Latin America Stories

International Jaguar Day—Just in Time?

Of the seven big cats, jaguars just don’t seem to get the love that more well-known felines like lions, tigers and leopards do. (The other three? Cougars,...

Samantha Miller

Galapagos Species That Are Back from the Brink

Over the last century, Earth's wild places have seen startling declines in biodiversity. In 2019, the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on...

WWF

Costa Rica’s Natural AND Cultural Beauty

It’s no surprise that Costa Rica is a country filled with beautiful natural ecosystems. Its coasts are bustling with marine life and its interior is blanketed...

Natural Habitat Adventures

Making the Travel Industry More Sustainable with SEE Turtles

By Brad Nahill, President, SEE Turtles SEE Turtles is thrilled to renew our long partnership with Natural Habitat Adventures. Since our launch in 2008, Nat...

Wendy Redal

Myth and Mystery in Mexico’s Monarch Kingdom

Each year around El Día de los Muertos—celebrated November 1 and 2—the sky over the Mexican mountain village of Anguangeo becomes a flurry of orange. But it’s...

WWF

Parallels of the Pantanal and the Northern Great Plains

The Pantanal region of South America might seem, at first, to share few similarities with the Northern Great Plains (NGP) region of North America. Here in the...

Samantha Miller

What’s the Difference Between a Seal and Sea Lion?

Seals, walruses, sea lions and fur seals are all marine animals known as pinnipeds. Pinniped is a Latin-derived word that can be translated to mean...

Natural Habitat Adventures

Explore Rain Forest and Ruins from the Amazon to Machu Picchu

The Amazon Basin contains the largest rain forest on Earth, covering 2.7 million square miles—that’s twice the size of India, roughly the area of the Lower 48...

Jon Jared

Go With the Glow: Bioluminescent Animals and Where to Find Them

Bioluminescence is a natural phenomenon that highlights the brilliance of the natural world—literally! Glowworms light up, fireflies flash and plankton...

Natural Habitat Adventures

Why the Galapagos Is My Happy Place

By Tracy Schuh, Junior Front-End Website Developer at Natural Habitat Adventures First, let me tell you that being immersed in nature is my happy place,...

Jon Jared

Partnerships That Make a Difference: Supporting the People & Wildlife of the Galapagos Islands

Our partner Lindblad Expeditions’ experience in the Galapagos Islands began with bringing the very first group of international travelers to the islands in...

Megan Brief

What do Monarch Butterflies Eat? Milkweed 101

Pick a Weed, Save a Life Milkweeds contain various levels of cardiac glycoside compounds or cardenolides, which render the plants toxic to most insects,...

WWF

Jaguars on the Road to Recovery in Latin America

Originally published in World Wildlife magazine, Fall 2021. Written by Kimberley Brown & illustrations by Daniele Simonelli. AN AMBITIOUS INTERNATIONAL...

Cathy Brown

Peruvian Cuisine: Wild Foods of the Amazon

There aren’t that many places left in the world where humans haven’t attempted to “modernize” the food systems. But on a trip to the Peruvian Amazon, rest...

Cathy Brown

Dolphin Poop Helps Save Coral Reefs

It’s not exactly a secret that the dolphin is one of the most intelligent animals on Earth. If you’ve ever seen one gleefully interact with a dog on a boat,...

Lavanya Sunkara

What’s the Difference Between a Turtle and a Tortoise?

Turtles and tortoises are some of the oldest living reptiles, having roamed the earth for more than 200 million years. Many people call tortoises turtles, and...

Cathy Brown

The Rewilding Movement: Lost Species Rediscovered

“Re:wild: The Search for Lost Species” sounds like the title of an action-adventure movie, and in a way, this ambitious and optimistic initiative contains all...

Michelle Peters

9 Active Adventures for the Outdoor Enthusiast

Ready to get outside and explore? We’re here to help you expand your horizons, try new activities or enjoy more hours of the pursuits you’re already...

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