Nature & Wildlife Stories

A Great Migration: Sandhill Cranes and Their Very Small Plot of Land

As I was driving home from the YMCA yesterday, I saw two sandhill cranes near a small pond that sits along the highway, only about a half-mile from my house....

WWF

Ten Interesting Facts about Iguacu Falls

Lying on the border of Brazil and Argentina, Iguacu Falls was born millions of years ago, likely the result of a volcanic eruption and from the slow but...

Tania Curry

10 Interesting Facts about Orangutans

1. Where do orangutans live? Orangutans are found only in the rain forests of the Southeast Asian islands of Borneo and Sumatra. They spend nearly their...

Tania Curry

50 Fun Facts about your Favorite Fauna

Lions and whale sharks and bears, oh my! We’ve compiled 50 fascinating facts about five of the most popular wildlife you like to see on our tours: Pandas,...

Tania Curry

7 Ways You Can Help the Polar Bears’ Plight

International Polar Bear Day comes once a year on February 27 to raise awareness for the "King of the Arctic." As Arctic sea ice takes longer and longer to...

Natural Habitat Adventures

Know Before you Go: Test your Polar Bear IQ

Polar Bear Pop Quiz Q: Which is the greatest threat to polar bears? a. Industrial Development b. Conflict with Humans c. Climate Change d. Unsustainable...

Emily Deemer

Polar Bear Roundup: This Year's Top 9 Polar Bear Stories

It's International Polar Bear Day this Thursday - February 27th - and we're celebrating with an entire Polar Bear Week on the blog! Each day we'll feature...

Elissa Poma

Ten Interesting Facts about Giant Pandas

10. The first panda came to the United States in 1936—a cub to a zoo in Chicago. It took another 50 years before the States would see another. 9. A newborn...

Maddi Higgins

The "Little Five"

Go on a safari in Africa and you’ll hear plenty about the “Big 5.” The term originally referred to the top five species that hunters sought on their bucket...

Elissa Poma

Ten Interesting Facts about Glaciers

Glaciers creep their way across vast regions, spreading their hefty mass of hundreds of years of compacted snow and ice all swaths of land standing in their...

Tania Curry

Know Before You Go: Test your Tiger IQ before Travel to India

At most, how many pounds of meat can a tiger consume at one time? How much of tigers' historic range has been lost? These are some of questions you'll come...

WWF

Video of the Week: Giant tortoise displays dominance in the Galapagos

Watch this two minute video taken in the Galápagos by traveler and WWF employee Heather Finn. Find out what happens when two giant tortoises meet on a narrow...

Emily Deemer

Six of Nature's Most Intriguing Creatures

A friend recently sent me an article called "21 Strange Animals You Didn’t Know Exist," and I was shocked that I hadn't heard of one animal on the list! The...

WWF

Q and A: Mountain Gorilla Trekking

WWF’s Whitney Kent traveled to Africa with her family to see mountain gorillas in the wild. We caught up with her to talk about the experience. WWF Travel:...

WWF

10 Interesting Facts about Beluga Whales

The beluga whale is easily recognizable thanks to its stark white coloring and globular head. Belugas are very social animals, and it’s possible to see pods...

Tania Curry

11 WWF & Nat Hab Travel Destinations Top the New York Times 2014 Bucket List

The New York Times published an exclusive list 52 places to visit in 2014. Here are 11 of the destinations WWF and Nat Hab can take you to in 2014. #1 Cape...

Natural Habitat Adventures

Nat Hab polar bear trip inspires the world's first interactive polar bear almanac

Twelve years ago, a Nat Hab polar bear trip inspired an award-winning Manhattan designer to dedicate her life to years of polar bear research leading to the...

Natural Habitat Adventures

Video: While the Humans Are Away, Waterton Lakes’ Wildlife Will Play!

By Holly Glessner, Air Travel Specialist If you’re like me, then you’ve often thought about the many creatures that roam the expansive forest that surrounds...

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