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The statistics regarding a worldwide climate trend toward global warming and the resultant loss of biodiversity are alarming—and attention getting, to say the least. Most of us have heard the often-quoted statement that the planet’s polar bears could be gone by the year 2050.
While chimpanzees are struggling amidst declining habitat and bushmeat trade in central Africa, organizations like the Jane Goodall Institute and World Wildlife Fund are working to protect them. Learn more about how you, too, can contribute to the future wellbeing of chimps, including some great conservation-minded holiday gift ideas for the chimp-lovers in your life!
Learn how narwhals, the odd-looking Arctic whales with single, unicorn-like tusks, are furthering climate research efforts by helping oceanographers measure wintertime temperatures of the sea beneath the pack ice in Baffin Bay.
Did you know a new species was found every 3 days in the Amazon rainforest in the past decade? The Amazon is the most biodiverse place on earth. Learn about some of the fascinating new discoveries, and why we need to work more diligently than ever to protect this ecosystem that is also crucial to human welfare.
On the Chinese calendar, it’s the Year of the Tiger, an ideal opportunity to draw global attention to the fact that there are fewer than 3200 tigers left in the wild.
Ever heard of a sloth wrangler? That’s what caretakers of these cuddly, laid-back rainforest dwellers are called at the Sloth Sanctuary in Costa Rica. They look after the more than 75 sloths that live on the premises, which were once injured or orphaned before being rescued and taken to the center for rehabilitation.
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.
Ever seen a white tiger? How about a white lion? Like the creamy Spirit Bear of Canada’s west coast, white lions are not albinos but unusual genetic anomalies. They’re extinct in the wild, but one non-profit conservation group is trying to bring them back.
On my last travel vacation, I didn’t plant a tree, dig a well or paint a fence. I simply walked, observed and “absorbed.” I’m wondering now if my lack of industriousness should make me feel guilty—not because I took the time off to go on vacation, but because I didn’t go to work on vacation.
If you’re reading Good Nature, chances are you are a traveler who cares about the Earth and its inhabitants, both animal and human.
It’s a quandary that often faces travelers to ecologically fragile destinations: tourism can do wonders to raise awareness about the importance of conservation, yet visitors may question whether their very presence is contributing to a problem.
If you’re familiar with Natural Habitat Adventures, you know we are a global leader in ecotourism.
