Good Nature Travel Blog

  • Conservation

    Listen, and You Might Actually Hear Climate Change

    May 3, 2016 · Candice Gaukel Andrews

    The image of a polar bear stranded on an ice floe. Herds of thousands of walruses hauled out on land, deprived of their sunning platforms of choice: sea ice. Videos from NASA simulating how carbon dioxide moves through the atmosphere and travels around the globe.

  • Nature Photography

    Wildlife Photo of the Week: Stalking Lion

    Apr 29, 2016 · 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 lion cub ready to pounce near a waterhole in Serengeti National Park. Photographer Ed Dornfeld captured this moment while on safari in Tanzania. Have you taken some amazing wildlife photos during your travels?

  • Videos

    Video: “The Messenger” Movie’s Memo about Songbirds

    Apr 28, 2016 · Candice Gaukel Andrews

    Imagine a world without birdsong. That’s the scenario a new documentary, titled The Messenger, wants you to envision, because it could actually happen sooner than we think. Songbird populations throughout the world are in trouble. By some estimates, we may have lost almost half of the songbirds that filled the skies only 40 years ago.

  • Travel Tales

    Saving Giant Turtles in Indonesia | Olaf’s Corner

    Apr 25, 2016 · Olaf Malver

    “Kura-kura!” yelled the little village boy as he came running out of the dark tropical night and into our jungle camp. Two of our Papuan boatmen from our mother ship, the James Bond II, grabbed their machetes and a couple of burlap sacks and followed after him with excitement.

  • Travel Tales

    Encounters with the Wild Patagonian Puma

    Apr 18, 2016 · Kendal Bower

    It was our first evening at EcoCamp Patagonia when we saw it—our first puma. Relaxing on a cool evening, a female puma lay at the bottom of a large hill directly below camp.

  • Nature Photography

    Wildlife Photo of the Week: Big Friends

    Apr 15, 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 a baby elephant hanging with some big friends. Photographer Brad Starry took this photo while on safari in the Serengeti in Tanzania. Have you taken some amazing wildlife photos during your travels?

  • African Safaris

    Amazing Wildlife Pictures from a Kenya Photo Safari

    Apr 11, 2016 · iSafari

    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, 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: Lion Hugs

    Apr 8, 2016 · Kendal Bower

    Every Friday, we choose our favorite photo of the week from our Wildlife Photo of the Day website. This week we selected lions from the Ngala Private Reserve. Photographer Douglas Croft took this photo while watching lion cubs playing in South Africa. Have you taken some amazing wildlife photos during your travels?

  • African Safaris

    Top 7 African Safari Camps Perfect for Families

    Apr 7, 2016 · iSafari

    Traveling with family and little ones can seem daunting, especially abroad. We’ve done the work for you and found the best safari camps for families. From malaria-free areas to camps that allow shared accommodations with mom and dad, your trip will be worry-free and unforgettable!

  • Nature Photography

    Wildlife Photo of the Week: Hippo Mom & Baby

    Apr 1, 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 a hippo mother and her baby. Photographer Gary Tyson took this photo while on safari in Tanzania. Have you taken some amazing wildlife photos during your travels?

  • Videos

    Video: Watch as Elephants “Check In” at a Lodge in Zambia

    Mar 31, 2016 · Candice Gaukel Andrews

    The saying goes you can’t teach an old dog new tricks. But what about elephants? When the builders of a five-star lodge in Zambia constructed their hotel over an ancient elephant path, they assumed the pachyderms that annually used the trail in order to get to the area’s bountiful mango tree would reroute their course.

  • Nature Photography

    Wildlife Photo of the Week: Elephants on Parade

    Mar 25, 2016 · Kendal Bower

    Every Friday, we choose our favorite photo of the week from our Wildlife Photo of the Day website. This week we selected elephants on parade. Photographer Ed Dornfeld took this photo while on safari in Tanzania. Have you taken some amazing wildlife photos during your travels?