Nature & Wildlife Stories

Emily Goodheart

When Is the Best Time to Go to Alaska to See Grizzly Bears?

Our adventures in Katmai National Park and Preserve vary widely from month to month due to differences in bear behavior and activity. Find out the best time...

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Candice Gaukel Andrews

Our Impacts on the Natural World

Our impacts on the natural world can be very large—and often detrimental. This manifests in various ways, including in biodiversity loss, climate change,...

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Laura Kiniry

Discover the Magic of Many Glacier Valley

It’s during the early daylight hours when Glacier National Park’s Many Glacier Valley is at its finest. The dramatic peaks of the Lewis Mountain Range take on...

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Emily Goodheart

5 Reasons Why China Should Be Your Next Nature Adventure

1. Rare Wildlife On treks through dense temperate forests, Nat Hab travelers enjoy enthralling encounters with endangered and elusive wildlife. These...

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Candice Gaukel Andrews

Biodiversity: Where It Thrives, When It Doesn’t and How We Innately Know It

What if all the biodiversity on Earth followed a surprisingly simple pattern? There is a universal rule that applies to everything from dragonflies to forests.

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Megan Brief

How to Spot Jaguars in the Wild in Brazil’s Pantanal

More than 1,200 rivers converge to feed the Pantanal, the world’s largest tropical wetland. That’s 42 million acres of aquatic habitat spread across three...

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Rebecca Self

50 Fast Facts About Iceland

Iceland is a study in contrasts—no other place offers its mix of geological drama, wild beauty and intense contrasts in such a compact space. Tucked just...

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Chinwe Kalu

Across the Serengeti: East Africa’s Great Migration

Where the Earth Moves Every year, a pulse begins in the heart of East Africa. It starts as a low vibration on the open plains, a sound like distant thunder...

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Emily Goodheart

10 Unique Species You Can See in Southern Australia

Australia's southern coast is home to an array of intriguing wildlife. The fascinating animals found here are specially adapted for their environment, their...

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Emily Goodheart

Wildflower Season in Alaska: A Floral Guide for Nature Travelers

More than 1,500 species of wildflowers color the Alaskan landscape. Bursting forth from lush valleys and alpine meadows during the northern summer, the flora...

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Emily Goodheart

Traveling to Victoria Falls—5 Facts to Know Before You Go    

Victoria Falls: The Eden of Africa Scottish explorer David Livingstone first recorded Victoria Falls in 1855, writing that he was struck by “scenes so lovely...

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Candice Gaukel Andrews

Penguins and Their Original Homelands

Part of the reason that I’m so enthralled with Antarctica is because it’s one of the rare places on Earth that has never had an Indigenous population; in...

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Lavanya Sunkara

3 Ways to Celebrate International Wolf Day

Like sharks, wolves have an unfair reputation for being villains. Children grow up reading fairy tales about the “big bad wolf.” But in reality, these animals...

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Natural Habitat Adventures

6 New Nature & Wildlife Trips from Nat Hab for 2025–2026: From Madagascar to the Douro Valley

Nat Hab is excited to announce six new itineraries for 2025 and 2026, offering travelers opportunities to see popular and fresh nature and wildlife...

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Cathy Brown

Rare and Remarkable Wildlife of Borneo: A Jungle Safari

Explore Borneo’s rainforest, home to rare wildlife like orangutans, proboscis monkeys, sun bears, pygmy elephants and even the ninja slug!

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Cathy Brown

Meet the Marbled Cat: Borneo’s Elusive Arboreal Feline

Deep in the heart of Borneo’s rainforests, some of the world’s most remarkable wildlife still thrives. On Nat Hab’s Wilds of Borneo: Orangutans & Beyond...

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Cathy Brown

Top 8 Wildlife Experiences on an East Africa Safari

Africa is a massive continent with astonishing diversity in climate, culture, flora and fauna. But if you're after the classic safari experience, East Africa...

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Cathy Brown

Getting to Know the Polar Bear: 8 Surprising Facts About the King of the Arctic

Polar bears (Ursus maritimus) are often in the news as the “poster animals” of climate change, but outside of the fact that they are big, look white (yes,...

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