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Canada & the North
I’ve completed the Iditarod Trail Invitational 350 (ITI). It was the hardest challenge I’ve ever undertaken, and I’m incredibly proud of pushing through so much pain and adversity, including a torn rotator cuff and bicep tendon, severe saddle sores caused by Velocio’s poor quality control, and significant dehydration due to a catastrophic water bladder failure.
African Safaris
My fledgling interest in birding started on a business trip in East Africa, which is not exactly what you expect when you’re catching a cab in a suit on your way to a meeting in a glass skyscraper.
Conservation
Drawing on her life as an Indigenous scientist, author Robin Wall Kimmerer in her now iconic 2015 book Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants intertwines the knowledge she gained during her Potawatomi upbringing with the education she later received as a scientist—specifically, a plant biologist.
Conservation
Did you know the average U.S. traveler is a 47-year-old woman? Women have an outsize influence in the travel industry: They represent 57.1% of all travelers in the United States, make nearly 85% of all travel decisions and make up the lion’s share of the global tourism workforce at 54%.
Conservation
Chat awhile with Princess Harris—one of two eco-educators who earned Natural Habitat Adventures’ 2023 Monarch Butterfly Scholarship Grant to travel in Mexico’s Central Highlands for its annual monarch migration—and it quickly becomes clear she was destined to lead a life of transformation and change.
Asia & The Pacific
This Mother’s Day, celebrate the marsupial mothers of the animal kingdom! Motherhood for marsupials doesn’t look like making school lunches or warm cuddles, but these species have unique behaviors to take care of their young. There are more than 330 species of marsupials. Around two-thirds of them live in Australia.
Nature & Wildlife
When you think of your mother, a warm memory probably pops up of her being there when you needed a hug, lending an ear when you wanted to talk, or standing up for you when you required a hero.
Asia & The Pacific
Koalas, often called koala bears, are not bears, but marsupials. These iconic Australian mammals, found in the southeastern and eastern parts of the country, are a must-see for all visitors. But despite their popularity and cuteness factor, these arboreal (tree-dwelling) creatures are currently at risk.
Nature & Wildlife
We human beings have certain basic needs. We must have air, food, water and shelter to survive, according to NASA. If any one of these basic needs is not met, then humans cannot persist. I think the same applies to more-than-human animals, as well.
Nature & Wildlife
It’s just a little more than a month into spring, and I’m already wondering if the summer of 2024 will set a new heat record just as the summer of 2023 did. But, this time, more than setting records and reading dire statistics, I’m thinking about how those temperatures will truly feel to us.
News & More
On March 7, 2024, the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority announced: We’re thrilled to celebrate the arrival of Toronto’s first-ever recorded bald eagle nest—a historic moment for our local ecosystem! Just last year, eagles were removed from the list of at-risk species in Ontario, showcasing a remarkable comeback from the brink of extinction.
Latin America
With its native wildflowers, paved bicycle trail, and two small lakes, Ohio’s Sylvan Prairie Park may not look like much to outsiders. But for seventh-grade teacher Stacey Leffler, this small, school-side nature preserve has been life-changing.
