Nature & Wildlife Stories

Mountain Gorilla Baby Boom in Uganda

A region once devastated by human activity and characterized by loss is in the midst of a revival of hope. On November 11, 2016 Businza, an adult female...

WWF

Meet WWF’s Jim Sano: A ‘Truly Glorious’ Life as a U.S. Park Ranger

The single-engine Grumman AA-5B plane was barely perceptible on the snowy mountainside. It was January 1982, and World Wildlife Fund's Jim Sano and his fellow...

Peter Davis Krahenbuhl

Top 5 Most Exotic, Endangered Creatures—Borneo Unleashed

In the emerald depths of the world's tallest rainforest on the Pacific island of Borneo, life flourishes. The dense jungle canopy shelters a host of wild...

iSafari

Mountain Gorilla Baby Boom in Uganda

A region once devastated by human activity and characterized by loss is in the midst of a revival of hope. On November 11, 2016 Businza, an adult female...

Peter Davis Krahenbuhl

Gray Whale – Greatest Endurance Athlete in the World?

Humans, eat your heart out—in the animal kingdom, there are many endurance athletes! The monarch butterfly flies 3,000 miles to its winter grounds in Mexico....

Emily Deemer

Seabound Baby Turtles in Costa Rica

While exploring the wilderness of Costa Rica, a small group of nature travelers enjoyed the wondrous experience of being surrounded by Pacific green sea...

About Galapagos

Ecuador & Galapagos Fun Facts—Part 3: Mainland Ecuador

In our first two Fun Facts articles we discovered some Galapagos Islands Fun Facts for Kids, as well as interesting characteristics of Galapagos geography,...

Natural Habitat Adventures

How to Spot a Jaguar in the Peruvian Amazon

Elusive, stealthy and stunningly beautiful creatures, jaguars are a sight that many people hope to see when they venture into the Amazon rain forest. The...

Peter Davis Krahenbuhl

The Great Gray Whale in Me

Whenever I write about a specific nature or travel topic, I try to think about the extent to which my experience with it has shaped my own life. In the case...

Candice Gaukel Andrews

Climate Change Is Changing What We Wear and How It’s Made

Your bedroom closet is about to get a makeover, and it won’t be because you’ve knocked out walls or installed new shelving. And that coat closet in your...

iSafari

Africa’s Best Kept Secrets: Top 7 Parks & Reserves

From the golden dunes of Namibia's Skeleton Coast to the lush green forests of Tanzania's Mahale Mountains, each of these lesser-visited wildlife parks and...

About Galapagos

Galapagos Fun Facts—Part 2: Conservation, Geography, Wildlife & More

In our last article in a series of Galapagos Islands fun facts, we learned about “enchanted” islands born of fire, as well as who discovered them and other...

About Galapagos

The Galapagos Islands: a Great Destination for Families

There is absolutely nowhere else in the world where you can experience such incredible nature, wildlife and educational opportunities than in the Galapagos...

WWF

Photo Essay: Conservation Inspiration in the Galapagos

At the end of June I had the amazing opportunity to travel with Natural Habitat Adventures to the Galápagos Islands. As you might imagine, it was the trip of...

Candice Gaukel Andrews

Protecting the Woolly Mammoth to Save Today’s Elephants

The woolly mammoth—an animal that went extinct 4,000 years ago—is currently being considered for legal protection under conservation trade rules. “How that...

Emily Deemer

The Sounds of Yellowstone

I should begin by saying I hate the cold and do everything in my power to avoid it. My Midwest roots, however, have taught me one thing: layer up! So, with...

WWF

Rare Sights in Madagascar

Last year, I joined a group of Nat Hab travelers on a fourteen-day Madagascar safari beginning on the island’s central plateau. In Zombitse-Vohibasia National...

Candice Gaukel Andrews

Silencing Science to Benefit Tourism

Earlier this year, the United Nations (UN), the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and the Union of Concerned...

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