Nature & Wildlife Stories

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...

Cathy Brown

What Sounds Do Polar Bears Make?

Pardon the pun, but a polar bear is quite the cool creature. But outside of the fact that global warming is most definitely affecting the sea ice territories...

WWF

Six Interesting Facts about Patagonia

In the southernmost part of South America, Patagonia occupies 260,000 square miles that span Argentina and Chile. The region is known for dramatic mountain...

Jon Jared

How Far Can Polar Bears Smell? Fascinating Facts About Bear Behaviors

Polar bears rely heavily on their highly developed sense of smell to hunt ringed seals. This marine mammal locates its prey from as far away as 20 miles,...

Laura Kiniry

Why Do Lions Roar? Facts about Big Cat Communication

The first time I heard a lion’s roar, it shook me to the bones. I’d been snoozing soundly in my hut in South Africa’s Madikwe Game Reserve (a Nat Hab...

Jon Jared

What’s the Difference Between a Pronghorn and an Antelope?

At the beginning of the 19th century, explorers Lewis and Clark prompted a discussion that continues to this day when they chronicled their discovery of the...

Candice Gaukel Andrews

Mountains Are the Center for Earth’s Biodiversity

Despite the fact that we are currently experiencing the Earth’s sixth mass extinction crisis, I take great solace in knowing that life here is still amazingly...

Jon Jared

Tigers, Conservation & Adventure: A New Photo Pro Safari in India

As an Expedition Leader for Nat Hab’s India Tiger Safari: A Photo Pro Expedition, Conan Dumenil wears a lot of hats. This eleven-day trip is part of the Photo...

Megan Brief

Are Red Pandas Related to Giant Pandas?

The Panda is a Panda! “The panda is a panda,” boldly declared German biologist, George B. Schaller, in his 1994 book, The Last Panda. After nearly five years...

WWF

Species Spotlight: Orca

One of the most powerful marine predators, the orca, grows up to 32 feet in length—about the size of a school bus—and can weigh up to 6 tons. Though the...

Michelle Peters

10 Reasons to Visit Yellowstone National Park in Winter

Let’s start by answering the most obvious question: Yes, Yellowstone is open in the winter! In fact, some may say this is the most magical time of year to...

Cathy Brown

In the Land of Glowing Skies: Kiwi Conservation in New Zealand

Long before the world began to refer to those from New Zealand as “kiwis”, the indigenous Maori held the kiwi bird in high regard. They called this peculiar...

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