Nature & Wildlife Stories

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...

Natural Habitat Adventures

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...

WWF

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...

WWF

Announcing Visit Peru’s Naturally Amazing Peru Sweepstakes!

Visiting the Amazon rain forest is a rare trip of a lifetime for most, and if this is a destination that you’ve been dreamed about visiting, enter Visit...

Candice Gaukel Andrews

New Zealand Builds Gyms for “Problem” Birds

In the United States, it often seems, there is only one method for dealing with “problem” animals. Whether it’s Canada geese, grizzly bears or wolves, our...

Candice Gaukel Andrews

Fossil Finds and Penguin Packs: Final Frontiers Still Found on Earth

When you look at the immense footprints humans have left on this planet, it might lead you to conclude that we’ve trod, explored and exploited almost every...

Natural Habitat Adventures

World Wildlife Day 2018—Big Cats: Predators Under Threat

Today is World Wildlife Day 2018, and this year's international conservation event will be celebrated with the theme, “Big cats: predators under threat."...

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Botswana’s Okavango Delta: The Beating Heart of KAZA

Our Cessna was 5 minutes north of Maun, Botswana, when the landscape changed dramatically. Gone was the dry savanna scrub that had defined the Kalahari and so...

Candice Gaukel Andrews

No More Wild Horses

Whenever I hear that a little piece of the wild has slipped away forever, it saddens me. And another small bit of it vanished recently. Or you could say,...

Candice Gaukel Andrews

Saiga Antelope Now Victims of Climate Change

In 2015, on the steppes of Kazakhstan, at the crossroads of Asia and Europe, more than 200,000 critically endangered saiga antelope suddenly died in a span of...

Natural Habitat Adventures

Quiz—Who’s Your Animal Soulmate?

Natural Habitat Adventures and World Wildlife Fund have teamed up to bring you this fun personality quiz to find out who your animal soulmate is! Scroll down...

Natural Habitat Adventures

Traveler Story: China Panda Adventure

"Pandas have been my passion since I first saw them at the Toledo Zoo at the age of 10, so this was my idea of the trip of a lifetime and it didn't...

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