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  • Nature & Wildlife

    Urban Coyotes: Pet Threats or Ecosystem Equalizers?

    Jun 17, 2014 · Candice Gaukel Andrews

    No matter where you live—whether in a developed, suburban district or a woodsy, semirural area—you most likely have coyote neighbors. Although you may have never seen them, coyotes are now a fact of life in nearly every American city.

  • Travel Tips

    Travel Back in Time: 6 Must-See Places On Your Way to Machu Picchu

    Jun 16, 2014 · Ami Jones

    During the summer of 2012, I had the opportunity to travel through Perú. This country has a rich history of Inca, Quechua and Aymara culture that has left incredible ruins, tales of defeat and conquest, and a population of descendants who are eager to speak of their ancestral history.

  • Videos

    Video of the Week: Orphaned Elephants Celebrate World Cup 2014

    Jun 13, 2014 · Chris Miller

    It isn’t easy being an orphaned elephant, but since its creation in 1977, the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust has offered hope for the future of Kenya’s threatened elephant and rhino populations. The “Orphan’s Project” is the most successful orphaned elephant rescue and rehabilitation program in the world.

  • Videos

    Video: Photography Tip for Shooting Wildlife

    Jun 12, 2014 · Candice Gaukel Andrews

    As wildlife enthusiasts, we’ve probably all done it: tried to sneak up on an unsuspecting animal so that we could get a better photographic shot.

  • Conservation

    Embarking on a Career in Conservation

    Jun 11, 2014 · WWF

    I didn’t expect to embark on a career in conservation. The idea once made me picture wading in marshes clad with binoculars and a birding vest. Now, working for WWF in Laos has changed all that. My work has taken me to Vientiane, a rural city bordered on the west by the Mekong river.

  • Travel Tales

    Border Collies: The Real Stars of New Zealand

    Jun 9, 2014 · Natural Habitat Adventures

    A New Zealand Travel Tale brought to you by Valerie Wimberley, Air Travel Specialist at Nat Hab There are many reasons people travel to New Zealand.

  • Nature & Wildlife

    Top 10 Facts about the World’s Oceans

    Jun 8, 2014 · Tania Curry

    Oceans play a crucial role in our planet’s health by regulating global temperatures. Oceans are also home to a staggering amount of life and provide more than a billion people with their primary source of protein. Today is World Oceans Day, and we certainly have a lot to celebrate and to protect.

  • Travel Tales

    Buenos Aires:The Perfect Stopover After an Antarctica Adventure

    Jun 5, 2014 · Natural Habitat Adventures

    Travel Tale by Holly Glessner, Sky Ambassador at Natural Habitat Adventures I’ve heard the phrase, “The Paris of South America” used to describe Buenos Aires, and I wanted to see for myself if this was indeed true.

  • Conservation

    On the Loss of Passenger Pigeons and Parks

    Jun 3, 2014 · Candice Gaukel Andrews

    One hundred years ago this year, the last passenger pigeon on Earth died in the Cincinnati Zoo. A female named Martha, she has now become an icon for species extinction.

  • News & More

    11 Places to Visit Before They’re Gone

    Jun 2, 2014 · WWF

    Some of the world’s most beloved travel destinations are also among the most vulnerable to the effects of climate change, according to two WWF experts.

  • Nature & Wildlife

    Beyond Tigers: India’s Top 10 Other Incredible Wildlife

    May 31, 2014 · Elissa Poma

    By Elissa Poma, Deputy Director of Marketing and Communication for World Wildlife Fund India is known, of course, for its tigers, and no visit to natural areas of the vast Asian nation is complete without time spent in tall grasses searching for the majestic big cat.