Candice Gaukel Andrews

New Climate Study Advises Leaving Fossil Fuels in the Ground. But Will We?

At the most recent United Nations Climate Change Conference, held in Lima, Peru, in December 2014, more than 190 countries—including the United...

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Candice Gaukel Andrews

Should We Vaccinate Wild Animals for Canine Distemper Virus?

The world’s tigers face considerable threats today: poaching, habitat loss, depletion of their prey and retaliatory kills by humans when the big cats take...

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Candice Gaukel Andrews

Travel Tale: High Hopes in the Southwest Canyons

Say the words “American West” and right away you imagine vast, open plains, deep canyons and starting over. What is it about going West that has always meant...

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Candice Gaukel Andrews

Do National Park Crowds Breed Advocates—or Build Annoyance?

A trip to Denali National Park is a journey into wild America at its best. This six-million-acre landscape is bisected by only one, 92-mile ribbon of road....

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Candice Gaukel Andrews

Video: New, 3-D Map of Greenland’s Ice Sheet Just Released

Norwegian-born Erik the Red was either a great marketer or just a truthful traveler, depending on which stories you choose to believe. Growing up, you...

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Candice Gaukel Andrews

Going Vegan: Best Way to Combat Rapid Climate Change?

One of my favorite things about writing a regular eco-travel and environmental column is getting to read the comments that come in. Sometimes readers are...

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Candice Gaukel Andrews

Travels in Greenland: A Photo Journal

Of all the places I’ve traveled to, Greenland is the most complicated, I think. While there are commonalities with other spots in the world, Greenland always...

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Candice Gaukel Andrews

Should Nonnative Species Be Introduced as Biocontrols?

For decades now, climate change has been altering habitats and causing a major shift of ecosystems northward. Unable to adjust quickly enough, some...

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Candice Gaukel Andrews

Video: If Whales Swam Among Us, Would We Care More for Them?

Big, charismatic animals, such as polar bears and bison, are the ones that seem to grab our hearts—sometimes to the exclusion of other, well-deserving but...

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Candice Gaukel Andrews

Climate Change: Political Science vs. Soil Science

Americans may finally be getting more concerned about climate change, according to the Pew Research Center. In a brand-new survey about policy priorities that...

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Candice Gaukel Andrews

Traveling in New Zealand: Separated by the Same Language

When you first start exploring beyond your home ground, you tend to see everything in relation to where you live: what’s different, what’s similar, what’s...

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Candice Gaukel Andrews

Virtual Tours and Digital Maps: Travel Wave of the Future?

From taking a virtual tour of the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History to downloading high-definition maps of national parks to checking out our own...

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Candice Gaukel Andrews

Video: New Zealand Robins Demonstrate Their Counting Ability

My dog can count. I’m sure of this fact. After her daily walk, if she doesn’t receive precisely two treats, I will hear about it. If I try to shortchange her...

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Candice Gaukel Andrews

Endangered Species List May Not Be Best for Animals at Risk

Gray wolves in the Great Lakes region received some good news last month. In a surprise, unusual ruling on December 19, 2014, United States District Judge...

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Candice Gaukel Andrews

New Year: Top 10 Things I Learned about Nature in 2014

The year 2014 is now in its final hours.Traditionally, during these last, waning days, we look back on what kind of year we just had, what we accomplished and...

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Candice Gaukel Andrews

Happy Holidays to All Who Share This Pale, Blue Dot

Of all the beautiful nature photographs that you have seen over the years, perhaps none is more meaningful than the one titled Pale Blue Dot. The photographer...

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Candice Gaukel Andrews

Cli-Psy: Why We Find It So Hard to Accept Climate Change Facts

Have you heard of “cli-psy”? It’s a new field of study about why we have trouble accepting climate change facts. Watch this short video explaining the reasons.

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Candice Gaukel Andrews

When Going Green Isn’t Good: Climate Change and the Green Revolution

Feeding the world’s population in the coming years is going to be a challenge. The United Nations estimates that by 2100, there will be an average of 11...

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