Nature & Wildlife Stories

The Superpower of Nature Travel

There’s no doubt that spending time in nature has restorative benefits. From forest bathing to simply looking at the ocean, nature’s healing powers are well...

Candice Gaukel Andrews

Halfway into the Year of the Bird, and Still in Trouble

We’re more than halfway into 2018, the Year of the Bird. When I wrote about this banner year back in December 2017, I wondered if by marking the 100th...

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Photostacking a High-Speed Sequence

Sometimes a single picture isn’t enough. Wildlife photographers often struggle with capturing a scene for a number of reasons – the subject is facing the...

Candice Gaukel Andrews

Cuteness Overload: A Scotland Puffins Photo Essay

Every time I see a puffin, the same thought comes to mind: They’re not real, right? They’re too impossibly cute. For me and for everyone else on the planet, I...

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National Parks: Good for You and Our Planet

“Leave it as it is. You cannot improve on it.” Theodore Roosevelt emphasized when speaking about his deep admiration for the Grand Canyon, one of the United...

Candice Gaukel Andrews

Giving Females Their Voices: Understudied Birdsong

One of my favorite environmental authors, Terry Tempest Williams, once wrote about an experience she had in 1994 when testifying before Congress on behalf of...

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This World Oceans Day Leave the Plastic at Home

The longer days and sunnier skies are signaling the arrival of beach vacation season. If you, like many, love to spend time by the ocean, it’s time to...

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Monarchs: Poetry in Motion

Nothing could have prepared me for today. ‘I was blind, and now I can see,’ I think I’ve heard that before, seems appropriate now. We sit atop our rides in...

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What’s in My Daypack: Belize Edition

The items you stuff into your daypack for an exciting adventure can be critical. I just returned from Belize where I traveled on our Ultimate Belize Nature...

Candice Gaukel Andrews

The Heartbeats and Songs of Trees

I’m a tree hugger from way back; in fact, you could say I was hugging trees before tree hugging was cool. So when a book titled The Songs of Trees recently...

Candice Gaukel Andrews

“Fernweh”: A Farsickness or Longing for Unseen Places

You know when you’ve been away too long. You find yourself feeling a bit wistful for the comforts and familiarity of home, or you get a knot in your stomach...

Natural Habitat Adventures

Traveler Story: Emotional Depth on a BC Nature Adventure

"Just before our landing in Kitamaat, our Expedition Leader, Moira Le Patourel, gathered the guests in the wheelhouse of the Island Odyssey and asked each of...

Candice Gaukel Andrews

Mysterious Sharks: Great Gatherings and Long Lives

More than 400 shark species inhabit our planet. And while facts about some of them may be well-known to researchers and the rest of us, there are many shark...

Natural Habitat Adventures

Traveler Stories: Discovering Cuba

"I am so grateful that I am finally beginning to understand Cuba's amazing natural history. Our group shared an unforgettable look at this beautiful place." —...

Olaf Malver

Biophilia: A Passionate Love for Nature | Olaf’s Corner

There is nothing more satisfying than when our travelers experience “that one magic animal encounter moment in the wild," whether it is a few seconds of eye...

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Reconnecting with the Natural World in the Galapagos

By Camie Kirkevold, Administrative Assistant at Natural Habitat Adventures I was looking forward to reconnecting with the world—the real world. Not the one I...

Olaf Malver

Thank You, Butterflies! | Olaf’s Corner

Our home library in Georgia is brimming with all kinds of dog-eared books about adventure, conservation, economics and science. The exception is a dozen of...

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The Peruvian Amazon: Land of Abundance

The Peruvian Amazon is home to many biologically diverse ecosystems, including an array of freshwater fish, butterflies, birds, mammals and reptiles. Its...

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