WWF | Good Nature Travel Blog

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...

WWF

15 Traditional Tales About the Northern Lights

We know today that the aurora borealis, commonly called the "northern lights" occurs when electrically charged particles from the sun zoom into Earth's...

WWF

Chasing Monarch Butterflies: A Memoir of Mexico’s El Rosario Preserve

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...

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...

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...

WWF

Sights and Sounds of Alaska

By Kelley Ashford, Sr. Video Specialist, Development, WWF-US & Mónica Echeverría-Cota, Deputy Director, Media and Strategic Communications, WWF-US We...

WWF

Costa Rica’s Natural AND Cultural Beauty

It’s no surprise that Costa Rica is a country filled with beautiful natural ecosystems. Its coasts are bustling with marine life and its interior is blanketed...

WWF

Mouths of the Maasai Mara

The grasslands of the Maasai Mara in Kenya and Tanzania’s Serengeti sweep you off your feet with stunning scenery and iconic wildlife. During the migration,...

WWF

Parallels of the Pantanal and the Northern Great Plains

The Pantanal region of South America might seem, at first, to share few similarities with the Northern Great Plains (NGP) region of North America. Here in the...

WWF

How Gorilla Tourism Can Benefit Wildlife and People

Originally published by Nina Foster, September 2022, at worldwildlife.org He knew they were getting close when he caught a whiff of a familiar scent. You can...

WWF

How Consumers Can Keep Forests Thriving

Forests are vital to all life on Earth. They filter the water we drink and the air we breathe. They provide essential medicines, food, and shelter for about...

WWF

Jaguars on the Road to Recovery in Latin America

Originally published in World Wildlife magazine, Fall 2021. Written by Kimberley Brown & illustrations by Daniele Simonelli. AN AMBITIOUS INTERNATIONAL...

WWF

Go Big or Go Home: My First Brown Bear Encounter

In Alaska, there is an incredibly remote and breathtakingly beautiful place where the brown bears gather in mass, the salmon fill the pristine rivers and...

WWF

Dangerous Migration: Whales on the Move

Humpback whales make some of the longest migrations on Earth. Scientists tracked one whale that traveled 11,770 miles over 265 days from its summer foraging...

WWF

What Does a Snow Leopard Researcher Do?

Samundra Subba is a research officer at WWF Nepal with a focus on large carnivores—primarily tigers and snow leopards. He’s joined six satellite telemetry...

WWF

3 Things You Can Do To Help Your Local Pollinators

Everyone knows the honey bee, but did you know that there are over 20,000 different species of bee in the world and that there are some 4,000 species that...

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...

WWF

China’s Other Incredible Wildlife

No trip to China is complete without a visit to see the giant panda, the country's unofficial symbol. But dozens of other wildlife species are found in China...