Nature & Wildlife Stories

Where to See the Most Beautiful Places in Switzerland

With sky-soaring Swiss Alps that include such recognizable names at the Mattherhorn and the Jungfrau, and its high-country meadows dotted with grazing cows...

Candice Gaukel Andrews

Yellowstone: Restoring Wolves Revived Willows

Ever since the reintroduction of wolves to Yellowstone National Park in 1995, there has been controversy and debate about the benefits and ecosystem services...

Emily Goodheart

Yosemite National Park: California’s Crown Jewel

Yosemite National Park is California's crown jewel, a rich landscape of imposing granite cathedrals, towering sequoias and majestic waterfalls. Waterfalls and...

Emily Goodheart

Celebrate World Lemur Day with Fifteen Fascinating Facts About Lemurs

October 29th is World Lemur Day! Easily recognized by their long, bushy tails and translucent eyes, these unique creatures are the most threatened of all...

Candice Gaukel Andrews

What Animals Know: Counting and Dreaming of the World

Anyone who has ever lived with dogs knows that they can count. Try to short your best friend on daily treats, and you’ll quickly find out that he or she is...

Candice Gaukel Andrews

Listing, Mapping—and Changing—All Animals

Just exactly how many species are there in our big, diverse world? And where, precisely, do they live? While all of us have probably wondered about such...

Natural Habitat Adventures

13 Facts About Monarch Butterflies in North America

Each winter, millions of monarch butterflies migrate from southeastern Canada and the northeastern United States to the fir forests of Mexico's Central...

Julie Waggoner

Five Fun Facts About Blue-Footed Boobies

The remote Galapagos Islands are home to an amazing assortment of unique wildlife. The most famous bird of the Galapagos is the blue-footed booby. While they...

Emily Goodheart

Zermatt to Murren: Enchanting Villages of the Swiss Alps

The Swiss Alps are a region of untamed beauty, dramatic peaks rising above pastoral villages. This fairytale realm is filled with sapphire lakes, wildflower...

Emily Goodheart

Turquoise Lakes & Alpine Meadows of Banff & Yoho National Parks

As you venture forth into the Canadian Rockies, you’ll be entering a realm of turquoise lakes and wildflower meadows. Grand mountains rise into the clouds,...

Emily Goodheart

The Golden Eagle: A Luxury Train Trip Across the Arctic

As you prepare for your trip to the European Arctic by luxury train, harken back to the days of Imperial Russia on a city tour through the streets of St....

Candice Gaukel Andrews

Video: The Somewhat Noble Call of a Snow Leopard

We’re all familiar with this movie scene: a bald eagle soars overhead in a wild, Western-type, wide-open landscape, and we hear the iconic, piercing, strong...

Emily Goodheart

Highlights of Maine’s Mount Desert Island and Acadia National Park

Nat Hab's Maine Coastal Explorer tour takes travelers on an idyllic journey from Portland to Acadia National Park. Here are five highlights visitors will...

Candice Gaukel Andrews

People and Wildlife Need Each Other for Good Health

Here, looking out from the Anthropocene, we tend to regard nature as something other than ourselves. Wild places and wildlife, it seems, are commodities to be...

Candice Gaukel Andrews

You Don’t Have to Be a Nature Expert to Love It

There’s the old maxim that you must know something to love it. And we’ve certainly heard that regarding nature: that if we don’t expose people—particularly...

Candice Gaukel Andrews

Assessing the Beliefs of Animals

If you asked any wildlife fan or pet owner if animals have beliefs, I’m guessing their answers would almost all fall within the “yes” category, based on...

Candice Gaukel Andrews

Nature Is a “Happy Place” for Children

When children were recently asked to draw their “happy places,” more than half of them created drawings that included aspects of nature and outdoor spaces,...

Candice Gaukel Andrews

The Loudest Bird on the Planet Lives in the Amazon

Some animals are known for being loud; for example, howler monkeys are said to be aptly named. When a number of them let loose their lungs in concert, the din...

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