Nature & Wildlife Stories

The Top 10 Newly Discovered Species of 2014

Recently the International Institute for Species Exploration (IISE) released its annual Top 10 List of newly discovered species. Each year an international...

WWF

Ten Facts about the African Wild Dog

Painted wolf is the meaning behind the African wild dog's scientific name. But even with such a regal sounding name, these wild dogs don't get as much...

Candice Gaukel Andrews

Urban Coyotes: Pet Threats or Ecosystem Equalizers?

No matter where you live—whether in a developed, suburban district or a woodsy, semirural area—you most likely have coyote neighbors. Although you may have...

Candice Gaukel Andrews

Wildebeests No Longer Hold the Record for Longest Terrestrial Migration: Zebras Take Over the Title

Africa’s Great Migration has long been a symbol of the continent’s abundant wildlife. The Serengeti Plains fill with millions of wildebeests and other...

Tania Curry

Top 10 Facts about the World’s Oceans

Oceans play a crucial role in our planet’s health by regulating global temperatures. Oceans are also home to a staggering amount of life and provide more than...

Elissa Poma

Beyond Tigers: India's Top 10 Other Incredible Wildlife

By Elissa Poma, Deputy Director of Marketing and Communication for World Wildlife Fund India is known, of course, for its tigers, and no visit to natural...

WWF

Q-and-A: Snorkeling Indonesia’s Raja Ampat

This October, veteran guide Lee Goldman will take a small crew of WWF’s snorkeling enthusiasts to Indonesia’s Raja Ampat Archipelago, where they’ll glide over...

Maddi Higgins

9 Animals Who Need a Name Change

A white rhino isn't actually white and a red panda isn't even related to the black and white, giant pandas we know and love. So what's with their names? To...

About Galapagos

The Galapagos Islands – an Intriguing Journey of Human History

NOTE FROM ED: Looks like this was started but never finished. Looks like it could be ready to go with a little formatting. [Excerpts from Adventure Guide to...

Tania Curry

14 Reasons Why We Love Moms

Mom took care of you when you were sick, put the bandage on your skinned knee after you fell off your bike and still makes the best pot roast. Perhaps you...

WWF

Top Six Unusual-Looking Wildlife to See on an African Safari

By Marsea Nelson, guest blogger for WWF Travel Many safari-goers travel to Africa with the hopes of seeing the “Big Five” and other iconic animals like the...

Maddi Higgins

Where in the World You Can See Penguins

They slide on their bellies across the snow, congregate on icebergs and seem to fly through freezing water in search of fish. That’s how most people picture...

Candice Gaukel Andrews

Will Climate Change Increase Antarctica’s Biodiversity—Or Diminish It?

We’ve all heard the dire predictions about the world’s polar bears: according to the U.S. Geological Survey, two-thirds of them could disappear by 2060, even...

Elissa Poma

Ten Wild Facts about the “Big Five”

The term “Big Five” originally referred to the difficulty in hunting the lion, leopard, rhino, elephant and African buffalo. These five large African mammal...

Wendy Redal

Help Jane Goodall Celebrate Her 80th Birthday!

On April 3, Jane Goodall turns 80. But that milestone seems to be just a number for the renowned primatologist and indefatigable conservation pioneer who...

Emily Deemer

Conservation Win for Whales in Antarctica

Good news for whales in Antarctica! On Monday, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) officially ruled that Japan must halt its annual whale hunt in...

Maddi Higgins

Choose Your Own Adventure: The Galapagos

What is your ideal way to explore the Galapagos Islands? Is it to kayak against the tide, warming your muscles as you cruise past lava rocks covered in marine...

Elissa Poma

Five Myths about Amazon River Dolphins

The elegant gray-and-pink river dolphins that glide majestically through the chocolate-colored waters of the Amazon River aren’t always thought of in such...

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