Nature & Wildlife Stories

Northern Lights: Nature’s Winter Magic

Few natural wonders are as moving as an encounter with the mystical northern lights. One of the best places to see them is Churchill, Canada, now and in the weeks just ahead.

Wendy Redal

Northern Lights: Nature’s Winter Magic

Few natural wonders are as moving as an encounter with the mystical northern lights. One of the best places to see them is Churchill, Canada, now and in the weeks just ahead.

Candice Gaukel Andrews

Churchill: Home of the Pizzly?

As the Arctic continues to warm, it comes as no surprise that cold-adapted species, such as polar bears, are moving north in an effort to survive, while those...

James Dziezynski

Amazing Alaska Grizzly Bear Videos

Natural Habitat Adventure guide Brad Josephs recently sent us this amazing compilation of grizzly bear footage from our Hidden Alaska and Grizzlies: From...

Wendy Redal

Bear in Mind? Take our Bear Trivia Quiz!

Bears. Are there any wild animals more more engaging, more charming, more daunting, or more fascinating? Take our 10-question quiz to see how much you know about bears!

Wendy Redal

Pygmy Marmoset: Cutest Animal Ever?

Smaller than a human finger when born, pygmy marmosets are so itty-bitty they will fit in the palm of your hand when full-grown. The world’s tiniest monkeys are as fascinating as they are endearing.

Wendy Redal

Adventuring in Antarctica with Journalist Susan Moran

Follow along with science journalist Susan Moran as she gets an earful from an elephant seal, learns to tell penguins apart, and takes an ocean swim — without a dry suit! — surrounded by floating chunks of ice off the Antarctic Peninsula.

Candice Gaukel Andrews

Five Nature DVDs for Holiday Gifts

“Black Friday,” “Cyber Monday” and “Small Business Saturday” may be over, but you probably still have some names to check off on your gift-giving list. Below...

Wendy Redal

No Kid Can Resist a Mud Puddle

Talk about something to make you smile on a Friday... Take a look at what happens when a young elk comes across an irresistible place to play!

Wendy Redal

See a Great Migration for Yourself!

If you’ve been watching National Geographic Channel’s “Great Migrations” documentary, you’re learning a lot about one of the most amazing phenomena in the natural realm. But there’s nothing like being there to witness migrating wildlife firsthand. We’ve got some suggestions for you!

Wendy Redal

Choose to Champion a Chimpanzee

While chimpanzees are struggling amidst declining habitat and bushmeat trade in central Africa, organizations like the Jane Goodall Institute and World Wildlife Fund are working to protect them. Learn more about how you, too, can contribute to the future wellbeing of chimps, including some great conservation-minded holiday gift ideas for the chimp-lovers in your life!

Wendy Redal

Wild New Wonders of the Amazon

Did you know a new species was found every 3 days in the Amazon rainforest in the past decade? The Amazon is the most biodiverse place on earth. Learn about some of the fascinating new discoveries, and why we need to work more diligently than ever to protect this ecosystem that is also crucial to human welfare.

Candice Gaukel Andrews

Adventure in the Ellipses: Elk

Ever since elk were reintroduced to Wisconsin’s Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest in 1995, I’ve wanted to see them roaming freely in my home state. Last...

Candice Gaukel Andrews

Prairie Dogs: Lost Language Underground

Tucked away for centuries in a remote corner of northeastern India, a rare language lives. According to reports from the National Geographic Society, the...

Wendy Redal

10 Ways to Save Tigers

On the Chinese calendar, it’s the Year of the Tiger, an ideal opportunity to draw global attention to the fact that there are fewer than 3200 tigers left in the wild. Read more, and do your part to help their numbers grow!

Wendy Redal

Enjoy a Slothful Sojourn in Costa Rica!

Ever heard of a sloth wrangler? That’s what caretakers of these cuddly, laid-back rainforest dwellers are called at the Sloth Sanctuary in Costa Rica. They...

Wendy Redal

White Lions, White Tigers, White Bears – Oh My!

Ever seen a white tiger? How about a white lion? Like the creamy Spirit Bear of Canada’s west coast, white lions are not albinos but unusual genetic anomalies. They’re extinct in the wild, but one non-profit conservation group is trying to bring them back.

Wendy Redal

It's Almost Polar Bear Season!

Current reports indicate that 2010 is going to be a great polar bear season in Churchill! Lots of bears already moving toward the shore of Hudson Bay to anticipate freeze-up.

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