Travel Tips
Choosing a Tour Operator: 6 Questions to Ask
If you’re reading Good Nature, chances are you are a traveler who cares about the Earth and its inhabitants, both animal and human.
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Nature & Wildlife
The Endangered Species Act’s 40th Birthday: Time for a Makeover?
On December 28, 1973, President Nixon signed the Endangered Species Act (ESA) into law. And, as with most of us who approach a 40th-birthday milestone, it’s time for reflection: have the act’s past four decades of life been well spent?
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Travel Tales
The Secret to Having a Life Well-Lived
We at Nat Hab call ourselves The Nature People because we are nature travel and ecotourism experts. Watch this truly inspiring video about one of the ultimate Nature People, Jim Whittaker, the first American to summit Mt. Everest 50 years ago.
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Videos
Video: Writing the World’s First Elephant Dictionary
When Katy Payne made a visit to the Portland Zoo in 1984, she had no idea it would soon change the course of her life. A naturalist and amateur musician, Katy had been studying the songs of humpback whales.
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Conservation
Will Evolution Be the New Antipoaching Tool?
Despite antipoaching patrols, increased arrests, relocation and unmanned security drones, it seems we’re losing the battle against wildlife poachers. Already in the first six months of 2013, for example, in South Africa alone, 428 rhinos have died at the hands of poachers.
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News & More
5 Reasons to Take an Adventure Cruise
Are you one of those people who thinks they’re not a cruise person? Do you think cruises are too boring and not active enough for you, and do you shudder at the idea of being cooped up on a floating city with a thousand other passengers for days?
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Nature & Wildlife
What Not to do When Swimming with Whale Sharks
The video below of a teenage boy in Florida riding a whale shark is a perfect example of what NOT to do when swimming with whale sharks. Chris Kreis, 19, seemed to have no qualms about hopping on and riding the 30-foot long, 50,000 pound whale shark for a good 20 seconds or so.
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Conservation
Using Elephants to Pay for Our Wars
On Monday, May 6, 2013, 17 heavily armed poachers entered Dzanga-Ndoki National Park in the Central African Republic. They then proceeded to a large clearing known as Dzanga Bai, or “village of elephants,” where between 50 and 200 of the animals congregate daily to drink in the mineral salts found in the sands.
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Videos
Watch as Ospreys Demonstrate Their Hunting Skills
Ospreys are unique among North American raptors for their diet of live fish and their diving expertise.
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Conservation
Nat Hab Staff Gives Back to the Community at Colorado’s Wild Animal Sanctuary
Nat Hab staff had such a great experience volunteering at Colorado’s Wild Animal Sanctuary last year, we decided to return again for one of our semi-annual staff volunteer days! The Wild Animal Sanctuary is the United States’ premier rescue facility for large wildlife that has been abused, abandoned, exploited or illegally kept.
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Nature & Wildlife
Are Off-the-Grid Getaways Becoming Obsolete?
I’d like to tell you that I just returned from a totally off-the-grid vacation. Somehow, I feel more adventurous when I say that to you. I’d like to tell you that, but it wouldn’t exactly be true.
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Travel Tales
From the Field: China's Road Less Traveled
Nat Hab expedition leader Brad Josephs just got back from leading the first two groups of our brand new China trip, The Wild Side of China: A Nature Odyssey. The success of the itinerary was beyond our wildest expectations, no pun intended!