Good Nature Travel Blog

  • Latin America

    Traveler Story: Tracking Jaguars in the Pantanal

    Mar 23, 2020 · Natural Habitat Adventures

    “Brazil has always been one of those places I have wanted to visit, but I questioned what there was to see in terms of wildlife. When I was on a Galapagos expedition with Nat Hab, our photography guide was Zapa.

  • Latin America

    Traveler Story: The Pantanal’s Wonders in Photos

    Oct 23, 2019 · Natural Habitat Adventures

    Nat Hab travelers Gary and Myrna Paige recently journeyed with us to experience Jaguars & Wildlife of Brazil’s Pantanal and shared these stunning photos of their adventure. “My introduction to photography arrived with my first camera at age 7 and developed into a lifelong endeavor.

  • Nature & Wildlife

    The Our Planet Species You Can See with Nat Hab & WWF

    Apr 23, 2019 · Emily Goodheart

    Our Planet brilliantly encapsulates the idea that our wild places are worth protecting. Detailed within each episode are accounts of spectacular natural phenomena, such as the super blooms that occur once every decade in California’s deserts after a cloudburst.

  • Nature Photography

    Wildlife Photo of the Week: Jaguar in Brazil

    Dec 21, 2018 · Kendal Bower

    Every Friday, we choose our favorite photo of the week from our Wildlife Photo of the Day website. This week we selected a jaguar who just spotted a rival. Photographer Mark Gottlieb took this photo while visiting the Pantanal. Have you taken some amazing wildlife photos during your travels?

  • Conservation

    Homeland Security for Jaguars

    Nov 21, 2018 · WWF

    A new era of cross-border cooperation is primed to save Earth’s largest tropical wetland, home to the world’s densest concentration of jaguars. Assuming shared responsibility, Bolivia, Brazil, and Paraguay have committed to a far-reaching conservation initiative for the 42-million-acre transboundary Pantanal.

  • Nature Photography

    Wildlife Photo of the Week: Scars

    Aug 24, 2018 · Kendal Bower

    Every Friday, we choose our favorite photo of the week from our Wildlife Photo of the Day website. This week we chose a big cat in South America. Photographer Marcelo Melo came across this old, scarred jaguar while visiting Brazil. Have you taken some amazing wildlife photos during your travels?

  • Nature Photography

    Wildlife Photo of the Week: Jaguar

    Sep 8, 2017 · Kendal Bower

    Every Friday, we choose our favorite photo of the week from our Wildlife Photo of the Day website. This week we selected a thirsty jaguar in Brazil. Photographer Marcelo Melo was traveling along a river when he came across this big cat on the riverbank. Have you taken some amazing wildlife photos during your travels?

  • News & More

    Promising Rise in Jaguar Numbers in Argentina

    Aug 16, 2017 · WWF

    The Fundación Vida Silvestre Argentina (FVSA), the country representative of WWF in Argentina, recently celebrated the increase of the jaguar population in Misiones, a province located in the northeastern corner of Argentina.

  • Latin America

    How to Spot a Jaguar in the Peruvian Amazon

    Nov 14, 2016 · Natural Habitat Adventures

    Elusive, stealthy and stunningly beautiful creatures, jaguars are a sight that many people hope to see when they venture into the Amazon rain forest. The Amazon is one of the most probable places on this planet to spot a jaguar.

  • Nature Photography

    Amazing Wildlife Images From a Kenya Photo Safari

    Apr 11, 2016 · Julie Waggoner

    Kenya’s Great Migration is one of the most photogenic events on the planet. The migration includes vast herds of wildebeest, zebra and elephants, as well as lions and leopards hunting their prey. Spectacular bird life is everywhere as well, from the vibrant colors of the lilac breasted roller to the delicate head feathers of the crowned crane.

  • Nature Photography

    Wildlife Photo of the Week: Ladies in Waiting

    Feb 12, 2016 · Kendal Bower

    Every Friday, we choose our favorite photo of the week from our Wildlife Photo of the Day website. This week we chose two lounging female jaguars. On a recent trip to the Pantanal, while boating down a river, photographer Leslie Geffen spotted these ladies resting in the shade on a sunny day.

  • Nature & Wildlife

    Could Grizzly Bears Hold the Secret to a Cure for Human Obesity?

    Dec 17, 2013 · Candice Gaukel Andrews

    When UCLA Medical Center cardiologist Barbara Natterson-Horowitz was asked one day to perform echocardiography on the failing heart of a Los Angeles Zoo emperor tamarin, a small monkey that evolved in the treetops of the Central and South American rain forests, she couldn’t have predicted how profoundly that act would change her thinking on…