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Churchill: Home of the Pizzly?

As the Arctic continues to warm, it comes as no surprise that cold-adapted species, such as polar bears, are moving north in an effort to survive, while those...

Candice Gaukel Andrews

Video: Black Bears Ask, “Is It Your Backyard, or Mine?”

A guy in a bad bear suit may not be the best spokesperson for an audience of serious nature enthusiasts, but this video that uses one does, in the end, ask an...

Candice Gaukel Andrews

The Natural Habitat of the Plastic Pink Flamingo

I thought of my father recently, as I was taking down our Christmas tree and wrapping up the decorations. More than 10 years ago, I had seen him watching my...

Wendy Redal

Be our friend on Facebook and help protect wildlife

Did you know 2011 is World Wildlife Fund’s 50th Anniversary? Natural Habitat Adventures will be doing a lot this year to help WWF celebrate! To kick things off this month, Nat Hab is donating $1 for each new “friend” who “likes” our Facebook page between now and January 31st!

Candice Gaukel Andrews

“Assisting Migration” Could Be Aiding Extinction

As our 2010 calendars now come down off the walls and we look at the crisp, new, blank pages of 2011, we can’t help but wonder what this New Year has in store...

Candice Gaukel Andrews

Octopus Squeeze

We’re now beginning the end-of-the-year holidays, and you know what that means: crowds at the shopping mall, hordes at the airport and throngs at the...

Wendy Redal

Lend a Hand for Public Lands this Saturday!

National Public Lands Day is Sat., Sept. 25! Volunteer to help spruce up a small piece of the shared spaces we all love so much. Read on, and find a city or county park, wildlife refuge, open space, wetland, greenway or national park near you.

Wendy Redal

Choosing the Right Tour Operator: 6 Questions to Ask

If you’re reading Good Nature, chances are you are a traveler who cares about the Earth and its inhabitants, both animal and human. As a traveler, you hold a...

Wendy Redal

Best Way to See the Galapagos? Gently and Up Close

It’s a quandary that often faces travelers to ecologically fragile destinations: tourism can do wonders to raise awareness about the importance of...

Wendy Redal

Care About Greener Travel? Make Your Views Heard!

If you're familiar with Natural Habitat Adventures, you know we are a global leader in ecotourism. World Wildlife Fund has designated us as their exclusive...

Candice Gaukel Andrews

Happy Birthday, Global Warming

Happy 35th, global warming. No, I’m not implying that the Earth started to warm up just 35 years ago, but that this month marks the birthday of the two-word...

Candice Gaukel Andrews

Biodiversity, By Design

We humans have drained half the world’s wetlands and fully exploited or overexploited 75 percent of its fishing grounds. There are other sobering statistics...

Wendy Redal

The World's Whales Need Your Help

Join me in the call to end Obama Administration support for the International Whaling Commission’s proposal to re-open commercial whaling — it is not a backdoor way to protect them.

James Dziezynski

Can Soccer Save the Planet?

In addition to making Natural Habitat Adventures a premier eco-friendly travel company, founder Ben Bressler has taken the same environmentally responsible...

Candice Gaukel Andrews

"Rocking the Cure" for Climate Change

As each one of your incandescent light bulbs burns out, you change it to a compact fluorescent. You’ve promised yourself that you’ll never again buy water in...

James Dziezynski

NHA Founder Ben Bressler Interview on Eco-Tourism

Our own Ben Bressler was featured on Fox 31 in Colorado to share his thoughts on eco-tourism! We're sorry, this video is no longer available from Fox 31!

Megan Koelemay

Saving Coca Cola’s Adorable Polar Bears

Remember those cheerful Coca Cola commercials with the cute polar bears? The global soft drink company is now working to save the very environment they advertise.

Candice Gaukel Andrews

Nature Words on the Brink of Extinction

I have an unusual dictionary. It’s titled Home Ground: Language for an American Landscape, published by Trinity University Press in San Antonio, Texas, in...