Category: Conservation

In 1994, a lone wolf crossed the border from Italy into Switzerland. Within a year, there were two, then pups and sporadic sightings. By 2012, Switzerland had its first stable wolf pack in well over 100 years. The pack’s dominant female, known as F07, was first spotted by a camera […]

The Serengeti. Its name alone conjures images of sweeping savannas, thundering herds of wildebeest in chaotic motion, and the golden glow of the East African sunset. The Serengeti is both an administrative district and a national park in Tanzania, but when most people use the term, we refer to the […]

Equal rights. Equal opportunities. Equal power. Join Nat Hab on March 8, 2025, to celebrate International Women’s Day under the theme, “For ALL Women and Girls: Rights. Equality. Empowerment.” This year’s theme “calls for action that can unlock equal rights, power and opportunities for all and a feminist future where […]

Over the last century, Earth’s wild places have seen startling declines in biodiversity. According to the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES), around one million species are currently at risk of extinction The main cause? Human activity. Habitat loss and fragmentation, climate change, over-consumption, human-wildlife conflict and […]

“Teaching the teachers is like planting seeds of knowledge that will blossom into a forest of conservation-minded individuals, nurturing the next generation to become stewards of our planet.” —Dr. Jane Goodall On the western edge of Hudson Bay just below the Arctic Circle, the tiny Manitoba community of Churchill attracts […]

Just how much land—and other natural resources—do we require? We need to adapt our lifestyles to stay within the limits of what the Earth can give. In 2024, global carbon emissions from fossil fuels reached a record high. That may come as no surprise, as global carbon emissions from fossil […]

By Rachel Foster, Development Officer, Annual Giving at World Wildlife Fund Luck was on my side when I was able to join a recent Nat Hab journey to Costa Rica! As many in the conservation space know, Costa Rica has long been hailed as a conservation success story, and my […]

The need for a selfie in the perfect landscape to post on social media platforms has the potential to harm wild beings and spaces. The ubiquitous social media in our lives has its benefits, including allowing us to interact quickly with our loved ones, network with our colleagues and share information […]

Pollinators are nature’s essential workers, ensuring the survival of countless plants and animals while supporting food systems. Nearly 90% of wild flowering plants and 75% of global crops rely on pollinators for reproduction. While many pollinators hibernate through the winter, some embark on extraordinary migrations to escape the cold and […]

For many people, our first encounters with vultures are as dark, shadowy, even menacing figures in fairy tales. That’s a shame, because vultures play helpful, even indispensable, roles maintaining ecological balance across five continents. They contribute to human health and even anti-poaching efforts in remarkable, rarely lauded ways. Recent work […]