Nature & Wildlife Stories

Roaring Back: Triumphs and Challenges in Tiger Conservation

Roaring back may be an overstatement, but the number of tigers living in the wild is on the rise, and that is cause for optimism. The largest of all the big...

Candice Gaukel Andrews

Photo Essay: The Brown Bears and Salt Marshes of Chinitna Bay, Alaska

Alaska’s Chinitna Bay on Cook Inlet near Lake Clark National Park and Preserve is the very heart of coastal brown bear country, according to the National Park...

Joe Yogerst

If There Was Such a Thing as the Animal Olympics, These Creatures Would Be Gold Medalists

From Simone Biles and Noah Lyles to the U.S. women’s basketball team and “golden boy” French swimmer Léon Marchand, there were plenty of amazing athletes at...

Laura Kiniry

This Nonprofit is Working to Protect Howler Monkeys from Costa Rica’s Power Lines

The first time Chris Martin heard a howler monkey's cries, he thought it was a jet plane taking off. Martin was an epidemiology student visiting Costa Rica’s...

Candice Gaukel Andrews

Animal Academics: Interspecies Teachers

Teaching was once considered a uniquely human behavior. Today, however, scientists recognize a small but diverse group of species who have the ability to act...

Natural Habitat Adventures

5 Canines to See in the Wild for International Dog Day

It's no secret: Nat Hab staffers are dog people. And cat people. Okay, we're just...animal people. That's why we're thrilled when International Dog Day comes...

Megan Brief

Showing Gratitude for the Gardeners of the Rain Forest on International Orangutan Day

Orangutan translates to “person of the forest” in the Malay language; an apt description for a mammal that shares approximately 97% of our DNA. And just like...

Megan Brief

Celebrating World Elephant Day in The Land of The Giants

Known as "The Land of The Giants," Botswana's Chobe National Park is home to Africa’s largest population of elephants (Loxodonta africana). Chobe is the...

Peter Davis Krahenbuhl

8 Incredible Gray Wolf Facts Everyone Should Know

Wolves have been misunderstood throughout the millennia, painted as wild and deadly beasts. They are creatures of myth and folklore—often to their detriment....

WWF

Africa’s “Ugly Five” and Where to Find Them

By Beth Cericola, WWF Senior Development Officer An African safari isn't just a “trip.” It’s an adventure that demands commitments of time, treasure and...

Candice Gaukel Andrews

Ecological Enigmas of Easter Island and Namibia’s Desert

Haunting photos and mysterious stories of the stone statues—or moai (pronounced mo-eye)—on Easter Island have probably fascinated you since you were a child....

Samantha Miller

Explore the Australian Outback in Ikara-Flinders Ranges National Park on This Epic Safari

Ikara-Flinders Ranges National Park is situated in the Flinders Ranges in the Australian Outback, about 270 miles north of Adelaide. This region has a...

Candice Gaukel Andrews

The Revelations of Animal Songs

Songs have power. That was never made clearer to me than when I recently read about some new discoveries involving the songs of animals. Songs can lead us to...

Rebecca Self

Conserving the Khata Corridor: A Transboundary Triumph for Tigers

The Khata Corridor, a critical 15-mile wildlife passage along the shared border of Nepal's Bardia National Park and India's Katarniaghat Wildlife Sanctuary,...

iSafari

Eleven Mighty Quotes About the Mighty Elephant

As a massive poaching crisis rages across Africa, we are forced to consider the almost inconceivable—yet unfortunately very real— prospect of a world without...

Candice Gaukel Andrews

Cooperation: Birds, Badgers, Bees and Us

Many Native American communities belong to a clan that identifies with an animal, such as a bear, eagle or turtle. Such four-legged, winged or swimming family...

Samantha Miller

Flora & Fauna of Australia’s Atherton Tablelands

Nat Hab's Ultimate Australia Safari offers a contemplative escape into lands that hold some of Earth's most delicate ecosystems, including the Atherton...

Rebecca Self

Why Milkweed Matters: A Guide to Growing Monarch Habitat

Does it seem to you that all of a sudden, people across North America are talking about milkweed? At the time of this writing, stories on milkweed abound,...

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