Nature & Wildlife Stories

Will Arctic Animals Be Able to Outrun a Tundra Turning to Forest?

Hear the phrase “global warming,” and you immediately picture your hometown with a hotter climate. You imagine a line of more southerly plants marching...

Lisa Poppleton

Joseph Rock and China’s “Hotspot of Diversity”

The website of Arnold Arboretum at Harvard University includes a section entitled South Central China and Tibet: Hotspot of Diversity. This appellation...

Lisa Poppleton

A New Refuge for the World’s Rarest Cat

Only 30-35 Amur leopards remain in the wild. Through establishment of a new national park in the Russian Far East, The Land of the Leopard, the World...

Candice Gaukel Andrews

Smartphone Apps Pinpoint Wildlife Sightings in Yellowstone, But Is That a Good Idea?

Yellowstone National Park has often been called the “Serengeti of the North,” and there’s nothing more exciting than venturing into its backcountry or famed...

Candice Gaukel Andrews

Lonesome George, I Will Miss You

Lonesome George died this past Sunday morning. His caretaker, Fausto Llerena, found the giant tortoise’s remains stretched out in his corral, facing his...

Lisa Poppleton

World Wildlife Fund Plays Tag and Ana is IT

Turtle tagging is not a slow version of the classic children’s game, but a satellite tracking program supported by the World Wildlife Fund to better...

Candice Gaukel Andrews

Does Adventure Today Mean Going Retro?

British explorer and Royal Navy officer Robert Falcon Scott reached the South Pole on January 17, 1912. A hundred years later, on January 17, 2012, in honor...

breanna.draxler

Nature Close to Home: How Does Your City Rate?

One of the great joys of a post-graduation summer is the freedom to travel. Unfortunately my summer does not include backpacking through wild and ancient...

Lisa Poppleton

Stewart Island: New Zealand’s Isle of Glowing Skies

In Maori, Rakiura means “Land of Glowing Skies.” Brilliant sunrises and sunsets demarcate the tranquil days on Rakiura—also known as Stewart—Island, while...

Candice Gaukel Andrews

Polar Bears Are Older than We Thought, and They Come from Ireland

Scientists—and those of us who are polar bear enthusiasts—have long thought that polar bears started off as brown bears about 150,000 years ago, adapting to...

Lisa Poppleton

Birding in Paradise

Keep your eyes trained on the trees during our Wild Papua New Guinea trip, and you may be fortunate to spot one of the showiest birds on earth, the bird of...

Wendy Redal

All-White Orca Spotted off Russia’s East Coast

Dubbed "Iceberg" by researchers, an unusual full-grown all-white male orca has been sighted by scientists in the Commander Islands off Kamchatka in the...

Wendy Redal

Kayak With 70,000 Musk Oxen!

The gentle Thomsen River has no rapids to interfere with placid viewing of the world’s largest musk ox herd – or other wildlife and Arctic scenery that makes Banks Island so captivating!

breanna.draxler

Hungry Hungry Hippos in the Wild

by Breanna Draxler Hungry Hungry Hippos was among my favorite board games growing up. My pink plastic hippo fought furiously against those of my sisters to...

Candice Gaukel Andrews

Moving Bison with a Song

On March 8, 2012, 71 bison calves newly arrived from Canada stepped onto the Montana plains. They came to join the established herd of bison on the American...

Wendy Redal

Meet Siku, A Polar Bear Cub With a Mission

Few baby animals are more adorable than a roly-poly white polar bear cub. So it’s no wonder that Siku has stolen the hearts of the world via the Polar Bear...

Candice Gaukel Andrews

Play the Bird-ID Game

Ever wonder who creates those plant- or animal-identification outdoor apps and how designers know which questions they need to ask in order to help you make a...

Wendy Redal

Answers to Our Nature Trivia Quiz!

Thanks to all who took part in our Nature Trivia Quiz. You're a savvy bunch; we received quite a few 100% correct responses! The winner was Jim Reisert, who...

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