Latin America Stories

Lavanya Sunkara

Capturing the Enchanted Isles: 11 Must-Take Galapagos Photos

Imagine capturing the brilliant red-and-orange-colored Sally Lightfoot crab against a backdrop of lava rocks along the water’s edge. The enormous wingspan of...

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Samantha Miller

Galapagos Species That Are Back from the Brink

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

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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...

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WWF

Costa Rica: A Conservation Success Story

By Rachel Foster, Development Officer, Annual Giving at World Wildlife Fund Luck was on my side when I was able to join a recent Nat Hab journey to Costa...

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About Galapagos

Love Is in the Air: The Amazing Courtship Dance of the Waved Albatross (Video)

Visit the Galapagos Island of Española in April and you may experience firsthand one of the most interesting and elaborate courtship rituals in the entire...

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WWF

A World Wildlife Fund Staffer’s Journal of the Galapagos Islands

By Rachel McDevitt, Development Research Specialist at World Wildlife Fund Day One: Quito I am currently in the air flying to Quito, Ecuador, to the Galapagos...

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Rebecca Self

Ancient Legends, Modern Challenges: Protecting the Amazon’s Precious Pink Dolphins

The Amazon river dolphin is known as the botoin in Brazil and as bufeo or bufeo colorado in Spanish-speaking parts of the Amazon Basin, including Peru,...

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Michelle Peters

What’s the Difference Between Echidnas, Hedgehogs and Porcupines?

No one likes to be labeled, especially when it’s the wrong label. And the echidnas of southern Australia are no different. Don’t call them porcupines, please!...

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Cathy Brown

9 Epic Mountain Destinations to Explore

At Nat Hab, it’s safe to say we’re enamored with mountains! Mountains host about half of the world’s biodiversity hotspots and 30% of all Key Biodiversity...

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Laura Kiniry

Tracking Jaguars with the Onçafari Project: Conservation Travel in Brazil’s Pantanal 

It was in the early morning when we first spotted Aracy, positioned near a small waterhole in Brazil’s southern Pantanal region. We followed her through the...

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Wendy Redal

Mexico’s Monarchs Return for the Day of the Dead

All Souls Day, observed on November 2, is a little-known holiday in most of the U.S. outside of some Catholic circles, but in Mexico, the date is heralded by...

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Laura Kiniry

This Nonprofit is Working to Protect Howler Monkeys from Costa Rica’s Power Lines

The first time Chris Martin heard a howler monkey's cries, he thought it was a jet plane taking off. Martin was an epidemiology student visiting Costa Rica’s...

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Megan Brief

Nat Hab Nature Journeys Exclusively For Women Travelers

Interested in a nature encounter exclusively in the company of women? An adventure where you can relax and be yourself, push your comfort envelope as much or...

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WWF

The Galapagos Islands: A Case Study in Hope, Passion and Action

By Lorin Hancock, Lead Specialist of Media and External Affairs at WWF As a communications professional at WWF, my primary purpose is to motivate and inspire...

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Rebecca Self

Why Milkweed Matters: A Guide to Growing Monarch Habitat

Does it seem to you that all of a sudden, people across North America are talking about milkweed?  At the time of this writing, stories on milkweed abound,...

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Samantha Miller

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

Nat Hab has spent over three decades exploring Costa Rica’s Pacific and Caribbean coastlines, rainforests, cloud forests, national parks and wildlife refuges....

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Samantha Miller

How Whale Songs Could Save These Marine Mammals

If you've even thought of the underwater world as "quiet," think again! Our oceans are not as silent as they may seem. Did you know that sound travels farther...

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Emily Deemer

The 9 Best Dads of the Animal Kingdom

We wanted to wish a happy Father's Day to all the dads out there, both human and animal fathers alike! As a tribute to hardworking dads, we made a list of...

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