What the Wild Things Were (a Visit to Gray Fossil Site)
We are standing on a walkway, overlooking a small hill. Tent canopies cover a few muddy-looking pits. A wildflower meadow rolls toward us where monarch …
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Shark Attacks: What You Need to Know
The Truth Behind the Increase in Shark Attacks In the wake of a recent string of attacks against innocent sharks along the coast of North …
Fattail Scorpion Facts: Identification, Biology, Venom
Imagine waking up one night and finding one of the world’s most dangerous scorpions strolling by your tent door, the fattail scorpion. Shivers! This actually …
Four Musk Ox Facts
The Musk Ox (Obivus moschatus) is found in cold, remote areas of the Arctic. There are some musk ox facts that are pretty obscure. For …
My 20 Favorite Animal Crossing Signs in the Whole Wide World
When I was a kid in upstate New York I passed a deer crossing sign every day. The big yellow square with a black silhouette …
Filming Beavers Swimming Underwater
We were standing on a small foot bridge that spanned a pool in the creek. It was a midsummer sunset in the Blue Ridge Mountains …
The Biggest Eggs in the World
Think how much easier an Easter egg hunt would be if you were using the biggest eggs in the world. It’s not surprising that ostriches …
Traveling to the Central Kalahari Game Reserve
Crowded game parks are not the only way to see wildlife in Southern Africa. If you’re an adventurous traveler seeking a real wilderness experience, the …
Photo of the Week: Weddell Seal, Antarctica
I photographed this Weddell Seal lounging peacefully along the icy shoreline of Eta Island in Antarctica. During the several weeks I spent sailing around the …
Vulture Extremes in Botswana
Different species of vultures play very different rolls at a carcass. What I love about this photo is that it shows the two extremes of …
Bat-Eared Fox Facts
One of my favorite animals, the Bat-eared Fox (Otocyon megalotis), lives in one of my favorite places: the Kalahari Desert in Southern Africa. (There’s a …
Photo: African Wild Dog Puppy
There’s hardly anything in the world cuter than a puppy. Except maybe an African Wild Dog puppy. These highly endangered carnivores (also known as African …
Video: Camera Trapping in the Great Bear Rainforest
They call it the Great Bear Rainforest for a reason: it’s a great place to see bears! We visited Nimmo Bay Wilderness Resort on the …
How to Tell the Difference Between a Canada Lynx and a Bobcat
Lynx vs Bobcat This is How to Tell the Difference Between a Bobcat and a Lynx. The following story happened during one of our road …
Video: How to Find Tent-making Bats in Costa Rica
People aren’t the only ones who go camping in Costa Rica. Check out the Tent-making Bat! The Tent-making Bat (Uroderma bilobatum) is fairly common in …
Why the Grey Headed Flying Fox is One of the Cutest Australian Animals
I shot this photo of a Grey headed flying fox in Australia exactly eleven years ago but I pulled it out of my photo files …
Yellowstone Wolf Adventure
Hoodoo Trek in Yellowstone Travel For Wildlife joined the Yellowstone Wolf Tracker, Nathan Varley, on a guided 6-day backcountry hike up to the remote Hoodoo …
American Safari
Our American Safari itinerary Travel For Wildlife hit the road for an epic three-month journey to visit some of North America’s greatest wildlife watching hotspots. …
Wildlife of Tofino Photo Gallery
Black bears peek under barnacle-encrusted stones, colorful starfish cling to wave-battered rocks, and gray whales spout into the misty morning air. These are the sights …
How To Get to Churchill, Manitoba (the Cheapest and Fastest Way)
Adventure wildlife travelers have two great reasons to get to Churchill, Manitoba on Canada’s Hudson Bay: to swim with beluga whales in the summer (update: …