Where to View Endangered Species in North America
When my family went to Churchill, Manitoba to see polar bears, one of the more poignant dimensions of our trip was the awareness that these amazing animals...
Wendy Redal
Wendy Redal
Wendy’s passions are travel, nature, conservation and communication, which intersect in her position as Nat Hab’s Editorial Director. Incorrigibly peripatetic, Wendy has been to more than 65 countries and all 50 states. Among her most magical wildlife encounters are snorkeling with sea lions in the Galapagos, sitting face to face with a silverback gorilla in the mountains of Africa, and watching a huge brown bear calmly amble by just feet away in the wilderness of Alaska's Katmai National Park.
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Close Encounters With Whales: Part II
On May 10, Part I of this two-part post appeared in Good Nature: Save the Whales and Save a Community at the Same Time. Now, rejoin our small group for the...
Wendy Redal
Close Encounters with Whales: Part I
The Pacific Gray Whale undertakes the world’s longest mammal migration, traveling an average of 10,000 to 14,000 miles on its annual journey from northwest...
Wendy Redal
10 Travel Tips to Protect the Planet
Earth Day is past, but cultivating eco-awareness should be a part of our daily routine. When it’s time to leave home, consider the planet as you make your ...
Wendy Redal
For Earth Day: A Gallery of Green
It’s Earth Day, and you’re likely to hear the word “green” a gazillion times before April 22 is over. It’s easy to get callou...
Wendy Redal
Explore a National Park This Week — For Free!
It’s National Park Week in the USA. At a moment when the federal budget is as strained as it’s ever been, our parks are nonetheless open free o...
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Unlikely Playmates: A Cat and a Dolphin Discover Each Other
It’s always heartwarming to see creatures of different species discovering a connection. Whether it’s humans and whales, or famous Koko the Gor...
Wendy Redal
Adventure Travel Gadgets: What Can You Not Live Without?
What travel accessories are essential when you’re in the back of beyond? Are you in the corps of Kindle-readers and aficionados of portable GPS devic...
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Tiger Numbers on the Upswing in India
Fantastic news out of India: Home to half the world’s wild tigers, India has announced that its tiger population has increased to 1,706 from 1,411 si...
Wendy Redal
The upside (??) of global warming for Arctic explorers
While the consequences of global warming are posing problems for the health and future of the planet’s ecosystems, melting ice has had the effect of ...
Wendy Redal
Create a Natural Habitat for Migratory Birds
One of the many joys of spring that I look forward to is the return of migratory birds to our yard. When we lived at nearly 8,000 feet in the mountain foot...
Wendy Redal
Japan's Snow Monkeys Unscathed by Earthquake
Japan is heavy on all our minds in the wake of the massive earthquake and tsunami that has devastated the country’s northeast region. While I worry with th...
Wendy Redal
Japan’s Snow Monkeys Unscathed by Earthquake
Japan is heavy on all our minds in the wake of the massive earthquake and tsunami that has devastated the country’s northeast region. While I worry with th...
Wendy Redal
Baby tigers have blue eyes! And other fun tiger facts
Did you know the tiger’s mystical golden eyes are a trait that only adults possess? Babies are born with blue eyes, which open when they are about 1...
Wendy Redal
Outside Magazine Lauds Natural Habitat’s Antarctica Kayak Expedition
Explorers’ Corner makes Outside magazine’s Top Trips list again! Check out their high praise for our Antarctica Sea Kayaking expedition —...
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Happy Birthday, Yellowstone National Park!
America’s first national park is 139 years old today! Yellowstone became the first federally protected national park by an Act of Congress signed int...
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Hola from Baja! It’s Whale Season
Greetings from Loreto, Mexico! I’m excited to be joining a Natural Habitat group that’s headed today to San Ignacio Lagoon, on the west coast o...
Wendy Redal
Rhino poaching reaches all-time high in South Africa
Despite global efforts to protect the endangered rhinoceros population, WWF has announced that rhino poaching in South Africa is more rampant than ever, do...
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