Nature & Wildlife Stories

Update: Wildfires in Brazil

By Karl Egloff, WWF The Pantanal has fascinated me since I first learned about it in a documentary ten years ago. It is a world of...

Candice Gaukel Andrews

Good News for Wildlife: Rare South American Bush Dogs Spotted in Costa Rica

Stories of animals venturing into and enjoying new places have been one bright spot during the COVID-19 worldwide pandemic of 2020. But even before we had...

Candice Gaukel Andrews

COVID-19 and Feeling Out Friendships—of the Dolphin Kind

I had a much-needed get-together with a longtime friend over the weekend—via Zoom, of course, during these coronavirus times and after at least five...

Candice Gaukel Andrews

Pandemic Ponderings: 25 Phenomenal Facts about our Planet

Since 1970, the annual Earth Day has been a time for us to reflect on the beautiful planet, the third from the sun, that we call home. Twenty years after that...

Candice Gaukel Andrews

City Plans to Consider Nature’s Impact on Mental Health

There are two astonishing facts about how we live that I think are closely related. The first is that by 2050, two of every three people on Earth will reside...

Candice Gaukel Andrews

Working at Home? Look at Cute Baby Animals and Get More Done

A lot of us are working from home right now; and if you happen to be someone who’s not used to the freelance life, it may be harder than you imagined. After a...

Natural Habitat Adventures

Spy Hummingbird Captures Footage of Magnificent Monarch Swarm in Mexico

In this astounding clip from the PBS Nature miniseries Spy in the Wild, a drone camera disguised as a hummingbird journeys into the center of a monarch...

Candice Gaukel Andrews

Connection with Nature as a Child Means a Healthier Adult

Seeking out the natural world—and the wildlife that occupies it—is a good way to cope with the coronavirus pandemic and its resultant shelter-in-place edicts....

Natural Habitat Adventures

Staff Picks: 15 Nature Documentaries to Watch Right Now

We’ve all been staying at home for a few weeks now, and you may have burned through all the binge-worthy TV shows on your watch list. So, what to tune in to...

Natural Habitat Adventures

Go on an African Safari—Live from Your Living Room!

If you've ever wondered what it's like to experience the exhilaration of a wildlife drive on an African safari, now is your chance! Wildlife education...

Candice Gaukel Andrews

10 Tips for Spotting Local Wildlife in the Time of Coronavirus

Nature has always been a source of solace and healing, and that fact takes on added significance today. As we all try to keep to ourselves in order to protect...

Natural Habitat Adventures

Staff Book Recommendations: The Ultimate Reading List on Nature, Wildlife & Wanderlust

“That's the thing about books. They let you travel without moving your feet.” This observation from American novelist Jhumpa Lahiri could not be more apropos...

Ben Bressler

We Need Nature Now More Than Ever

You've probably noticed that the world is a pretty crazy place right now. An understatement, I know. It is particularly crazy for those of us working in...

Steve Selden

Wildlife Photo of the Week: Wild Moose Chase

Every Friday, we choose our favorite photo of the week from our Wildlife Photo of the Day website. This week we chose a moose in Northern Alberta, Canada!...

Steve Selden

Wildlife Photo of the Week: Hidden Beauty

Every Friday, we choose our favorite photo of the week from our Wildlife Photo of the Day website. This week we chose a Pallid Scoops Owl in Bahrain....

Hannah Wagner

What is Biodiversity and Why Does it Matter?

When I was little, I learned about dinosaurs and extinction in the same breath. Those tree trunk sized leg bones I saw at the museum belonged to animals that...

Steve Selden

Wildlife Photo of the Week: Hanging on to Mom

Every Friday, we choose our favorite photo of the week from our Wildlife Photo of the Day website. This week we chose A sloth mom and young in Panama....

Candice Gaukel Andrews

Climate Change Is Affecting Alaska’s Salmon—and Its Bears

Katmai National Park is a realm of untrammeled rivers, pristine streams and clear lakes. The park and the greater Alaska Peninsula are part of the Bristol Bay...

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