Nature & Wildlife
Yellowstone has been nicknamed the “American Serengeti” because, like its East African counterpart, it is also a vast ecosystem of open plains, savanna and woodlands. It consists of approximately 12,000 square miles and is even home to its own “Big Five” for wildlife sightings— bears (grizzly and black), wolves, bison, elk and moose.
News & More
Let’s step into the Wayback Machine and go to 2015, just six years after producer Ken Burns’ documentary miniseries The National Parks: America’s Best Idea had aired on PBS in 2009. At that time, I wrote to you about the overcrowding in our national parks—in part due to that widely popular TV program.
Nature & Wildlife
At the beginning of the 19th century, explorers Lewis and Clark prompted a discussion that continues to this day when they chronicled their discovery of the pronghorn. William Clark described the distinctly American pronghorn as “like the antelope or gazella of Africa.” The comparison stuck, and the question took hold.
News & More
In the early 19th century, a fur trapper and wilderness guide named Jim Bridger became one of the first European-Americans to experience the natural offerings of what would later become Yellowstone National Park.
Travel Tips
When it comes to Yellowstone National Park, it’s all about the numbers. Established in 1872 as America’s first national park and often called an American Serengeti, Yellowstone shelters one of the largest concentrations of wildlife in the contiguous United States, including 300 species of birds and 67 species of mammals.
Nature & Wildlife
Today, more than half of the global population—55 percent, or 4.2 billion inhabitants—live in cities. By 2050, two-thirds of the world’s people are expected to reside in urban areas. And when we talk about our increasingly metropolitan lifestyles, we usually speak in terms of how they’re changing our culture and our health.
Nature Photography
If Yellowstone National Park is on your bucket list, here’s a little secret – consider visiting this epic outdoor playground, full of geological wonders, natural beauty and abundant wildlife, during the winter months. Cold? Sure. Worth the extra layers? You bet. Particularly for shutterbugs, Yellowstone National Park winter visits are legendary.
Nature & Wildlife
It’s late summer and my camera shutter slows as the setting sun casts a mosaic of golden light and shadows across the Lamar Valley. My focus wanders to the sea of wildlife enthusiasts—their buzz of excitement drowning out the sound of flitting insects. “THERE!
Nature & Wildlife
Ever since the reintroduction of wolves to Yellowstone National Park in 1995, there has been controversy and debate about the benefits and ecosystem services that the predators have actually provided; whether it was a good idea to bring the wolves back to their ancestral home or not.
Nature & Wildlife
Just exactly how many species are there in our big, diverse world? And where, precisely, do they live?
Travel Tales
What’s it like to be a naturalist on Yellowstone and Grand Teton national park tours? Get a glimpse into the life of an Expedition Leader in this personal essay by Benj Sinclair. Moving to northern Wyoming from the verdant hills of southern Vermont in the 1980s was tough for a born naturalist.
Travel Tips
A year and a half of lockdowns and delayed plans have left many of us dreaming of our next great adventure. With countries across the globe now open to Americans, Nat Hab travelers are getting back into the field and immersing themselves in spectacular nature destinations once again.
