Conservation Stories

Plants Could Solve the Microplastics Problem

Plastics are the most prevalent type of marine debris found in the Great Lakes and in the oceans. Plastic pollution pieces come in all shapes and sizes, but...

Rebecca Self

Wine Tourism and Wildlife Conservation: An Enchanting Journey through Portugal’s Winemaking Regions

Ancient Traditions, Endangered Species, and Sustainable Development: Travel for Wine and Wildlife Lovers A visit to Portugal's wine regions, renowned for...

Laura Kiniry

The Truth About Plastic Pollution and How We Can Stop It

In February 2017, residents on the Norwegian island of Sotra found a Cuvier’s beaked whale stranded on a beach in southwestern Norway. It wasn’t the first...

Rebecca Self

Wine, Cork and Wildlife Conservation: A Perfect Trio in Portugal

For over two decades, WWF has been telling wine producers to put a cork in it, extolling the virtues of cork stoppers over cheaper alternatives. The reasons...

Candice Gaukel Andrews

Wildfires Are Increasing CO2 Emissions, and Animals Are Adapting

Scenes of devastation from wildfires have almost become a staple of summer in the past decade. In addition to the physical destruction they cause, wildfires...

Marta Regn

Manatees & Mermaids: A History of Animal Myths

Considering 80% of the world’s oceans remain unknown, it’s almost impossible to imagine the constant wonders early explorers experienced. As they entered...

Cathy Brown

Land of the Thunder Dragon: Discover the Kingdom of Bhutan

Because it closed itself off to the rest of the world for so many centuries, Bhutan is still a country shrouded in mystery and legend. Its very first visitors...

Emily Goodheart

Nat Hab Philanthropy Supports Community Garden & Green Future for Greenland’s Youth

Conservation travel has transformative power. It benefits communities, safeguards wildlife and preserves cultural heritage. In addition to our conservation...

Lavanya Sunkara

3 Ways to Celebrate International Wolf Day

Like sharks, wolves have an unfair reputation for being villains. Children grow up reading fairy tales about the “big bad wolf.” But in reality, these animals...

Natural Habitat Adventures

Natural Habitat Adventures Among the First to Deploy A Solar-Powered Electric Safari Vehicle in Botswana

Natural Habitat Adventures, a leader in responsible nature-based adventure travel, in partnership with World Wildlife Fund, recently deployed one of the...

Laura Kiniry

Five Endangered Keystone Species Making Comebacks

In 2019, an independent researcher caught sight of a tiny creature on a trail camera in Northern California’s Sierra Azul Open Space Preserve. Scientists were...

Emily Goodheart

Nat Hab Philanthropy Supports Sole Communal Library in the Galapagos

At Natural Habitat Adventures, our product is conservation travel: life-transforming forays into the natural world that benefit wild habitats and the animals...

Emily Goodheart

Stories to Inspire: Conservation Wins from Around the World

In a world that often feels plagued with environmental problems, it's imperative to recognize our triumphs! Here are nine celebratory pieces of nature news...

Megan Brief

Watch Nat Hab’s Newest Short Film: ‘The Silverback’

“One of the biggest myths is that you're not allowed to look into a gorilla's eyes. Of course, you are,” reveals Richard de Gouveia, Nat Hab Expedition Leader...

Candice Gaukel Andrews

Abandoned Lands Could Be Biodiversity Boosters

Today, across the planet, hundreds of millions of acres of land are being abandoned due to what’s known as rural outmigration, or people leaving for urban...

Marta Regn

Watch Polar Bears Year-Round with WWF’s Species Tracker

On the southwest coast of Canada's Hudson Bay is the town of Churchill, Manitoba, known for its sled dogs, auroral views, and, in the fall, its grand title...

Laura Kiniry

The Origins of Coffee and the Case for Sustainability

Around 850 CE, an Ethiopian goat herder named Kaldi was maintaining his livestock when together, they happened upon an unusual plant with berries. The animals...

Candice Gaukel Andrews

Can Fairy-Tale Figures Help Us Fight Climate Change?

Sometimes the buzzwords, newly coined phrases and terms that scientists use to describe environmental concepts and their research make it hard for us to...

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