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See Three of the World’s Most Beautiful Forests on Natural Habitat Adventures Tours

Searching for “fall color” is a favorite pastime here in the Midwest where I live. And that’s right up my alley, as I love trees. That’s why in autumn, I...

Candice Gaukel Andrews

The Footsteps of Large Animals Fill Landscapes with Life

When you weigh anywhere from 1,000 to 14,000 pounds, you tend to leave huge, deep footprints wherever you walk. But more than just evidence of your passing...

Emily Goodheart

New Rhino Discovery Itinerary on Secluded Botswana Safari

Are you wild about rhinos? Travelers who are passionate about these rare pachyderms will rejoice at Nat Hab's new Rhino Discovery Itinerary on select Secluded...

Candice Gaukel Andrews

Video: Iceland at Its Most Elemental

There's a myth that Iceland got its name because Viking settlers didn’t want people flocking to their verdant island. They wanted to make sure that their...

Candice Gaukel Andrews

Grand Teton National Park Photo-Essay: from Marmots to Moose and Pikas to Pronghorn

While there are higher mountains in North America, perhaps none are more dramatic than those in the Teton Range. Grand Teton Mountain rises almost 7,000 feet...

Courtney Nachlas

Why Exploring Borneo Changed My Life

When I’m not assisting Natural Habitat Adventures in making our company the most sustainable, epic travel company on the planet, I am also a student pursuing...

Candice Gaukel Andrews

New Zealand Grants Mountains, Parks and Rivers Personhood

When it comes to the world's waters, I’m more of a river person than a lake person. Rivers always seem to me to be on an urgent mission; they go places. They...

Candice Gaukel Andrews

National Parks Are Warming Faster Than the Rest of the U.S.

National parks are some of our favorite wild places, set aside for all of us to enjoy and for wildlife to find some yet remaining, far-too-scarce natural...

Candice Gaukel Andrews

The Summer Shade of Trees Could Save Species

We still have three weeks until the end of a long and brutally hot summer. At times, it seems the only respite we can get outside during our picnics, state...

Candice Gaukel Andrews

New "Ghost Forests” Are a Sign of Climate Change

Now, at the end of August, you may think that it’s about two months too early to talk about “ghost forests.” But, in fact, they have nothing to do with...

Candice Gaukel Andrews

Greenland Whale Proves to Be the First Narwhal-Beluga Hybrid

If narwhal-beluga crosses (narlugas) are a result of climate change, will it help the two species continue to survive, or will it inadvertently doom them?

Candice Gaukel Andrews

Fat Is Good at Brooks Falls, Katmai National Park, Alaska

Every summer, from about mid-June to mid-October, the grizzly bears at Brooks Falls in Katmai National Park and Preserve in Alaska are featured in a live-cam...

Emily Goodheart

Ethiopia Plants 350 Million Trees in a Day: Shatters World Record

In just 12 hours, Ethiopia planted 353,633,660 trees, shattering the previous world record for trees planted in a single day. The two most recent records were...

Candice Gaukel Andrews

Black, Grizzly and Polar Bears Now All Found in Churchill

For the first time, North America’s three bear species—black, grizzly and polar—have been documented sharing the same spot. And that spot happens to be one...

Candice Gaukel Andrews

This Summer, Make Sure Your Sunscreen Protects Coral Reefs

Ah, summer. Time to enjoy the long days of sunlight with outdoor picnics, paddling, and swims in lakes and pools. In this second season of the year, we take...

Candice Gaukel Andrews

Bringing Wolves Back to Scotland

The Scottish Highlands have been described as achingly beautiful, and I’d have to agree. In this vast wilderness, glens sit in ancient glacial valleys,...

Hannah Wagner

Are Mangroves Your Next Destination?

They should be! A recent study by The Nature Conservancy revealed the benefits of tourism on mangrove forests. Though they are not always the star of the...

Candice Gaukel Andrews

Video: Anna’s Hummingbirds, from Nestlings to Fledglings

Common in the wild as well as in urban and suburban settings, Anna’s hummingbirds seem to have figured out the secret to expanding their ranges and how to...