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Test Your Rhino IQ With Our World Rhino Day Quiz!

As one of the Big Five, rhinoceros are an integral part of the African safari experience, and spotting them in the wild is considered a highlight for many...

Candice Gaukel Andrews

Wildlife Flourishes Inside—and Outside—National Parks

Our national parks protect some of our nation’s most cherished, iconic and native wildlife species, such as the brown bears of Katmai National Park and the...

Marta Regn

Manatees & Mermaids: A History of Animal Myths

Considering 80% of the world’s oceans remain unknown, it’s almost impossible to imagine the constant wonders early explorers experienced. As they entered...

Candice Gaukel Andrews

Hearing the Sound of Silence

Silence. It can be “deafening” when your ideas are met with disapproval, or when people expect you to act or speak—and you don’t. It can be “golden” when it’s...

Lavanya Sunkara

3 Ways to Celebrate International Wolf Day

Like sharks, wolves have an unfair reputation for being villains. Children grow up reading fairy tales about the “big bad wolf.” But in reality, these animals...

Candice Gaukel Andrews

Climate—and Cultural—Change

We’re smack-dab in the middle of the season for Major League Baseball, America’s favorite pastime. And although it may seem as if the sport and climate change...

WWF

7 Reasons You Should Make Namibia Your Next Destination

Narrowing down your options for an African safari can be tough, but if you ask me, I’d recommend moving Namibia to the top of your travel list! Situated on...

Candice Gaukel Andrews

Balancing Our Outdoor Desire with Wildlife Welfare

One of the best things about spending time in nature is spotting animals in their natural habitats, seemingly going about their lives as if we weren’t...

Candice Gaukel Andrews

Abandoned Lands Could Be Biodiversity Boosters

Today, across the planet, hundreds of millions of acres of land are being abandoned due to what’s known as rural outmigration, or people leaving for urban...

Candice Gaukel Andrews

Fireworks, Wildlife and the Environment Don’t Mix

Although the official midpoint of summer occurs on August 7 (because the summer solstice is on June 21), a lot of us consider the Fourth of July the season’s...

Laura Kiniry

The Origins of Coffee and the Case for Sustainability

Around 850 CE, an Ethiopian goat herder named Kaldi was maintaining his livestock when together, they happened upon an unusual plant with berries. The animals...

Candice Gaukel Andrews

2022 Fifth Warmest Year on Record, But We’re Making Strides

Wherever you live, if you remember last summer, this probably won’t surprise you. Earth’s average surface temperature in 2022 tied with 2015 as the fifth...

Candice Gaukel Andrews

Evaluating Animal Emotions and Quality of Life

Today, in what seems to be our never-ending search for happiness, we often describe our longings as the quest for “quality of life.” That idea and the coinage...

WWF

Costa Rica: A Long-Reigned Conservation Success Story

Luck was on my side in March when I was able to join an Insider Journey to Costa Rica! As many in the conservation space know, Costa Rica has long been hailed...

Candice Gaukel Andrews

New Galapagos Coral Reef Discovered

Deep beneath the waters of the Galapagos Marine Reserve (GMR) and atop a submerged volcano, an ancient coral reef was just discovered by an international...

Laura Kiniry

Save the Turtles! Celebrate World Turtle Day

The roads in Sea Isle City, New Jersey, can reach peak capacity during the summer months, but it's not just because of vehicular traffic. Each year beginning...

Candice Gaukel Andrews

Crisis Couple: Biodiversity Loss and Climate Change

Highly social and very vocal, African penguins are native to the waters of South Africa. But these endangered birds are now struggling to survive the human...

Candice Gaukel Andrews

Drones: New Wing Movements and Watching Wildlife Groups

Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), also known as drones, don’t offer just a safer way for wildlife biologists to observe their subjects; they’re often less...