Good Nature Travel Blog

  • Videos

    Video of the Week: Adorable House Cat Longs for the Savanna

    Jan 16, 2015 · Emily Deemer

    Watch as this cute house cat dressed in a lion mane acts out his fantasy of becoming a fierce lion in the African savanna. He sure shows the toy elephant and giraffe who’s boss! Can you imagine coming across a lion this big on a Nat Hab safari?

  • Nature Photography

    In Awe of the 2014 Travel Photographers of the Year

    Dec 15, 2014 · Emily Deemer

    The 2014 Travel Photographer of the Year awards have been announced, and the winners are nothing short of astounding. If you happen to be going to London in 2015, check out the exhibition in person at the Royal Geographical Society from July 24-September 5, 2015.

  • African Safaris

    6 Reasons to Include Cape Town in Your Africa Travel Plans

    Dec 9, 2014 · iSafari

    My wife and I first visited Cape Town on our honeymoon in 2010. We liked it so much that we began plotting our return before our trip was even over. Much to our surprise, everything worked out and we were actually able to pull it off.

  • Videos

    Video: Red-Tailed Hawk and Bull Snake Mix-Up

    Nov 13, 2014 · Candice Gaukel Andrews

    Predator meeting prey is part of the circle of life in nature. All living organisms need nutrition to produce the energy required to run their systems.

  • News & More

    One of Seven Remaining Northern White Rhinos Dies in Kenya

    Oct 20, 2014 · Emily Deemer

    It is with heavy hearts that we share the news that Suni, one of the last northern white rhinos in the world, was found dead in his boma (hut) on Friday at Ol Pejeta Conservancy, in Kenya’s Laikipia region.

  • Nature & Wildlife

    Counting Wild Tigers by 2016: Will It Help Save Them?

    Oct 14, 2014 · Candice Gaukel Andrews

    On Tuesday, September 16, 2014, 13 countries that have wild tiger populations agreed to take part in a global census of the endangered big cats. The hope is that this count will then lead to improved policies to protect them in order to meet a goal of doubling their numbers by 2022—a plan known as Tx2.

  • Nature & Wildlife

    WWF Report: 52 Percent of the World’s Biodiversity Is Gone

    Oct 7, 2014 · Candice Gaukel Andrews

    When the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) released its Living Planet Report 2014 on September 30, it wasn’t the usual doom-and-gloom environmental news story that is forgotten the next day.

  • Nature & Wildlife

    Half Earth: Could Setting Aside 50 Percent of the World for Wildlife Really Work?

    Sep 23, 2014 · Candice Gaukel Andrews

    Although experts have been warning of an imminent sixth mass extinction for almost four years, to date most conservation appeals for battling the crisis have been, at best, attempts to stem the tide. None have claimed to be permanent and sustainable solutions—until now.

  • Travel Tales

    You Just Never Know! An Anxious Journey Down the Okavango | Olaf's Corner

    Sep 15, 2014 · Olaf Malver

    Croc ahead! Our front boatman named C-Company signaled by pointing to the left riverbank – and a few of the paddlers up front noticed a long, black form slither quickly into the Okavango River. We immediately formed a single tight row of yellow kayaks behind our guide and sped past the beast’s entry site.

  • Conservation

    Rhinos Without Borders Attempts Massive Rhino Relocation

    Sep 7, 2014 · Chris Miller

    The rhinos of Africa are faced with a sad reality. Every seven hours a rhinoceros life is taken by poachers, and without the help of conservation efforts, the two African rhino species face the very real possibility of extinction.