildlife and wilderness, but equally I thrive on sharing my passion of nature with others. There...

Wendy Redal

Rare ocelot found in Arizona backyard

That’s no ordinary kitty treed by a dog in a southern Arizona backyard! This young ocelot’s presence might indicate that the small population in Mexican Sonora is making its way over the border for the first time in nearly 50 years.

Candice Gaukel Andrews

It’s Raining Birds

Instead of waking to falling snow as many of us did on New Year’s Day 2011, people in Beebe, Arkansas, rose to find thousands of birds—grackles, starlings and...

Candice Gaukel Andrews

Levels of Uncertainty

“I’ll never, ever go on a field trip again,” wailed the little boy ahead of me. It was in the afternoon on one of those golden fall days in Wisconsin when the...

Wendy Redal

Be our friend on Facebook and help protect wildlife

Did you know 2011 is World Wildlife Fund’s 50th Anniversary? Natural Habitat Adventures will be doing a lot this year to help WWF celebrate! To kick things off this month, Nat Hab is donating $1 for each new “friend” who “likes” our Facebook page between now and January 31st!

Candice Gaukel Andrews

“Assisting Migration” Could Be Aiding Extinction

As our 2010 calendars now come down off the walls and we look at the crisp, new, blank pages of 2011, we can’t help but wonder what this New Year has in store...

Candice Gaukel Andrews

Eating Goose Eggs and Other Culinary Adventures

The statistics regarding a worldwide climate trend toward global warming and the resultant loss of biodiversity are alarming—and attention getting, to say the...

Wendy Redal

Choose to Champion a Chimpanzee

While chimpanzees are struggling amidst declining habitat and bushmeat trade in central Africa, organizations like the Jane Goodall Institute and World Wildlife Fund are working to protect them. Learn more about how you, too, can contribute to the future wellbeing of chimps, including some great conservation-minded holiday gift ideas for the chimp-lovers in your life!

Wendy Redal

Narwhals: Helping track climate change in the Arctic

Learn how narwhals, the odd-looking Arctic whales with single, unicorn-like tusks, are furthering climate research efforts by helping oceanographers measure wintertime temperatures of the sea beneath the pack ice in Baffin Bay.

Wendy Redal

Wild New Wonders of the Amazon

Did you know a new species was found every 3 days in the Amazon rainforest in the past decade? The Amazon is the most biodiverse place on earth. Learn about some of the fascinating new discoveries, and why we need to work more diligently than ever to protect this ecosystem that is also crucial to human welfare.

Wendy Redal

10 Ways to Save Tigers

On the Chinese calendar, it’s the Year of the Tiger, an ideal opportunity to draw global attention to the fact that there are fewer than 3200 tigers left in the wild. Read more, and do your part to help their numbers grow!

Wendy Redal

Enjoy a Slothful Sojourn in Costa Rica!

Ever heard of a sloth wrangler? That’s what caretakers of these cuddly, laid-back rainforest dwellers are called at the Sloth Sanctuary in Costa Rica. They...

Wendy Redal

Lend a Hand for Public Lands this Saturday!

National Public Lands Day is Sat., Sept. 25! Volunteer to help spruce up a small piece of the shared spaces we all love so much. Read on, and find a city or county park, wildlife refuge, open space, wetland, greenway or national park near you.

Wendy Redal

White Lions, White Tigers, White Bears – Oh My!

Ever seen a white tiger? How about a white lion? Like the creamy Spirit Bear of Canada’s west coast, white lions are not albinos but unusual genetic anomalies. They’re extinct in the wild, but one non-profit conservation group is trying to bring them back.

Candice Gaukel Andrews

Voluntourism: Mixing Vacations with Work

On my last travel vacation, I didn’t plant a tree, dig a well or paint a fence. I simply walked, observed and “absorbed.” I’m wondering now if my lack of...

Wendy Redal

Choosing the Right Tour Operator: 6 Questions to Ask

If you’re reading Good Nature, chances are you are a traveler who cares about the Earth and its inhabitants, both animal and human. As a traveler, you hold a...

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