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15 Traditional Tales About the Northern Lights

We know today that the aurora borealis, commonly called the "northern lights" occurs when electrically charged particles from the sun zoom into Earth's...

Candice Gaukel Andrews

Corridors Connecting National Parks Could Conserve Wildlife

Our national parks aren’t only “America’s best idea,” as environmentalist and nature writer Wallace Stegner called them. These special places are the backbone...

Emily Goodheart

Hiking in Quebec’s National Parks

One of the highlights of our Whales & Nature Trails of Quebec adventure? The opportunity to hike in four diverse national parks: Saguenay Fjord,...

Candice Gaukel Andrews

Glacier National Park Has More Canada Lynx Than Expected

Known for their long, black ear tufts and ability to hunt ghostlike across the surface of deep snow, Canada lynx are the elusive, midsize cats (hardly bigger...

Candice Gaukel Andrews

Salmon-Fed Flowers, Sockeye-Rich Shores and Self-Aware Fish

Although sometimes heart-wrenching to discover on our nature outings, the animal carcasses that we may come across play an important role in the functioning...

Natural Habitat Adventures

Act Now to Witness the Wonder of Polar Bears in Churchill

With International Polar Bear Day on February 27, we're drawing attention to the King of the Arctic's plight in a warming world. A global leader in...

Candice Gaukel Andrews

Roads: The Winter and Wildlife Kind

Travel is back. And it’s back in a big way. Following the 2020 coronavirus pandemic, flying is rebounding. But road trips remain one of the most popular forms...

Candice Gaukel Andrews

Fjords Play a Big Role in Storing CO2

Long, deep and usually surrounded by breathtaking cliffs, a fjord begins as a U-shaped trough, gouged out by an advancing glacier. When the glacier retreats,...

Samantha Miller

Heli-Hiking in the Canadian Bugaboos

Spectacular mountain peaks, ice fields, glaciers, canyons, alpine meadows, cerulean lakes, waterfalls, karst-cave systems and thermal springs. These are just...

Candice Gaukel Andrews

The Gap Between Humans and Nature Is Growing

Following New Year’s Day, it’s traditional to look back at the year just passed and reflect on our personal and communal accomplishments and setbacks. Putting...

Candice Gaukel Andrews

Holidays 2022: Tree Revelations and Reindeer Rebound

Throughout time, reindeer have been used for economic purposes by various circumpolar peoples, including the Chukchi, Evenks, Khants, Nenets and Sami. Long...

Candice Gaukel Andrews

Traveling Wildlife: Bird Maps and Low-Collision Crossings

In the face of ever-diminishing wildlife in the sixth mass extinction and increasing political complications, it’s gratifying to know that there are still a...

Michelle Peters

Wildlife of the Canadian Rockies

The Canadian Rockies have called to me ever since I first visited the region at the tender age of one. My parents had a photo in my childhood home, taken...

Michelle Peters

Polar Bears in Greenland Find Way to Live With Less Sea Ice

Back in March of this year, we covered polar bears and their incredible adaptations for surviving in the harsh Arctic environment. We learned about a female...

Candice Gaukel Andrews

Yellowstone Heats Up; Wolves Could Curb the Warming

Yellowstone National Park is famous for its beautiful but harsh winters. Blanketed in snow, it exudes an almost mythical aura—even in the season’s common...

Ruksana Hussain

Northern Lights, Sun Dogs and Fire Rainbows: 5 Optical Phenomena and Where to See Them

You might be surprised by the variety of optical phenomena we have the privilege of viewing on our beautiful planet. Count yourself lucky if you’ve been an...

Cathy Brown

Something to Bark About: Ethical Dog Sledding in the Arctic

As a company that cares so much for the natural environment and the diverse animals that call it home, we sometimes get asked why we include dog sledding on...

Joel Centano

8 Fall Foliage Autumn Adventures

On its finest days, summer feels like it could last forever. But, alas, all good things must come to an end. Or, when it comes to the seasons, sublimely shift...