Nature & Wildlife Stories

Finding Your Voice—and Those of Other Animals

“Finding your voice.” We hear that phrase a lot, lately. It means that you know who you are at your core, and you express it. Voices are extremely important...

Elissa Poma

Ten Fierce Facts about Komodo Dragons

Hungry for power food—Komodo dragons dominate the Indonesian islands they inhabit, prowling the tropical islands with a commanding ferocity. It’s no wonder...

Candice Gaukel Andrews

Do Snakes or Spiders Give You Shivers? Time in Nature May Help.

Ophidiophobia (fear of snakes) and arachnophobia (fear of arachnids, especially spiders) rank among the most common of human anxieties. In fact, more than a...

Cathy Brown

4 Places to See Wildlife on Your East Africa Safari

Many adventurers who love both wildlife and travel may have had “African safari” written at the top of their bucket list for quite some time. But considering...

Maddi Higgins

5 Strange Species to See in Brazil’s Pantanal

National Geographic called Brazil’s Pantanal “the Wild Wet,” an appropriate name for a vast area of untouched wetlands teeming with wildlife. The region is...

Candice Gaukel Andrews

Earth Day 2022: A Golden Bear and Hundreds of Mammals Waiting to Be Discovered

Invest in Our Planet. That’s the theme for Earth Day 2022, according to EARTHDAY.ORG. It advocates for “creating a 21st century economy that brings back the...

Candice Gaukel Andrews

Can Your Children Inherit Your Healthy Love of Nature? Yup.

My mother grew up in a rural area in Wisconsin. On our walks when I was young—whether it was near her childhood home or where we then lived in the city—she...

Cathy Brown

Meet the Andean Condor, the King of the Andes

The Andean condor (Vultur gryphus) is not your typical raptor. The Incas thought so much of this massive bird of prey that they believed it brought the sun...

Laura Kiniry

The Unique Qualities of Humpback Whales

The salty waters of Quebec's St. Lawrence River estuary have long been a major gathering spot for whales—many arrive each spring to feed on a rich body of...

Valerie Gleaton

Where Kings Once Ruled: Wildlife of Sri Lanka’s Ancient City of Polonnaruwa

Hailed as one of the most well-preserved ancient cities in the world, Polonnaruwa served as Sri Lanka’s capital for nearly three centuries. Now, the city’s...

Cathy Brown

Geysers, Hot Springs and the Yellowstone Volcano

Yellowstone has been nicknamed the “American Serengeti” because, like its East African counterpart, it is also a vast ecosystem of open plains, savanna and...

Natural Habitat Adventures

Feeling the “Arctic Squeeze” – The UN’s New Climate Report and What it Means for Polar Bears

When climate change is breathing down your neck, and the icy habitat you rely on for your survival is melting, where do you go when you are already at the top...

Megan Brief

Modern Technologies Helping Save Endangered Species

The Illegal Wildlife Trade Charismatic megafauna such as rhino, elephant and tiger as well as lesser-known mammals like the pangolin, are among the growing...

Candice Gaukel Andrews

Sounds of Spring: Not Silent Yet

For me, spring and Rachel Carson are inextricably linked. In her visionary, 1962 book, Silent Spring, Carson—a marine biologist and environmental...

Cathy Brown

What’s the Difference Between Jaguars, Leopards and Black Panthers?

Jaguar vs. Leopard The jaguar vs. the leopard—these two magnificent spotted big cats are both members of the Panthera genus, are muscular ambush predators and...

WWF

Where in the World You Can See Penguins

They slide on their bellies across the snow, congregate on icebergs and seem to fly through freezing water in search of fish. That’s how most people picture...

Michelle Peters

Arctic Adaptations: How Well Can Polar Bears Swim?

You’re standing on the outdoor platform of a rugged Polar Rover, feeling more alive than you’ve felt in a while as the chill Arctic air heightens your senses...

Megan Brief

The Summer Ecology of Churchill, Manitoba

A Subarctic Summer Churchill rests at the ecological crossroads of three regions: the tree-lined Northern Canadian Shield taiga, the Southern Hudson Bay taiga...

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