Nature & Wildlife Stories

Test Your Nature Knowledge: Take Our High-Country Vocabulary Quiz!

Think you know the natural features of a mountain environment? See how you do on our 10-question quiz on terms you’d associate with a high-altitude or high-latitude setting.

Candice Gaukel Andrews

What Makes a Species “Native”?

Denali National Park and Preserve, established in 1917 as Mount McKinley National Park, is known the world over for its stunning scenery, wild and remote...

Wendy Redal

New monkey species discovered in Amazon

Scientists have discovered a new species of monkey on an expedition into an unexplored part of the Brazilian Amazon. The monkey is a new species of titi, or...

Wendy Redal

Who’s Responsible for your Safety in the Wilderness?

It's hard to believe it's been nearly 20 years since Stella Liebeck sued McDonald's in the infamous "hot coffee" case. Ms. Liebeck claimed McDonald's should...

Wendy Redal

Tiny Elephant? No Oxymoron Here!

It's hard to imagine that an African elephant could ever be as small as this infant, but the proof is in the picture: Even though this little one, which is...

Wendy Redal

The Allure of a Ridge – A Metaphor for Life

Does the sight of a summit or the rise of a ridgeline entice you to push yourself harder? Is the reward at the end always worth the challenge or the uncertainty en route? Time to ponder life lessons from the trail.

Candice Gaukel Andrews

One Cougar’s Epic Hike

On June 11, 2011, a mountain lion was killed on the busy Wilbur Cross Parkway in Milford, Connecticut. He was hit by a car. I don’t live in...

Wendy Redal

Botswana to ban wildlife hunting

Botswana is once more taking a leading role among African nations in advancing wildlife conservation as it prepares to end game hunting in favor of safaris...

Candice Gaukel Andrews

Living with Predators

“Seven teens attacked by grizzly in Alaska’s Talkeetna Mountains,” reads a headline in a Sacramento news story, taken from the Anchorage Daily News on July...

WWF

Ten Interesting Facts about Gray Wolves

By Emily Booker, WWF Guest Blogger Gray wolves are considered to be elegant predators and highly social animals that form tight, nuclear packs. A symbol of...

Wendy Redal

Study: Polar Bear Cubs Drowning Due to Sea Ice Loss

Polar bears in peril have become an icon for the woes of a warming planet. The sea ice they rely upon to hunt seals is freezing later and breaking up earlier,...

Candice Gaukel Andrews

Orca Awareness Month

I might be a little late—since it’s June 28—but I’m managing to get this one in just under the deadline. Because while I didn’t know it until now, June 2011...

Wendy Redal

Why a Great Safari Guide Makes All the Difference

By Natural Habitat Adventures Editorial Director Wendy Worrall Redal As afternoon edged toward sunset in Botswana’s Moremi Game Reserve, our guide slowed the...

Candice Gaukel Andrews

Is Stargazing an Endangered Species?

Can our starry skies be saved before they reach the brink of extinction?

Wendy Redal

Where to View Endangered Species in North America

When my family went to Churchill, Manitoba to see polar bears, one of the more poignant dimensions of our trip was the awareness that these amazing animals...

Wendy Redal

Close Encounters With Whales: Part II

On May 10, Part I of this two-part post appeared in Good Nature: Save the Whales and Save a Community at the Same Time. Now, rejoin our small group for the...

Wendy Redal

Close Encounters with Whales: Part I

The Pacific Gray Whale undertakes the world’s longest mammal migration, traveling an average of 10,000 to 14,000 miles on its annual journey from northwest...

Candice Gaukel Andrews

Great Migrations—from Small Creatures

If you dread overseas flights because you always land intolerably tired and exceedingly hungry, I have some facts that might help you put such ordeals into...

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