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Will We Soon Be “Talking” with Dolphins and Whales?

Much like us, other animals have “languages” that they use in order to communicate with members of their own species. For example, prairie dogs have developed...

Courtney Nachlas

Nat Hab Celebrates a Year of Sustainability

Sustainable travel is coded into Natural Habitat Adventures’ DNA, and 2018 was an exceptional year in taking on conservation projects for our Boulder-based...

Candice Gaukel Andrews

Eagles and Ospreys: When Birds of Prey Clash

Proud, powerful and the national symbol of the United States, bald eagles are birds of prey that are extremely territorial during nesting season but highly...

Hannah Wagner

6 places on Our Planet where WWF works

Our Planet developed a sense of urgency. The 8-part series, which can be streamed on Netflix, has created conversation on the danger wildlife faces. Listening...

Natural Habitat Adventures

A Zero Waste Guide Training in Colorado

BHAGs—Big, Hairy, Audacious Goals. That’s something that we constantly strive for here at Natural Habitat Adventures. And while the term itself is not...

Hannah Wagner

QUIZ – How to Differentiate African Rhinoceroses

Aren’t all rhinos gray? Technically, no. Spanning the lower and eastern part of the continent of Africa, the black rhino and white rhino roam like prehistoric...

Candice Gaukel Andrews

May 4 Is Bird Day: Watch Birds in Their Natural Habitats

One of the many things I like about birds is that they are wildlife that is easily accessible no matter where you live. While you may not be able to see...

Emily Goodheart

Conservation Inspiration from Our Planet: 7 Ways You Can Help

Brilliant and skillful in its storytelling, the emotions Our Planet evokes are all at once awe-inspiring, mesmerizing and heart-wrenching. This gripping...

Candice Gaukel Andrews

Earth Day 2019: Share Your Favorite, Coolest Nature Video

Next Monday, April 22, 2019, the world will mark its 49th Earth Day. The first Earth Day, held on April 22, 1970, was inspired by Wisconsin Senator Gaylord...

Emily Goodheart

Our Planet Book Review | A Call to Action to Save Our Wild Places

Our Planet takes us on a journey through the earth’s biological realms, highlighting its rarest creatures and hidden natural wonders. This photographic...

Candice Gaukel Andrews

Video: Identifying Birds by Color Patterns

Last week, here in the Midwest in mid-March, I spotted my first robin of the year. My mother used to say that seeing a robin was a sure sign that spring...

Candice Gaukel Andrews

Video: Scotland’s Stunning and Story-Filled Highlands

Sparsely populated, with several rugged mountain ranges that are speckled with forests of Scots pines, the Highlands of Scotland are the only areas in the...

Candice Gaukel Andrews

Cockatoos That Drum for the Love of Music

For many of us, music is so much more than just mere entertainment. We use it to wake ourselves up, to make our morning commute go quicker, to motivate us, to...

Hannah Wagner

Conservation-Minded Travel and 9 Tips to Get You Started

What unites travelers is our love of place. Most travelers want to help support the destinations they visit, but don’t know where to start. As tourism...

Emily Goodheart

Fernandina Giant Tortoise Found After 113 Years of ‘Extinction’

More great news for the Galapagos! A species of giant tortoise, believed to have been extinct for the past 113 years, has been found on the island of...

Emily Goodheart

Snow Leopards and Sacred Mountains: Buddhist Monks Lead the Way in Conservation

In Search of the Snow Leopard, Peter Matthiessen The now across the river glows, and the rocks and peaks, the serpentine black stream, and snows, sky, stars,...

Candice Gaukel Andrews

Grasslands: A Lot More Than Just Flyover Country

Across the world, they go by many names: downs, prairies, pampas, rangelands, steppes, savannas or velds. But what all of these landscapes have in common is...

Emily Goodheart

Great News for the Galapagos: Land Iguana Brought Back from Extinction on Santiago

The new year rang in a landmark win for conservation in the Galapagos as land iguanas were reintroduced to Santiago Island for the first time in 184 years....