Nature & Wildlife Stories

A Tale of Two Condors

On a late May day in 2020, a rare sighting occurred. For the first time in nearly 50 years, California condors had landed within Sequoia National Park, along...

Candice Gaukel Andrews

Spying on Monarchs and Catching Whales “Kelping”

If you’re a whale in a playful mood, things might be a little difficult for you. It’s hard to locate handy toys when you’re in deep ocean waters. Perhaps...

Cathy Brown

Why the Cotswolds is an English Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty

Daydreaming of a trip to England quickly conjures up the image of sheep grazing in rolling green hills, quaint villages with quiet lanes dotted with thatched...

Emily Goodheart

Best Places to Travel in 2024: 24 Nat Hab Destinations Named Top Trips

Dreaming of your next great adventure! Notable media outlets, from AFAR to Travel + Leisure, have been curating their top trips of 2024, and many Nat Hab...

Candice Gaukel Andrews

Caribou Grounds Predate Santa’s Workshop

Just five days from now, the magic will happen. Santa Claus will step into his gift-laden, reindeer-powered sleigh and make his annual, around-the-world trip....

Candice Gaukel Andrews

Introverted Animals May Be the Most Innovative

It’s taken quite a number of years, but I’ve learned to be a proud introvert; and, well, as a writer, it also kind of comes with the territory. But we humans...

Candice Gaukel Andrews

Coastal Wolves and Their Surprising Catches

Wolves are probably one of the most widely studied species on the planet. What’s fascinating, though, is that just when we think we know almost everything...

Rebecca Self

Cheetah Adaptation: Survival of the Fastest

Cheetahs survive on speed, but it is only one of many physical and behavioral adaptations they rely upon to survive a complex set of interlinking challenges....

Candice Gaukel Andrews

Nature’s Designs: How Spots and Stripes Are Formed

From spots on leopards to stripes on zebras to hexagons on boxfish, nature creates an almost infinite array of dazzling patterns and stunning colors. But a...

Candice Gaukel Andrews

American Bison: Their Ecological, Economic and Emotional Impacts

“This is the most magnificent mammal on our continent. Its story is so complicated and so interesting and moves into every aspect of almost every era of our...

Natural Habitat Adventures

New Film Zapa & the Jaguar

Jaguar sightings are way up in Brazil, and our brand-new short film gives you a look into their wild world, which you can be part of when you travel to...

Emily Goodheart

Nat Hab’s ABCs of Nature Adventures & Conservation Travel

From Australia to Zimbabwe, our nature journeys will stoke your sense of awe and draw travelers with a zest for adventure! Awe-Inspiring Adventures Adventures...

Candice Gaukel Andrews

Halloween 2023: Zombie Ants and Dracula Tears

Africa’s great wildebeest migration and Mexico’s “living mountain” of fluttering butterfly wings are just two of nature’s many amazing and fun...

Cathy Brown

Eight Spooky Plants to Admire From Afar (Very Far!)

Spring may be for pastel tulips and heavenly scented lilacs, but autumn is when plants with spooky names like bat flower, cobra lily, corpse flower and doll’s...

Rebecca Self

Four Reasons to Visit Zimbabwe: Iconic Landscapes, Rich Wildlife, Resilient People and Conservation

Zimbabwe is a land of striking contrasts, where ancient and recent, natural and built environments coexist. In the news, we hear and read about Zimbabwe as a...

Candice Gaukel Andrews

Thanksgiving: Eating with Gratitude Connects You to Nature

For most of us, Thanksgiving is the only holiday of the year centered on giving thanks for what we already have, our families and our friends. It is also the...

Rebecca Self

Namibia: A Superlative Destination for Conservation and Wildlife Travel

Namibia can be described almost exclusively in superlatives: largest, oldest, driest, richest, most. Are you looking for an African safari adventure in a land...

Candice Gaukel Andrews

Nature’s Fall Clocks: Daylight, Circadian and Leaf Color

On November 5, 2023, daylight saving time (DST) will end and standard time will once again reign. While recently there have been many attempts to do away with...

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