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Heli-Hiking in the Canadian Bugaboos

Spectacular mountain peaks, ice fields, glaciers, canyons, alpine meadows, cerulean lakes, waterfalls, karst-cave systems and thermal springs. These are just...

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100 Years of Snow Leopard Research

The snow leopard has captured the interest of wildlife biologists, conservationists and the communities around northern and central Asia's high mountains for...

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Visit the Avian Serengeti in the Heart of the Cotswolds: Slimbridge Wetland Center

The Cotswolds stands as one of the world's most pristine nature enclaves, providing for both people and wildlife for generations. In 1966, the Cotswolds...

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Sabi Sand – Wildlife Hotspot of South Africa

Sabi Sands Game Reserve has a special history in South Africa. As the first private game reserve in the country, it has built a longstanding reputation for...

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Galapagos Species That Are Back from the Brink

Over the last century, Earth's wild places have seen startling declines in biodiversity. In 2019, the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on...

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What’s the Difference Between a Seal and Sea Lion?

Seals, walruses, sea lions and fur seals are all marine animals known as pinnipeds. Pinniped is a Latin-derived word that can be translated to mean...

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How Whale Songs Could Save These Marine Mammals

Underwater volcanoes, earthquakes, rain and wind make our oceans a continuously changing dynamic ecosystem. This underwater world is not as silent as it...

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The Allen Coral Atlas is the First High-Res Map of All the World’s Coral Reefs

Across the world, there are about six thousand coral species. Some species grow in warm shallow waters near coastlines, and others thrive on the dark, cold...

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Older Male Elephants Help Keep Younger Males Calm

Wildlife management is a field that continues to develop as scientists, policy leaders, government officials and local advocates collaborate to ensure that...

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Beautiful Birds of Costa Rica’s Southern Pacific Coast: A Bird Watcher’s Paradise

Natural Habitat Adventures has spent over three decades exploring Costa Rica’s Pacific and Caribbean coastlines, rain forests, cloud forests, national parks...

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World Elephant Day: Elephants Abound on a Southern Summer Safari

Southern Africa is home to some of the world’s most majestic animals, along with the world’s largest transboundary protected region to help conserve wild...

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Magical Encounters in New Zealand’s Lake Moeraki: Kea, Penguins, Glowworms and More

Visit Lake Moeraki, and witness the movements of some of the world’s rarest species. This is a destination for nature lovers, active travelers and anyone...

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A Tiger Safari in India: A Photographer’s Dream

It was the Vice President of the National Geographic Society who said, “I had been seeing the world in black and white and, when brought face-to-face with...

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From the Galapagos to Greenland: Animals that Live to 100 or More

If you have ever wondered what the secret to longevity is, look no further than species that have inhabited Earth for centuries. Many of them are...

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Happy Mother’s Day! Spotlight on Marsupial Mothers

This Mother’s Day, celebrate mothers of the animal kingdom! Motherhood for marsupials doesn’t look like making school lunches or warm cuddles, but these...

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NASA Has Sent Two Rockets into the Northern Lights

The northern lights are an atmospheric phenomenon that is regarded as the Holy Grail of sky watching. Named for the Roman goddess of the dawn, the aurora is a...

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Conservation Success Stories from Switzerland: Rewilding the Alps

Successful, well-funded conservation programs and effective international coordination with other European nations have established Switzerland as an...

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Caribou vs. Reindeer: Is There a Difference?

Many of us are intimate with the tale of Santa Claus and his travels across the world yearly on Christmas Eve, bestowing gifts to every expecting child. His...