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

“Only one Earth. In the universe are billions of galaxies, in our galaxy are billions of planets, but there is #OnlyOneEarth. Let’s take care of it.” That’s the thought behind this year’s World Environment Day, June 5, 2022. Led by the United Nations Environment Programme and held annually on June 5 since 1974, World Environment Day is [&hellip The post World Environment Day 2022: Defeating Deforestation first appeared on Good Nature ..read more

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

Nestled in the southern region of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem (GYE), Jackson Hole, Wyoming, is one of the most crucial areas in the country for wildlife conservation of the threatened grizzly bear. This Western frontier town is trying to ensure that humans and the approximately 700 grizzlies that live within the GYE coexist safely and [&hellip The post Reducing Human-Grizzly Bear Conflict in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem first appeared on Good Nature ..read more

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

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

The playful charm that butterflies radiate as they flit about from colorful asters to goldenrods to milkweed is undeniable. Of the 750 butterfly species in the United States, the monarch (Danaus plexippus)—with its brilliant orange-red wings with black veins and white spots along the edges—may be the most iconic and easily recognizable. But more than [&hellip The post Goodbye Butterfly? Protecting the Endangered Monarch Butterflies first appeared on Good Nature ..read more

When you sprinkle a pinch of pepper on your fried egg, you probably don’t think about where it came from. For the Indigenous Iban communities of Rumah Peter and Rumah Dagum, nestled amid the lush forests of Malaysian Borneo, pepper is not just a condiment—it is a livelihood, a climate protector, and a preserver of [&hellip The post Sustainable Pepper Farming Supports People and Nature in Malaysian Borneo first appeared on Good Nature ..read more

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

“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