Conservation
Every year, The Wild and Scenic Film Festival, The Environmental Film Festival, and more showcase films that celebrate Earth. With awards for activism, adventure, travel, and more, these films immerse viewers in the far-reaching corners of our planet and highlight incredible nature stories.
Conservation
Earlier this month, WWF’s Head of Plastic Waste and Business, Erin Simon took to Nat Hab’s Instagram to answer questions about recycling, reducing waste, and more. Thanks to social media, Erin answered user-submitted questions in real time while in her home. Questions ranged from the dangers of plastic in the oceans to recycling tips to addressing single-use plastic during COVID-19.
Alaska
It has been a little less than a year since WWF’s Mac Mirabile journeyed to Alaska’s Katmai National Park to witness the world’s greatest brown bear habitat. Since then he compiled some amazing footage to share his experience. First, we saw bear cubs wrestling.
Videos
The original Earth Day turns 50 years old tomorrow. I have been thinking about this momentous anniversary for almost a year, now. Twelve months ago, in my Earth Day 2019 post, I had written: “Next year will see a milestone Earth Day: a 50th anniversary.
Conservation
“There was a special adventure to being a young boy in northwestern Wisconsin. There was the adventure of exploring a deep green pine forest, crunching noisily through the crisp leaves and pine needles on a sharp fall day, or taking a cool drink from a fast-running trout stream or a hidden lake.”
Videos
Nat Hab Expedition Leader Mike Hillman and his girlfriend Jessica Morgan are beating the stay-at-home blues by producing creative mini-films like this Stop Motion Safari shot right in their backyard in Tuscon, Arizona.
Nature & Wildlife
One of the many things I like about birds is that they are wildlife that is easily accessible no matter where you live.
Videos
The silent flight of owls is pure beauty and grace in motion. In fact, in order to lessen the noise levels of airplanes, aeronautics designers are studying owl feathers for potential applications. But that’s not the only thing that is truly amazing about these birds. Their hearing is exceptional.
Nature & Wildlife
For many of us, music is so much more than just mere entertainment. We use it to wake ourselves up, to make our morning commute go quicker, to motivate us, to alleviate our worries and to make spending time with our friends more joyful. Sometimes, it seems like music is our constant companion.
Videos
There are many delightful and magical myths about the aurora borealis, also known as the northern lights. The Inuit of North America interpreted the lights as a ball game—with a walrus head serving as the ball—played by their ancestors.
Conservation
Today, little more than 20 percent of the world can still be considered “wilderness.” That’s not a lot, especially when you weigh the benefits that those few designated areas provide.
Travel Tales
“Our first snorkeling experience in the Galapagos was in Sullivan Bay, Santiago Island. Having snorkeled only once before in my entire life, my “snorkel buddy” and I hung around closer to the shore, watching the colorful fish flit around the rocks.
