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Quiet, small-but-deep Crawford Lake in Canada’s Niagara Escarpment in Ontario may soon become the symbolic starting point for a radical new chapter in Earth’s official history: the Anthropocene, or the Age of Humans.
Conservation
Considering 80% of the world’s oceans remain unknown, it’s almost impossible to imagine the constant wonders early explorers experienced. As they entered fantastic new worlds, European sailors landed in North America made of accounts of mermaids swimming off the shores of modern-day Haiti.
Nature & Wildlife
Silence. It can be “deafening” when your ideas are met with disapproval, or when people expect you to act or speak—and you don’t. It can be “golden” when it’s wise to say nothing at all. It can also be “listened to,” if the folk-rock singers Simon and Garfunkel are correct.
Nature & Wildlife
Scaly and colorful, many with amazing abilities (think: sleeping with their eyes open or growing back their tails), lizards are among the most fascinating reptiles on the planet.
African Safaris
Natural Habitat Adventures, a leader in responsible nature-based adventure travel, in partnership with World Wildlife Fund, recently deployed one of the safari industry’s first off-the-grid solar-powered electric safari vehicles in Botswana.
Nature & Wildlife
Growing up, you probably learned some version of the following: in the animal kingdom, humans are exceptional and unique. Among the one-of-a-kind qualities that we possess are a higher intelligence than all the other creatures on the planet, the ability to use tools and empathy.
Nature & Wildlife
The lion has long been a symbol of strength, power and ferocity. Seeing this majestic species up close is a spine-tingling highlight of any African safari.
African Safaris
In 2019, an independent researcher caught sight of a tiny creature on a trail camera in Northern California’s Sierra Azul Open Space Preserve. Scientists were elated at the unusually long tail and big black eyes; they had not seen the rodent in the area for over 75 years.
Nature & Wildlife
Climbing trees, jumping in leaf piles, or simply playing outside is an important part of childhood. Not only are the physical aspects of such activities important, being in nature benefits a child’s mental health and social development. In fact, many early-childhood settings are transforming their outdoor play environments to incorporate more natural elements.
Antarctica & Arctic
We were kayaking among patches of floating ice, penguins porpoising through the waters between us, when our guide got the call over the radio. “Who here is ready to step foot on the Antarctic continent?”
News & More
We’re smack-dab in the middle of the season for Major League Baseball, America’s favorite pastime. And although it may seem as if the sport and climate change aren’t related, the second is already affecting the first. Since 2010, more than 500 home runs can be attributed to the thinner, warmer air caused by global warming.
Conservation
In a world that often feels plagued with environmental problems, it’s imperative to recognize our triumphs! Here are nine celebratory pieces of nature news from across our planet. These victories demonstrate extensive conservation efforts by governments, businesses, local communities and organizations like our conservation partner, World Wildlife Fund.
