Fearless Animals Will Fare Better in the Face of Climate Change
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by Candice Gaukel Andrews
1y ago
Without a doubt, we humans are altering the natural environment. Because of our activities, we are now experiencing melting glaciers; rising sea levels; warming oceans; and more frequent and intense droughts, heat waves and storms—all the result of human-caused climate change. These effects wreak havoc on people’s communities and livelihoods. But how are wild animals [&hellip The post Fearless Animals Will Fare Better in the Face of Climate Change first appeared on Good Nature ..read more
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A Walk in Costa Rica’s Monteverde Cloud Forest
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by Michelle Peters
2y ago
For a relatively small country, Costa Rica packs a punch when it comes to outstanding wildlife and nature opportunities. Anyone with an eye trained on eco-friendly, conservation-minded travel and rain forest adventures has likely considered a trip to this lush Central American paradise. A jewel box of iridescent hummingbirds, magenta orchids and neon-bright parrots, with [&hellip The post A Walk in Costa Rica’s Monteverde Cloud Forest first appeared on Good Nature ..read more
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The Highs of Hiking through a Burned Forest
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by Candice Gaukel Andrews
2y ago
Our relationship with forest fires is complicated. Beginning in 1947, one of the world’s most recognizable characters and one of our nation’s most beloved spokespeople, Smokey Bear, told us that “only you can prevent forest fires.” (That slogan was changed to “Only you can prevent wildfires” in 2001.) For at least five decades, then, in [&hellip The post The Highs of Hiking through a Burned Forest first appeared on Good Nature ..read more
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The Longevity Code: Galapagos Giant Tortoises and Mountain Marmots
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by Candice Gaukel Andrews
2y ago
While you probably haven’t celebrated it for the past 20 years, World Turtle Day is coming up on May 23. This annual event was created by the American Tortoise Rescue in 2002 to call attention to the dwindling numbers of these animals due to environmental hazards and human interference. It’s also hoped that the occasion [&hellip The post The Longevity Code: Galapagos Giant Tortoises and Mountain Marmots first appeared on Good Nature ..read more
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Nat Hab’s Bear Adventures Around the Globe
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by Michelle Peters
2y ago
What do a sun bear, a sloth bear and a polar bear have in common? Despite living in vastly different habitats—think lush tropical jungles versus barren Arctic tundra—they do have some similarities. Learn what those common threads are on Nat Hab bear-focused expeditions from Alaska to South Asia, Churchill to China. In this roundup of [&hellip The post Nat Hab’s Bear Adventures Around the Globe first appeared on Good Nature ..read more
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Finding Your Voice—and Those of Other Animals
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by Candice Gaukel Andrews
2y ago
“Finding your voice.” We hear that phrase a lot, lately. It means that you know who you are at your core, and you express it. Voices are extremely important for humans. They are the media through which we do a lot of our communicating with the outside world: release our emotions, share our ideas and show [&hellip The post Finding Your Voice—and Those of Other Animals first appeared on Good Nature ..read more
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Happy Mother’s Day! Spotlight on Marsupial Mothers
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by Samantha Miller
2y ago
This Mother’s Day, celebrate mothers of the animal kingdom! Motherhood for marsupials doesn’t look like making school lunches or warm cuddles, but these species have unique behaviors to take care of their young. There are over 330 species of marsupials. Around two-thirds of them live in Australia. Most Australian marsupials live in dry scrub or [&hellip The post Happy Mother’s Day! Spotlight on Marsupial Mothers first appeared on Good Nature ..read more
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Do Snakes or Spiders Give You Shivers? Time in Nature May Help.
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by Candice Gaukel Andrews
2y ago
Ophidiophobia (fear of snakes) and arachnophobia (fear of arachnids, especially spiders) rank among the most common of human anxieties. In fact, more than a third of adults and children recoil in terror when they see a snake in the garden or a spider on the wall. It turns out that even the pupils in the eyes of [&hellip The post Do Snakes or Spiders Give You Shivers? Time in Nature May Help. first appeared on Good Nature ..read more
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Must-See Animal Migrations
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by Michelle Peters
2y ago
What is the sound of nearly two million wildebeest and zebra moving across the plains of Tanzania’s Serengeti and Kenya’s Maasai Mara? Cliched as it sounds, it’s nearly indescribable. Sublime, really. We’ve witnessed this massive migration firsthand and have felt it more than we’ve heard it. Pounding hooves create a pulse for the planet as [&hellip The post Must-See Animal Migrations first appeared on Good Nature ..read more
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See Alaska’s Big Five: Brown Bear, Moose, Gray Wolf, Caribou & Dall Sheep
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by Michelle Peters
2y ago
There’s a new “Big Five” in town. Well, in Alaska, that is. Go beyond the famous quintuplet of creatures found on an African safari and head north, instead, to the Great Land. There you’ll meet Alaska’s brown bears, moose, gray wolves, caribou and Dall sheep—the “other” Big Five. From the shores of Prince William Sound [&hellip The post See Alaska’s Big Five: Brown Bear, Moose, Gray Wolf, Caribou & Dall Sheep first appeared on Good Nature ..read more
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