Videos
Video: A Crow Invents a Sled
The intelligence of crows has been well documented by researchers, and it seems that we’re constantly amazed at their abilities.
Good Nature Travel Blog
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Travel Tips
11 Ways That Travel Can Change Your Life
I recently signed up for Spanish lessons. I’ve been meaning to study Spanish for almost 30 years now, but for some reason, it was always one of those things that fell to the bottom of my priority list. That is, until now. My enrollment in the class was inspired by a trip to Antarctica in March.
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Videos
Video: Saving an African Lion
While it’s never been easy to make your living as an animal in Africa, wildlife presently residing there face even more challenges than their ancestors did. For example, in the last four months in Kenya alone, poachers have killed 18 rhinos and 51 elephants.
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Videos
Eagle Steals a Camera and Creates One-of-a-Kind Film
The recent popularity of GoPros and other helmet cameras have certainly given us some amazing footage of the natural world, the likes of which have never been viewed before. Now, it seems, an eagle in western Australia has picked up on the trend.
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Nature & Wildlife
Will Climate Change Increase Antarctica’s Biodiversity—Or Diminish It?
We’ve all heard the dire predictions about the world’s polar bears: according to the U.S. Geological Survey, two-thirds of them could disappear by 2060, even under moderate projections for shrinking summer sea ice caused by greenhouse gases in the atmosphere.
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Conservation
National Park Week: Will a New National Park Destroy a Local Way of Life?
Each spring, the National Park Service and the National Park Foundation sponsor National Park Week, this year designated as April 19–27. To kick off the celebration, Saturday, April 19, and Sunday, April 20, are fee-free entrance days.
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Videos
Video: Drones over Dolphins
Drones. The word conjures up reconnaissance missions and surveillance—even, perhaps, missiles and bombs. Like something out of a science fiction novel, these unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVS) are controlled either by “pilots” from the ground or a preset program. Increasingly, however, drones are being employed in more peaceful projects.
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Conservation
Antarctica: How Long Can It Remain “Unowned”?
Antarctica is the Earth’s only continent without a native human population, and no one country can claim to own it. Unique in the world, it is a land dedicated to science and all nations. However, that could soon change.
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Nature & Wildlife
A Great Migration: Sandhill Cranes and Their Very Small Plot of Land
As I was driving home from the YMCA yesterday, I saw two sandhill cranes near a small pond that sits along the highway, only about a half-mile from my house. They were my first sandhill crane sightings of 2014.
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News & More
Wildlife Faceoff Bracket Challenge!
NCAA March Madness is in full swing and that means it’s time for our 2nd annual Wildlife Faceoff Bracket Challenge! Some of last year’s biggest contenders are back, including the 2013 champion, the polar bear.
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Videos
Video: Did the Reintroduction of Wolves Truly Change Yellowstone?
In ecological circles, a trophic cascade is a term used to describe a process in an ecosystem that starts at the top of the food chain and works its way down to the bottom.
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Travel Tales
Antarctica: Discovery on the (Black-and-) White Continent
The world is shrinking. Advances in communication, computer technology and transportation have all played a role in making the world a smaller place. Now, it’s easy to “travel” to an exotic locale, just by the stroke of a finger across a small, mobile screen.