Good Nature Travel Blog

  • Nature & Wildlife

    The Eyes of Animals

    Feb 3, 2026 · Candice Gaukel Andrews

    Eyes are our primary sensory organs, allowing us to perceive about 80% of incoming information, to navigate safely and to perform daily tasks like reading and work, while also acting as vital indicators for our overall physical health. They’re also central to our nonverbal communication.

  • African Safaris

    Chasing Dreams and Wild Dogs in Botswana: A Safari Travel Story

    Dec 3, 2025 · Valerie Gleaton

    Jan Cochran’s love of travel was evident from a young age. As a child, she was particularly fascinated by Africa, and at the age of 17, she embarked on her first trip to Kenya through a student exchange program.

  • African Safaris

    The 9 Best Dads of the Animal Kingdom

    Jun 2, 2024 · Emily Deemer

    We wanted to wish a happy Father’s Day to all the dads out there, both human and animal fathers alike! As a tribute to hardworking dads, we made a list of some of the animal kingdom’s most dedicated dads.

  • African Safaris

    Your Africa Safari Photographs Could Help Save Wildlife

    Jul 13, 2021 · Candice Gaukel Andrews

    I have never been fortunate enough to go on an Africa safari, but I never tire of reading about the experiences of others who have visited the continent, such as the thrill of seeing a herd of wildebeest spread across a vast, open plain or spotting a leopard lazing in a tree as the…

  • African Safaris

    African Wild Dogs and the Necessity of Wildlife Corridors

    Jun 8, 2021 · Candice Gaukel Andrews

    Larger than Austria and Germany combined and nearly twice as big as the United Kingdom, the enormous KAZA (Kavango-Zambezi Transfrontier Conservation Area) lies in the Kavango and Zambezi River Basins where Angola, Botswana, Namibia, Zambia and Zimbabwe converge.

  • Nature & Wildlife

    6 places on Our Planet where WWF works

    May 9, 2019 · Hannah Wagner

    Our Planet developed a sense of urgency. The 8-part series, which can be streamed on Netflix, has created conversation on the danger wildlife faces. Listening to Sir David Attenborough’s voice bellow over sweeping scenes of fragile beauty is both relaxing and upsetting.

  • Travel Tales

    A Sneeze is Worth a Thousand Words

    Dec 26, 2018 · WWF

    An African safari has always made me imagine iconic species such as elephants, leopards, cheetahs, rhinos, zebra, giraffe… beautiful animals that represent the incredibly diversity of life on Earth, and their fragility.

  • Nature Photography

    Wildlife Photo of the Week: Curiosity!

    Jan 22, 2016 · Kendal Bower

    Every Friday, we choose our favorite photo of the week from our Wildlife Photo of the Day website. This week, we chose Carol Griffiths’ photo – “Curiousity!” Carol Griffiths came upon this den of African wild dog pups while on safari in Botswana with Nat Hab!

  • African Safaris

    Painted Wolf? African Wild Dogs in Botswana

    Jan 14, 2016 · iSafari

    Months after my trip to Botswana, I’m still scrolling through photos and reminiscing about what a magical trip it was. A treat to explore (for the first time with my husband) the wilds of Botswana, while gathering research and perfecting trips for work on the side. Yes, I love my job!

  • African Safaris

    Photo of the Day: No Laughing Matter

    Jul 27, 2015 · iSafari

    Sabi Sabi guide Kosie Lategan captured this dramatic image of a wild dog and a spotted hyena squaring off over a kill. He wrote about the age old rivalry between the species recently on Sabi Sabi’s blog.