Nature & Wildlife Stories

Lavanya Sunkara

3 Ways to Celebrate International Wolf Day

Like sharks, wolves have an unfair reputation for being villains. Children grow up reading fairy tales about the “big bad wolf.” But in reality, these animals...

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Natural Habitat Adventures

6 New Nature & Wildlife Trips from Nat Hab for 2025–2026: From Madagascar to the Douro Valley

Nat Hab is excited to announce six new itineraries for 2025 and 2026, offering travelers opportunities to see popular and fresh nature and wildlife...

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Cathy Brown

Rare and Remarkable Wildlife of Borneo: A Jungle Safari

Explore Borneo’s rainforest, home to rare wildlife like orangutans, proboscis monkeys, sun bears, pygmy elephants and even the ninja slug!

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Cathy Brown

Meet the Marbled Cat: Borneo’s Elusive Arboreal Feline

Deep in the heart of Borneo’s rainforests, some of the world’s most remarkable wildlife still thrives. On Nat Hab’s Wilds of Borneo: Orangutans & Beyond...

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Cathy Brown

Top 8 Wildlife Experiences on an East Africa Safari

Africa is a massive continent with astonishing diversity in climate, culture, flora and fauna. But if you're after the classic safari experience, East Africa...

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Cathy Brown

Getting to Know the Polar Bear: 8 Surprising Facts About the King of the Arctic

Polar bears (Ursus maritimus) are often in the news as the “poster animals” of climate change, but outside of the fact that they are big, look white (yes,...

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Rebecca Self

16 Fun & Fascinating Facts About Botswana’s Wildlife & Wonders

Imagine watching a herd of elephants—all different ages and sizes—wade across the Chobe River at sunset. It’s one of the things that surprised me most during...

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Candice Gaukel Andrews

Whales Are Trying to Talk to Us

Recently, several scientists from the SETI (Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence) Institute have had close encounters with nonhuman, intelligent beings....

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Candice Gaukel Andrews

July 4th Fireworks Fill the Sky with Lights—and Pollutants

Fourth of July fireworks can release harmful pollutants into the air you breathe. There are, however, other, healthier alternatives.

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Rebecca Self

UK Birds and Conservation Travel: Shifting Patterns in Bird Migration

Bird migration may seem like a timeless natural phenomenon, but the way birds migrate is shifting dramatically, with profound implications for ecosystems and...

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Michelle Peters

English Wildlife: Intriguing Animals of Great Britain & The Cotswolds

Sometimes, the most pastoral landscapes can reveal some of nature’s wildest secrets. Case in point: the refined Cotswold Hills in England. Amid tidy country...

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Candice Gaukel Andrews

Fossils: Past Preservers and Future Forecasters

Captivating remnants of ancient times, fossils offer a window into Earth’s history and the evolution of life. They document the past, providing clues about...

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Michelle Peters

Where to See Wolves in Yellowstone National Park

Wolves have long fascinated wildlife enthusiasts. We tend to view them as truly wild and rugged. Their tendency to live and travel in family packs echoes our...

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Peter Davis Krahenbuhl

8 Incredible Gray Wolf Facts Everyone Should Know

Wolves have been misunderstood throughout the millennia, painted as wild and deadly beasts. They are creatures of myth and folklore—often to their detriment....

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Cathy Brown

How to Responsibly See Tigers in the Wild

As the largest member of the cat family, tigers are compellingly powerful and stealthy. It’s no wonder they’ve been one of nature’s most feared predators for...

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Michelle Peters

Tapirs: Nature’s Gentle Gardeners & Where to See Them

A spotted lowland tapir calf rustles through the brush among the flat-topped, clustered rock formations, or tepuis, of Serranía de Chiribiquete National Park...

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WWF

3 Things You Can Do to Help Your Local Pollinators

Everyone knows the honey bee, but did you know there are more than 20,000 different bee species in the world—and around 4,000 species that live in the U.S....

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Natural Habitat Adventures

5 Astounding Animal Adaptations in the Galapagos Islands

By Matt Kareus Most travelers know that the strange creatures Charles Darwin observed in the Galapagos Islands in the early 19th century played a pivotal role...

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