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Meet Zapa: Nat Hab Expedition Leader & Catalyst for Conservation

Cassiano Zaparoli—better known as “Zapa”—is passionate about exploring the wilds of South America. But he finds a joy in guiding nature adventures that tops...

Cathy Brown

9 Ways to Celebrate World Reef Day (Even If You Don’t Live Near the Beach!)

Conservationists and ocean lovers: June 1 is our chance to step up and celebrate World Reef Day! Coral reefs support more marine species than any other...

Candice Gaukel Andrews

AI Advances and Robotic Strides in Conservation

The grace of a running gazelle, the majesty of a migrating herd of wildebeests, the elegance of an outstretched wing in flight or the grand glissades of...

WWF

Ecuador’s Efforts to Protect Its Rich Biodiversity

By Melanie Gade, Director of Philanthropic Partnerships at WWF Ecuador is one of the most biodiverse countries in the world. Located 1,000 kilometers from...

Candice Gaukel Andrews

Braiding Science, Kinship With Nature, and Communal Well-Being

Drawing on her life as an Indigenous scientist, author Robin Wall Kimmerer in her now iconic 2015 book Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific...

Candice Gaukel Andrews

A Myriad of Mothering Styles from the Animal Kingdom

When you think of your mother, a warm memory probably pops up of her being there when you needed a hug, lending an ear when you wanted to talk, or standing up...

Candice Gaukel Andrews

Needing Natural Habitats

We human beings have certain basic needs. We must have air, food, water and shelter to survive, according to NASA. If any one of these basic needs is not met,...

Candice Gaukel Andrews

A New Measure for Weather: “Outdoor Days”

It’s just a little more than a month into spring, and I’m already wondering if the summer of 2024 will set a new heat record just as the summer of 2023 did....

WWF

Seven Ways Responsible Travelers Can Celebrate Earth Day

By Tania Segura, WWF Travel April 22 marks an important day—when the public, corporations and government demonstrate their commitment to nature and future...

Megan Brief

Celebrating Bat Conservation: From Chiroptophobia to Coexistence

Though the groundhog may forecast the end of winter, nature has a bounty of more subtle signs that indicate the arrival of spring. Crocuses, hyacinths and...

Sheryl Nance-Nash

4 Ways You Can Help Save Sea Turtles

What is it about sea turtles that makes them so endearing? It is their size? Their age? Their gracefulness in the water? All of these characteristics add to...

WWF

A Journey With Monarchs, Milkweed and More

Written by Ariana Bowman, WWF's Gift Planning Senior Development Officer As we navigated through the lush forest landscape on horseback and then on foot, a...

Candice Gaukel Andrews

Galapagos: Fit Birds and Darwin’s Fine Books

If you’re a lover of books (or a bibliophile) like me, you’ll appreciate Charles Darwin, the biologist famous for his Theory of Evolution that was formulated...

Candice Gaukel Andrews

Europe’s New Laws for Restoring Nature

While in recent years it seems as if the environmental laws in the United States have faced some of their most severe challenges and rollbacks since their...

Candice Gaukel Andrews

Where Antarctica Penguins “Go,” Biodiversity Follows

On first impression, Antarctica may look barren and less biodiverse than most other places on Earth. But in recent years, we’ve learned that the White...

Candice Gaukel Andrews

Surprising Sharks and Shipwrecks Saving Seas

In the popular and now iconic 1975 movie Jaws, directed by Steven Spielberg, a great white shark attacks swimmers during one summer in the fictional beach...

Candice Gaukel Andrews

For Some Wildlife, Living Near Us Is Hard. Others Thrive.

Sometimes, the divide between us and wildlife seems wide and deep. Animals live far “out there,” we typically think, while we reside in cities, suburbs, towns...

Megan Brief

The Singing Lemurs of Madagascar

Often referred to as the "eighth continent," the island nation of Madagascar has developed its own distinct ecosystems and extraordinary wildlife since it...