Conservation Stories

9 Ways to Celebrate World Reef Day (Even If You Don’t Live Near the Beach!)

Conservationists and ocean lovers: June 1 is our chance to step up and celebrate World Reef Day! Coral reefs support more marine species than any other...

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...

Ruksana Hussain

Six Places to Experience Earth’s Astounding Biodiversity

Biodiversity, or biological diversity, relates to the diversity of biological presence in any given area. This includes all the organisms and species found in...

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...

Natural Habitat Adventures

10 Animals to Celebrate on World Endangered Species Day (and Where to See Them With Nat Hab)

The third Friday in May is Endangered Species Day, a chance to celebrate, learn about and take action to protect threatened and endangered species. This...

Candice Gaukel Andrews

Corridors Connecting National Parks Could Conserve Wildlife

Our national parks aren’t only “America’s best idea,” as environmentalist and nature writer Wallace Stegner called them. These special places are the backbone...

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...

Candice Gaukel Andrews

Arbor Day 2023: More Trees Means Longer Lives

On the last Friday in April, we will mark the annual National Arbor Day. This year, that date is April 28. Much like Earth Day, Arbor Day celebrates nature....

Candice Gaukel Andrews

Earth Day 2023: Invest in Our Planet

I like to think that Earth Day and I have a personal relationship. I remember participating in the first one as a demonstrator on April 22, 1970. At that...

Candice Gaukel Andrews

Your Eco-Anxiety Is Real. Here’s How to Handle It.

It was in 1999, I think, when I went to a writers’ convention and participated as a panelist for a discussion on environmental-and-nature writing. One of the...

Candice Gaukel Andrews

Iceland: A “Future Food” Protein Provider

Although you may never have heard of it, spirulina is among the world’s most popular alternative-protein foods. This nutrient-filled and antioxidant-rich...

Valerie Gleaton

WWF-Mexico Reports Show Monarch Butterflies in Trouble (Plus How to Help)

Nat Hab conservation partner World Wildlife Fund recently released two reports on the state of Eastern monarch butterfly populations—and the findings are...

Lavanya Sunkara

Travel With a Climate Scientist: Venture to Remote Greenland, Meet Polar Bears and Explore the Amazon

Extreme weather phenomena such as heat waves, intense wildfires and mega-storms are among the most widely reported and easily identifiable climate...

Candice Gaukel Andrews

Hope for the Future: Bilingual Children and Finite Worries

Teaching our children to care for the Earth and its many natural habitats is probably the best investment in the future that we could ever make. They, in...

Madison Mitchell

Earth Hour: A Moment of Pause for the Planet

You’ve likely heard of Earth Day, the infamous April holiday demonstrating support for environmental protection. It draws in people from across the world to...

Michelle Peters

10 Ways to Celebrate World Water Day

World Water Day is March 22! And this year, it's all about accelerating change, because the time to take action is now. Unfortunately, most of us take water...

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,...

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...

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