Candice Gaukel Andrews

Photo Essay: The Brown Bears and Salt Marshes of Chinitna Bay, Alaska

Alaska’s Chinitna Bay on Cook Inlet near Lake Clark National Park and Preserve is the very heart of coastal brown bear country, according to the National Park...

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Candice Gaukel Andrews

Water, Wetlands and Wells

Water is the driving force of all nature. And it seems to take on an added significance in summer when heatwaves roll across the nation. Water cools us and...

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Candice Gaukel Andrews

The New, Surprising Reasons Travelers Visit Antarctica

American environmentalist, historian and novelist Wallace Stegner called our national parks “the best idea we ever had.” In 1983, he wrote: “National parks...

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Candice Gaukel Andrews

Animal Academics: Interspecies Teachers

Teaching was once considered a uniquely human behavior. Today, however, scientists recognize a small but diverse group of species who have the ability to act...

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Candice Gaukel Andrews

20 Tips for Making the Most of Your National Park Trip

Mountains, seashores, grasslands, wetlands, coral reefs and glaciers. Our national parks protect a multitude of terrains. And with more than 400 national park...

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Candice Gaukel Andrews

Ecological Enigmas of Easter Island and Namibia’s Desert

Haunting photos and mysterious stories of the stone statues—or moai (pronounced mo-eye)—on Easter Island have probably fascinated you since you were a child....

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Candice Gaukel Andrews

The Revelations of Animal Songs

Songs have power. That was never made clearer to me than when I recently read about some new discoveries involving the songs of animals. Songs can lead us to...

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Candice Gaukel Andrews

Cooperation: Birds, Badgers, Bees and Us

Many Native American communities belong to a clan that identifies with an animal, such as a bear, eagle or turtle. Such four-legged, winged or swimming family...

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Candice Gaukel Andrews

Cities: Animal Acceptance and the High Cost of Nature Loss

Here, in the United States, 80% of us live in cities. If you’re in that majority, how do you feel about your wild neighbors, the animals who also live in our...

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Candice Gaukel Andrews

Sea Sounds and Star Songs

Oceans pulsate with underwater songs, coral reefs crackle and croak, and the sounds from stars tell us just how far away they are. It seems the whole universe...

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Candice Gaukel Andrews

Birds Bring Well-Being

Nearly 1,000 birds were killed in Chicago on October 4, 2023, when they collided with an illuminated glass building. Though mass fatalities of this magnitude...

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About Galapagos

Meet Zapa: Nat Hab Expedition Leader & Catalyst for Conservation

Cassiano Zaparoli—better known as “Zapa”—is passionate about exploring the wilds of South America. But he finds a joy in guiding nature adventures that tops...

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Candice Gaukel Andrews

AI Advances and Robotic Strides in Conservation

The grace of a running gazelle, the majesty of a migrating herd of wildebeests, the elegance of an outstretched wing in flight or the grand glissades of...

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WWF

Ecuador’s Efforts to Protect Its Rich Biodiversity

By Melanie Gade, Director of Philanthropic Partnerships at WWF  Ecuador is one of the most biodiverse countries in the world. Located 1,000 kilometers from...

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Candice Gaukel Andrews

Braiding Science, Kinship With Nature, and Communal Well-Being

Drawing on her life as an Indigenous scientist, author Robin Wall Kimmerer in her now iconic 2015 book Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific...

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Candice Gaukel Andrews

A Myriad of Mothering Styles from the Animal Kingdom

When you think of your mother, a warm memory probably pops up of her being there when you needed a hug, lending an ear when you wanted to talk, or standing up...

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Candice Gaukel Andrews

Needing Natural Habitats

We human beings have certain basic needs. We must have air, food, water and shelter to survive, according to NASA. If any one of these basic needs is not met,...

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Candice Gaukel Andrews

A New Measure for Weather: “Outdoor Days”

It’s just a little more than a month into spring, and I’m already wondering if the summer of 2024 will set a new heat record just as the summer of 2023 did....

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