Play the Bird-ID Game
Ever wonder who creates those plant- or animal-identification outdoor apps and how designers know which questions they need to ask in order to help you make a positive ID?
Nature & Wildlife
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Answers to Our Nature Trivia Quiz!
Thanks to all who took part in our Nature Trivia Quiz. You’re a savvy bunch; we received quite a few 100% correct responses! The winner was Jim Reisert, who was first to send in all 10 correct answers. Congrats to Jim, who wins a Nat Hab waist pack.
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The Incredible, Shrinking Wild World and Why Size Matters
Animals and plants are shrinking, and most scientists believe that global warming is the cause. Recently, researchers examined 85 species and found that 45 percent of them have been steadily decreasing in size from generation to generation.
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Alaska Cruise or Authentic Alaska? The Choice is Yours
What kind of Alaska tour are you looking for? Legendary wildlife and wilderness, or crowds and commercialism? How you choose to see Alaska — and who you choose to take you there — makes all the difference. That was then…
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It’s International Polar Bear Day!
While polar bears have long been at the forefront of concerns over climate change, International Polar Bear Day — which happens every year on February 27 — has been set aside to draw special attention to their plight.
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Baffin Island’s Wandering Canadian Arctic Foxes
An arctic fox off the coast of Baffin Island has recently proved that wanderlust isn’t restricted to humans. Apparently, this little canid—and some others of her kind—has a propensity for it, too. In spring 2008, Canadian biologists fitted 29 arctic foxes with tracking collars and began monitoring their movements by satellite.
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Expedition Patagonia: A Visual Safari
From glaciers to guanacos, from peaks to pampas, Patagonia contains some of the most gorgeous natural splendors on the planet. Few eyes capture it as vividly as Cassiano “Zapa” Zaparoli, an outstanding naturalist-photographer who is one of Natural Habitat Adventures’ premier Expedition Leaders in South America.
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Dog Sledding in Greenland: The Ultima Thule
Looking for the ultimate adventure? Travel by dog team with Polar Inuit mushers to the Ultima Thule – the legendary ends of the earth – in Northwest Greenland.
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The Magic of Nature through Marion Owen’s Lens
It’s the middle of winter, and for many that means snow. When it impedes driving or piles up in great drifts that need shoveling, it’s hard to remember how exquisitely beautiful each tiny flake is. But Marion Owen’s photos are a vivid reminder.
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The Desire for Tigers: Is It Enough?
“We have the means to save the mightiest cat on Earth, but do we have the will?” asks writer Caroline Alexander in an article titled “A Cry for the Tiger” in the December 2011 issue of National Geographic magazine. The question certainly gives us pause.
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Coca-Cola, WWF and NHA Join Forces to Protect Polar Bears
Coke drinker? White is the new red – for the holidays, at any rate. If you’ve purchased Coke at your local supermarket recently, you may have discovered that there are lots of frosty white cans among the traditional Coca-Cola red.
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Tracking Devices on Narwhals and Other Wildlife Wear
After missing for more than eight years, Petunia, an American Staffordshire terrier, was found. She had disappeared from her home in Virginia sometime around Thanksgiving 2003. Last weekend, she was located in an animal shelter in California, more than 3,000 miles away. How do we know the dog is truly Petunia?