The Resilience of the Natural World

Animals and plants are remarkably resilient in the face of environmental changes. Their creative adaptations and strategies for surviving in ever-altering...

Samantha Miller

How to Get Wall-Worthy Pictures of Africa’s Great Migration

The Serengeti and Maasai Mara are the stage for the largest animal migration on Earth, and for wildlife enthusiasts and photographers, Natural Habitat...

Candice Gaukel Andrews

Our Climate Future: Renewables Are Inevitable

It’s July, and I already know what’s coming. Scientists will find that 2025 is one of the hottest years on record, just like 2024 was and 2023 before it....

Candice Gaukel Andrews

Building Better Wildlife Corridors

No one type of wildlife corridor benefits all animals. Overpasses, tunnels and underpasses need to be built smarter, with particular needs in mind.

Megan Brief

International Day for Biological Diversity: Discover Earth’s Biodiversity Hotspots
with Nat Hab

Exactly one month after Earth Day, on May 22, global communities join in solidarity to celebrate the International Day for Biological Diversity. Plans for...

Candice Gaukel Andrews

“Smarts” Count for Calculating Animals

Despite a common belief, counting is not unique to humans. In fact, a vast range of animals understand numbers, helping them to solve a variety of problems,...

Nick Grossman

Family Ties on a Kenya Migration Photo Expedition

Something that stood out during my Kenya Migration Photo Expedition was the presence of family connection throughout so many aspects of our nature adventure....

Candice Gaukel Andrews

Across the World, Acts of Kindness Are Universal

For most of us, the Christmas holidays and the end of the calendar year signify a time of peace and reflection; a respite from our day-to-day routines and...

Michelle Peters

Must-See Animal Migrations

What is the sound of nearly two million wildebeest and zebra moving across the plains of Tanzania’s Serengeti and Kenya’s Maasai Mara? Clichéd as it sounds,...

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...

Candice Gaukel Andrews

Lion Longevity: Ants, Politics and Social Contexts

American writer, conservationist, ecologist, environmentalist, forester, naturalist, philosopher and scientist Aldo Leopold once said that “harmony with land...

WWF

Mouths of Africa’s Maasai Mara: Nine Winning Wildlife Smiles

The grasslands of Kenya's Maasai Mara sweep you off your feet with stunning scenery and iconic wildlife. During the Great Migration, millions of wildebeest...

Candice Gaukel Andrews

Drones: New Wing Movements and Watching Wildlife Groups

Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), also known as drones, don’t offer just a safer way for wildlife biologists to observe their subjects; they’re often less...

Lavanya Sunkara

Meet the Pioneering Women Changing the Face of the African Safari Industry

When I reflect on my first gorilla trek in Rwanda, I can’t imagine it without my incredible female guide, Jolie Mukiza, and my porter, Odette Uwineza. As...

Candice Gaukel Andrews

The Coolness of Zebra Stripes

Why zebras have stripes has been a matter for scientific debate for decades. A lot of theories have been put forth, such as they’ve evolved for camouflage, to...

Emily Goodheart

20 Nat Hab Destinations Named Top Trips of 2023 (Plus: Take Our Travel Quiz!)

As we welcome in the New Year, notable travel media outlets such as AFAR, National Geographic and Lonely Planet have been curating lists of the best places to...

Candice Gaukel Andrews

Black Rhinos and White Rhinos: Counts, COVID and Conservation

As caregivers, parents and teachers of children, we try to encourage and respect every youngster’s individuality. We tell them that they are each unique and...

Candice Gaukel Andrews

Where It Counts: Enumerating Elephants and Listing Lions

To decide whether an animal population is threatened or even on the brink of extinction, you need to know, at least approximately, how many individuals are...

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