Nature & Wildlife Stories

Dolphins as Therapists

Dogs have been working as “therapists” for us for a long time now. Since the 1970s, they have been going into nursing homes, assisted living centers,...

Brad Josephs

The World’s Most Underappreciated Bird?

In modern society the raven is surely the world’s most underappreciated bird. Physically, ravens are neither ornate nor powerful. They lack the color of most...

Candice Gaukel Andrews

What Whales Contemplate

Seems there’s a rising singing sensation who’s getting a lot of press lately. He hails from Australia. Well, actually, from off the coast of Australia—way...

Wendy Redal

Unlikely Playmates: A Cat and a Dolphin Discover Each Other

It's always heartwarming to see creatures of different species discovering a connection. Whether it's humans and whales, or famous Koko the Gorilla and her...

Wendy Redal

Tiger Numbers on the Upswing in India

Fantastic news out of India: Home to half the world's wild tigers, India has announced that its tiger population has increased to 1,706 from 1,411 since the...

Wendy Redal

Create a Natural Habitat for Migratory Birds

One of the many joys of spring that I look forward to is the return of migratory birds to our yard. When we lived at nearly 8,000 feet in the mountain...

Candice Gaukel Andrews

The Problem with Being Popular

Like all traipsers through woods and walkers of rivers, I have a few, favorite “secret places.” I could go on and on about their beauty, about what makes them...

Wendy Redal

Japan's Snow Monkeys Unscathed by Earthquake

Japan is heavy on all our minds in the wake of the massive earthquake and tsunami that has devastated the country’s northeast region. While I worry with the...

Wendy Redal

Japan’s Snow Monkeys Unscathed by Earthquake

Japan is heavy on all our minds in the wake of the massive earthquake and tsunami that has devastated the country’s northeast region. While I worry with the...

Wendy Redal

Baby tigers have blue eyes! And other fun tiger facts

Did you know the tiger's mystical golden eyes are a trait that only adults possess? Babies are born with blue eyes, which open when they are about 10 days...

Candice Gaukel Andrews

Blaming Animals for Our Bad Behavior

There are many Native American stories regarding the stunning red, orange and white hoodoos in Utah’s Bryce Canyon National Park. The Paiute Indians call the...

Brad Josephs

Some Folks Call Me “Gutpile”

When I am not guiding or traveling, you can find me residing in the quirky little fishing village (though some argue it is primarily a drinking village with a...

Wendy Redal

Happy Birthday, Yellowstone National Park!

America's first national park is 139 years old today! Yellowstone became the first federally protected national park by an Act of Congress signed into law on...

Wendy Redal

Hola from Baja! It’s Whale Season

Greetings from Loreto, Mexico! I'm excited to be joining a Natural Habitat group that's headed today to San Ignacio Lagoon, on the west coast of Baja...

Wendy Redal

Rhino poaching reaches all-time high in South Africa

Despite global efforts to protect the endangered rhinoceros population, WWF has announced that rhino poaching in South Africa is more rampant than ever, doubling annually in the last three years. WWF is engaged in an all-out battle against sophisticated poaching rings to end this tragic loss of rhinos.

Brad Josephs

Wildlife On Canvas

I love my career as a Natural Habitat guide because I love wildlife and wilderness, but equally I thrive on sharing my passion of nature with others. There...

Wendy Redal

Rare ocelot found in Arizona backyard

That’s no ordinary kitty treed by a dog in a southern Arizona backyard! This young ocelot’s presence might indicate that the small population in Mexican Sonora is making its way over the border for the first time in nearly 50 years.

Brad Josephs

Pandas In Paradise

As the winter passes on my thoughts turn away from the polar bears and grizzlies of 2010 and to the coming adventures of 2011. The first on the calendar for...

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