Candice Gaukel Andrews

Lives of Yellowstone: From Large to Small; Ancient to New

Large herbivores—such as bison and elk—have continuously lived in the Yellowstone National Park region for at least 2,300 years, according to a new analysis...

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Megan Brief

The Singing Lemurs of Madagascar

Often referred to as the "eighth continent," the island nation of Madagascar has developed its own distinct ecosystems and extraordinary wildlife since it...

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Candice Gaukel Andrews

Proof of Animal Emotions: AI, Mirrors and Survey Results

Do chimpanzees experience grief, do crows seek joy and do elephants show affection? Pythagoreans long ago believed that animals possess the same range of...

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Candice Gaukel Andrews

Animals Shape the Earth

Wild animals are not just the inhabitants of the natural world—they are its architects. That’s the exciting finding from a new study that reveals how hundreds...

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WWF

Costa Rica: A Conservation Success Story

By Rachel Foster, Development Officer, Annual Giving at World Wildlife Fund Luck was on my side when I was able to join a recent Nat Hab journey to Costa...

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Candice Gaukel Andrews

Social Media: Selfie Searches and Nature Successes

The ubiquitous social media in our lives has its benefits, including allowing us to interact quickly with our loved ones, network with our colleagues and...

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Candice Gaukel Andrews

The Influence of Gophers and the Impacts of Wolves

On the surface, gophers and wolves don’t seem to have much in common. Gophers are small (just a few inches long), burrowing rodents that primarily consume...

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Candice Gaukel Andrews

Giraffes Could Soon Be Listed as Endangered

The Earth’s tallest living land animals are in trouble. Giraffes, who reach heights of up to 18 feet, are declining at an alarming rate, and trade in wildlife...

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Candice Gaukel Andrews

Nature in 2025: Aid to Attention, Happiness and Well-Being

In 2024, I started the year by writing about nature: CO2 emissions, temperatures and the optimism a lot of us felt about clean energy technologies with...

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Candice Gaukel Andrews

Deer, Reindeer and REM Sleep

At first glance, geese and reindeer (called “caribou” in North America) may not seem to have much in common. But there is a link: in some places, they share...

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Candice Gaukel Andrews

Wild Turkey Chicks and Post-Flight Reindeer Feasts

Every year, without fail, Thanksgiving and Christmas seem to come right on top of each other. The four weeks between the two holidays fly by, with hardly...

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Candice Gaukel Andrews

Polar Bear Paws, Problems and a Promising Plan

As the end-of-the-year holidays approach, themes of ice-skating rinks, snowflakes and cute polar bears in sweaters decorate many homes and shops. But if...

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Candice Gaukel Andrews

The Climate Change Complexities of Bird Migrations

The beginning of November always makes me think of the fall migrations of birds. In the United States, this annual ritual typically begins around August 1 and...

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WWF

A Gathering Place: Nat Hab’s Alaska Bear Camp

By Samuel Littauer, Development Officer at World Wildlife Fund Alaska has always carried a certain mythos in my mind—its rugged wilderness, untamed...

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Candice Gaukel Andrews

When Size in Nature Does—and Doesn’t—Matter

You’ve no doubt heard the phrase “size matters,” used today quasi-humorously in almost every imaginable context in which the size of a particular...

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Candice Gaukel Andrews

Where Wildlife Resides: Climate, Co-Cultures and Communal Z’s

When people are deciding where to live, factors such as a community’s cost of living, employment opportunities, ease of transportation, and proximity to...

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WWF

Southeastern Greenland: A Land of Contrasts

Andrea Norgren, Senior Manager of Communications at World Widlife Fund's Global Arctic Programme, traveled to Greenland with Natural Habitat Adventures at the...

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Joel Centano

8 Reasons to Celebrate—and Help Save—Gorillas on World Gorilla Day

Celebrated each September 24 since 2017, World Gorilla Day is meant to inspire international awareness and appreciation of what pioneering primatologist Dian...

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