Nature & Wildlife Stories

Could Grizzly Bears Hold the Secret to a Cure for Human Obesity?

When UCLA Medical Center cardiologist Barbara Natterson-Horowitz was asked one day to perform echocardiography on the failing heart of a Los Angeles Zoo...

Elissa Poma

Running for wildlife across Kenya

In their quest to run across nearly 250 miles in two weeks across southern Kenya to raise awareness for wildlife conservation, two young women found a respite...

Wendy Redal

An Elegy – and a Hope – for Elephants

A PERSONAL REFLECTION ON THE U.S. IVORY CRUSH Two years ago when I was on safari in Botswana, I saw my first herd of wild elephants. We heard them first—a...

Candice Gaukel Andrews

Will the U.S. Destruction of Six Tons of Ivory Truly Curtail Poachers?

Last week, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service pulverized nearly six tons of illegal African and Asian elephant ivory. A conservative estimate of this ivory,...

WWF

Ten Fascinating Whale Shark Facts

Whale sharks are not whales at all but rather the world’s largest fish, measuring up to 45 feet in length. Given their size, you’d think researchers would...

Candice Gaukel Andrews

An Untrue Wolf Story: Continuing the Conversation

Other than climate change, there may be no other environmental topic that arouses more passions or garners livelier debate than our nation’s wild wolves. A...

Candice Gaukel Andrews

If Government Wildlife Numbers Are Routinely Overestimated, Should Trophy Hunting Be Outlawed?

Today around the world, with government conservation monies dwindling and severe staffing cutbacks, it stands to reason that wildlife management entities...

Candice Gaukel Andrews

Are Wolf Protection “Kid Cages” Necessary, or Just a Scaremongering Tool?

When I was growing up in Wisconsin, I would hear occasional rumors of kids in the Northwoods having to worry about wolves as they “waited for the school bus.”...

WWF

Decoding Polar Bear Behavior

By Dean J. Tatooles, WWF Guest Blogger Polar bears are our planet’s largest land predators. Between 20,000 and 25,000 of these amazing animals roam the arctic...

Natural Habitat Adventures

Saving Giant Turtles in Indonesia

“Kura-kura!” yelled the little village boy as he came running out of the dark tropical night and into our jungle camp. Two of our Papuan boatmen from our...

Candice Gaukel Andrews

Is the Ability to Identify Wildlife an Endangered Skill, or Unnecessary Knowledge?

There’s an interesting, little book I picked up a few years ago. It’s titled Back in the Day: 101 Things Everyone Used to Know How to Do. Written by Michael...

Wendy Redal

Poachers Kill 300 Elephants in Zimbabwe Using Cyanide

I’m always more enthused to share conservation success stories than grim accounts of wildlife devastation, but it’s crucial for the Good Nature community to...

Candice Gaukel Andrews

Poachers Hack into a Tiger’s GPS Collar: Are Wildlife Tracking Devices Helping Criminals?

There’s no doubt that tracking devices, such as GPS collars, have helped researchers monitor and conserve wildlife. While the necessity of capturing and...

WWF

Ten Facts about Polar Bears

Polar bears were hunted from the 1600s right through the mid-1970s. Though hunting is now regulated, current polar bear populations face a new challenge:...

Emily Deemer

Rare White Lion Cubs Born at an Australian Wildlife Park!

Two rare white African lion cubs were born recently at the Zoodoo Wildlife Park in Tasmania. At just 5 weeks old, you could say the cubs are the "pride" of...

Emily Deemer

Celebrate Sea Otter Awareness Week with These Five Sea Otter Facts

Sept 23-28 marks the 10th Anniversary of Sea Otter Awareness Week, a time when we recognize and appreciate the critical role sea otters play in the nearshore...

Emily Deemer

Happy World Rhino Day! Take this Quiz to Test your Rhino IQ!

Q: Why do birds often perch on rhinos backs? a. Predators can’t attack them b. They get lonely c. Their wings get tired d. They feed on parasites Scroll down...

Emily Deemer

Borana Rhino Relocation – Extending Conservation in Kenya

Just over two weeks ago, 21 black rhino from Kenya’s Lewa Wildlife Conservancy and Lake Nakuru National Park were relocated to nearby Borana Wildlife...

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