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Glacier National Park Has More Canada Lynx Than Expected

Known for their long, black ear tufts and ability to hunt ghostlike across the surface of deep snow, Canada lynx are the elusive, midsize cats (hardly bigger...

Megan Brief

Nat Hab Celebrates Women’s History with New Adventure Series: Women in the Wild

Celebrating Women Who Tell Our Stories Every year, March is designated Women's History Month by presidential proclamation to reflect on the often-overlooked...

WWF

Chasing Butterflies: A Memoir of El Rosario

By Mac Mirabile, Senior Director of Analytics at World Wildlife Fund A solitary monarch butterfly flutters along a dusty path leading our group of eager...

Candice Gaukel Andrews

Privately Caring for Rhinos and Publicly Tolerating Tigers

Often, the numbers seem to look bad for African rhinos. Right now, the statistics show that these animals are rapidly declining in core, state-run reserves,...

Joel Centano

Nat Hab’s Australia and New Zealand Adventure Director Runs Trips and Races

Talk about a life of adventure. As a child, Nat Hab adventure director Emily Kleinburd immersed herself in wildlife encyclopedias, devoured nature...

Candice Gaukel Andrews

Salmon-Fed Flowers, Sockeye-Rich Shores and Self-Aware Fish

Although sometimes heart-wrenching to discover on our nature outings, the animal carcasses that we may come across play an important role in the functioning...

WWF

Trailing Tigers in an Indian Wildlife Sanctuary

By Erin Waite, Senior Editorial Specialist, WWF-US The air was dry and still, offering little respite against the sweltering summer heat. "Chalo, chalo," our...

Lavanya Sunkara

Meet the Pioneering Women Changing the Face of the African Safari Industry

When I reflect on my first gorilla trek in Rwanda, I can’t imagine it without my incredible female guide, Jolie Mukiza, and my porter, Odette Uwineza. As...

Cathy Brown

Eight Quirky Ways That Animals Communicate

We know that only a small percentage of what we understand comes from words. Tone, body language and rhythm all come together to help communicate a message,...

Candice Gaukel Andrews

Video: Octopus Fling

Octopuses are the weirdly wonderful ocean animals who have blue blood, changeable colors and the ability to use tools. However, they’re probably most famous...

Ruksana Hussain

15 Nature, Wildlife, Conservation and Travel Podcasts to Listen to Today

Welcome to the wonderful world of podcasts! Especially ones that deal with nature, wildlife, conservation and travel—all topics we care dearly about. There...

Michelle Peters

Wildlife of Patagonia: Pumas, Penguins and More

Peerless Patagonia is striking in grandeur, yet humble in character. As Andean spires rise to the sky, glaciers wind their way down to turquoise lakes dotted...

Natural Habitat Adventures

Act Now to Witness the Wonder of Polar Bears in Churchill

With International Polar Bear Day on February 27, we're drawing attention to the King of the Arctic's plight in a warming world. A global leader in...

Madison Mitchell

Wildlife Crime Technology: Nowhere to Hide

A growing problem Over the last decade, an estimated $23 billion global black market economy for illegal wildlife products has emerged, accelerating the...

Candice Gaukel Andrews

Nuisance Noise, Underwater and in the Air

Although invisible, noise pollution—defined as consistent exposure to elevated sound levels—is real. Also known as environmental noise or sound pollution,...

WWF

Project “Paraiso Quetzal” – Where Conservation Meets Development

Costa Rica is known for its natural beauty, advancements in sustainability and conservation, and vast wildlife viewing opportunities. While all these things...

Candice Gaukel Andrews

Sunrise, Sunset and Starry Valentines

Cards, chocolates, flowers or a dinner for two by candlelight. Most of us consider these things to be appropriate gifts for those who mean the most to us on...

Cathy Brown

Discover Southern Australia’s Kangaroo Island

Any adventure from abroad to Australia feels like a journey to the ends of the Earth. But just imagine the sensation of awe and wildness that awaits when...