Latin America Stories

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...

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...

Cathy Brown

Four “New” Frog Species to Celebrate on Save the Frogs Day

A frog spotting can evoke different extremes of emotion. Some people can't wait to hear the return of their spring ribbits and look with reverence at these...

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...

Ruksana Hussain

10 Nature Trips to Celebrate Spring

Spring forward from so-called winter woes into a season full of possibilities! From wildflowers to wildlife, this time of year offers travelers great weather,...

Natural Habitat Adventures

The Magic of Mexico’s Monarch Butterfly Sanctuaries

By Nat Hab Expedition Leader Jimmy Nguyen El Rosario in the Afternoon — A Warm Welcome Even before clambering out of our open-topped truck, our Nat Hab group...

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...

Michelle Peters

Wildlife of Patagonia: Pumas, Penguins and More

Peerless Patagonia is striking in grandeur, yet humble in character. As Andean spires rise to the sky, glaciers wind their way down to turquoise lakes dotted...

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...

Cathy Brown

8 Rain Forest Ecotourism Adventures

A trip to the rain forest is filled with interesting possibilities for adventure, whether through cultural exchange, photography, fishing, hiking, birding or...

Lavanya Sunkara

What’s the Difference Between Cougars, Pumas, Panthers and Mountain Lions?

Did you know that mountain lions have the largest geographic range of any non-human land mammal in the Western Hemisphere? It's no surprise this magnificent...

Ruksana Hussain

Protecting Mountain Lions Before They Become an Endangered Species

Los Angeles recently celebrated the life of a very famous and dearly loved personality: “Hollywood Cat” P-22 (Puma No. 22). The sole mountain lion to make the...

Michelle Peters

9 New Animal Species to Celebrate in the New Year

Despite the challenges today’s world faces, Planet Earth is the gift that keeps on giving. That’s good news for scientists who relish the rush of discovery,...

Cathy Brown

9 Epic Mountain Destinations to Explore

At Nat Hab, it’s safe to say we’re enamored with mountains, which is why we’re thrilled to celebrate International Mountain Day each December! Mountains host...

Ruksana Hussain

International Jaguar Day—Just in Time?

Of the seven big cats, jaguars just don’t seem to get the love that more well-known felines like lions, tigers and leopards do. (The other three? Cougars,...

Samantha Miller

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...

Joel Centano

10 Winter Getaways to Embrace—or Escape—the Cold

The mercury’s dropping, snow is in the air and Orion rules the night sky. All signs point to winter—the season that induces cabin fever like no other. It’s...

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