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Video: The Last Tasmanian Tiger

As with the film footage of the last known imperial woodpecker or the remains of the last passenger pigeon, seeing video of the final member of any animal’s...

Candice Gaukel Andrews

Concern for the Environment Reaches a New Low

The exhausting November 2012 presidential election is finally over. Now we Americans begin what can be another long and involved phase: analysis of that...

Candice Gaukel Andrews

Video: Defining The Wilderness Act

It’s fall in Wisconsin where I live; and during these moody, gray November days, the white-tailed deer “begin to run,” as we say. It’s the time of year when I...

Candice Gaukel Andrews

“Geography of Hope”: The Wilderness Act Turns 50 in 2014

Today, November 6, 2012, is Election Day in the United States. This is the day when the American people decide who will become their next president. It also...

Candice Gaukel Andrews

Video: Dancing the River Back in Australia

Perhaps there are times when the land needs us to give it not only a practical respect, but a little spiritual appreciation, as well.

Candice Gaukel Andrews

UNESCO World Heritage 40th Anniversary: Has It Helped Preserve Our Most Treasured Places?

On your bucket list of travel destinations, there are probably several United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) World...

Candice Gaukel Andrews

Are State and National Parks Going Extinct?

As wildlife seekers and nature enthusiasts, we tend to rank state and national parks high on our lists of favorite travel destinations. And with 6,624 state...

Candice Gaukel Andrews

Has Nature Disappeared from Children’s Books?

I used to think that some of the world’s best nature and travel books could be found in the children’s section of my local bookstore. On those dedicated...

Lisa Poppleton

The Jewel and the Keystone of India’s Kanha National Park

By Lisa Poppleton Certain national parks are particularly renowned for their animal denizens. Recently, I was in Grand Teton and Yellowstone, where bison,...

Candice Gaukel Andrews

Could Save-the-Environment Messages Use a Little Selfishness?

As someone who loves wild, natural places, you’ve heard plenty of dire environmental alerts and communications. There are more tigers in people’s backyards...

Candice Gaukel Andrews

Video: Bear Cubs Rescued from a Dumpster

All bear cubs appear to be incredibly curious, and black bear cubs are no exception. However, this penchant for wanderlust and exploration can sometimes...

Wendy Redal

Americans Concur: National Parks Beat Theme Parks for a Family Vacation!

Move over, Disney World: From liberal Democrats to Tea Party Republicans, Americans are united when it comes to valuing nature and our national parks, a new...

Candice Gaukel Andrews

Video: A Moment with Giant Galapagos Tortoise Lonesome George

The passing of Lonesome George last month was a sobering event for the whole world. With him went the last of his kind, the giant Galapagos Pinta tortoise. To...

Candice Gaukel Andrews

Dirty Adventure Travel

Antibacterial soaps, alcohol wipes and bleach in our everyday cleaning products have made us focused on eliminating all the germs that we possibly can from...

Lisa Poppleton

A New Refuge for the World’s Rarest Cat

Only 30-35 Amur leopards remain in the wild. Through establishment of a new national park in the Russian Far East, The Land of the Leopard, the World...

Candice Gaukel Andrews

World Tour of the Arctic Tern

When you hear about the great journeys undertaken by some of nature’s smallest creatures, you can’t help but feel inspired to step into adventures of your own...

Wendy Redal

Got Your Daily Dose of Green?

I’m not talking about a spirulina smoothie, though that can be good for you, too. Nope, it’s actually “Vitamin N” that’s the focus – “N” for “nature.” It’s...

Candice Gaukel Andrews

Polar Bears Are Older than We Thought, and They Come from Ireland

Scientists—and those of us who are polar bear enthusiasts—have long thought that polar bears started off as brown bears about 150,000 years ago, adapting to...