Nature & Wildlife Stories

Wildlife Photo of the Week: Home Sweet Home

Every Friday, we choose our favorite photo of the week from our Wildlife Photo of the Day website. This week we chose two great horned owls in Canada!...

Candice Gaukel Andrews

The Summer Shade of Trees Could Save Species

We still have three weeks until the end of a long and brutally hot summer. At times, it seems the only respite we can get outside during our picnics, state...

WWF

The Wonder of Wolf Watching

There are so many positive reasons why humans seek out animals. Often, we just want to get a glimpse into their lives, to watch their bodies move across the...

Candice Gaukel Andrews

Fat Is Good at Brooks Falls, Katmai National Park, Alaska

Every summer, from about mid-June to mid-October, the grizzly bears at Brooks Falls in Katmai National Park and Preserve in Alaska are featured in a live-cam...

Emily Goodheart

What Are the Big Five and Where Can I See Them?

The Lion King left many viewers longing to visit the plains of Africa, conjuring up images of elephants browsing on acacia trees and amber-eyed predators...

Candice Gaukel Andrews

Black, Grizzly and Polar Bears Now All Found in Churchill

For the first time, North America’s three bear species—black, grizzly and polar—have been documented sharing the same spot. And that spot happens to be one...

Natural Habitat Adventures

Test Your Tiger IQ!

By Emily Goodheart Kautz and Courtney Nachlas Tigers have been revered for centuries. Take one look at their striking coloring, muscled body and amber eyes,...

Candice Gaukel Andrews

Bringing Wolves Back to Scotland

The Scottish Highlands have been described as achingly beautiful, and I’d have to agree. In this vast wilderness, glens sit in ancient glacial valleys,...

Courtney Nachlas

Test Your Chimpanzee IQ—Take the Quiz!

Chimpanzees, one of the 'Great Apes,' are found throughout central Africa, where they spend their days eating fruit and climbing trees. These amazing...

Hannah Wagner

Are Mangroves Your Next Destination?

They should be! A recent study by The Nature Conservancy revealed the benefits of tourism on mangrove forests. Though they are not always the star of the...

Courtney Nachlas

What Are the Growth Stages of Polar Bear Cubs?

There are few comparable thrills to spotting the world’s largest land predators only a few feet away from your Polar Rover. These impressive bears brave the...

Emily Goodheart

What Do Polar Bears Eat?

Wherever I’ve traveled in the world, I have always been fascinated by what humans and other species eat. With a background in animal behavior and food...

Natural Habitat Adventures

Traveler Story: Namibian Desert Safari

"The early morning and evening light on the sand dunes and tree skeletons in Sossusvlei and the Kulala Wilderness Reserve provided some of the most dramatic...

Courtney Nachlas

Why Are There So Many Polar Bears in Churchill in the Fall?

Churchill, Manitoba, a small sub-Arctic community based on the edge of the Hudson Bay is famously known as the polar bear capital of the world. Whether you’re...

Emily Goodheart

Wildlife Abounds in Nepal’s Chitwan National Park

Chitwan National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is a vast nature reserve in the southern lowlands of Nepal. Chitwan is Nepal's first national park,...

Natural Habitat Adventures

Traveler Story: Wild China

"It is difficult to select a favorite experience from my wild China odyssey—the opportunities to visit multiple panda bases, to see rare species in the wild,...

Candice Gaukel Andrews

Will We Soon Be “Talking” with Dolphins and Whales?

Much like us, other animals have “languages” that they use in order to communicate with members of their own species. For example, prairie dogs have developed...

Emily Goodheart

5 Matriarchs in the Animal Kingdom You Can See with Nat Hab

In honor of Mother’s Day, we’ve made a list of the matriarchal animal societies you can see on a trip with Natural Habitat Adventures. Check out which moms...

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