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Beyond the widely reported higher temperatures, rising sea levels, and negative impacts on food supplies and animal and human migrations, worsening, human-induced climate change is amplifying mental distress among teenagers in Australia and in the United States. That’s not good.
What if you could take a helicopter flight over the craggy Bugaboo Mountains of British Columbia, landing at a deluxe wilderness lodge where few are fortunate enough to stay? Or glide along the historic rails from Vancouver to Lake Louise in a glass-domed car on the stunning trans-mountain route that opened the Canadian West?
The last two living northern white rhinos in the world, females named Najin and Fatu, live under armed guard at Ol Pejeta Conservancy in Kenya.
By Expedition Leader Katrina Rosen With summer on the horizon in the northern hemisphere, winter is probably the last thing on your mind. But if seeing the northern lights is on your must-do list, now is the time to start planning!
What makes nature most beautiful is its fluid ephemerality. A butterfly emerging from its cocoon; a river carving a bend in the landscape; a polar bear returning to the Arctic sea ice; a clownfish changing sex from male to female…
Imagine a world where everyone is a champion for wildlife, where exploration leads to conservation, where art is a catalyst for regeneration. That’s the world Natural Habitat Adventures and Nat Hab Philanthropy grant recipient Champions for Wildlife are striving to create. At Nat Hab, we’re not just passionate about delivering extraordinary nature expeditions.
I’ve completed the Iditarod Trail Invitational 350 (ITI). It was the hardest challenge I’ve ever undertaken, and I’m incredibly proud of pushing through so much pain and adversity, including a torn rotator cuff and bicep tendon, severe saddle sores caused by Velocio’s poor quality control, and significant dehydration due to a catastrophic water bladder failure.
Did you know the average U.S. traveler is a 47-year-old woman? Women have an outsize influence in the travel industry: They represent 57.1% of all travelers in the United States, make nearly 85% of all travel decisions and make up the lion’s share of the global tourism workforce at 54%.
Chat awhile with Princess Harris—one of two eco-educators who earned Natural Habitat Adventures’ 2023 Monarch Butterfly Scholarship Grant to travel in Mexico’s Central Highlands for its annual monarch migration—and it quickly becomes clear she was destined to lead a life of transformation and change.
On March 7, 2024, the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority announced: We’re thrilled to celebrate the arrival of Toronto’s first-ever recorded bald eagle nest—a historic moment for our local ecosystem! Just last year, eagles were removed from the list of at-risk species in Ontario, showcasing a remarkable comeback from the brink of extinction.
With its native wildflowers, paved bicycle trail, and two small lakes, Ohio’s Sylvan Prairie Park may not look like much to outsiders. But for seventh-grade teacher Stacey Leffler, this small, school-side nature preserve has been life-changing.
Though the groundhog may forecast the end of winter, nature has a bounty of more subtle signs that indicate the arrival of spring. Crocuses, hyacinths and snowdrops are the first to burst from the thawing ground. Soft, sweet-smelling magnolias flutter in the breeze and electric-yellow forsythia hums with the beating wings of bees.
