Wildlife and Nature

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4 min read • Mar 14, 2023

To reduce accidents and promote jobs, Nepalese authorities recently announced a ban on solo trekking in national parks and conservation areas.

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2 min read • Feb 24, 2023

The Japan Meteorological Corporation has released its latest predictions for when blooms will start to appear around Japan.

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4 min read • Feb 21, 2023

Trail-loving senior editor Melissa Yeager recently returned from a spectacular hiking trip from a lesser-visited park in Argentine Patagonia.

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4 min read • Feb 8, 2023

Here’s an exciting to reason to visit the Argentine side of the Patagonian region.

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4 min read • Feb 1, 2023

Weather conditions this year may be just right to bring wildflower super blooms to life in parts of California.

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4 min read • Jan 31, 2023

Sacred to local Indigenous populations, Spirit Mountain (or Avi Kwa Ame) might become the newest federal national monument. Here’s what that means.

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8 min read • Jan 10, 2023

Read about which national parks require reservations, when you can get in for free, what to bring with you and much more.

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3 min read • Nov 15, 2022

The US National Park Service issued an unusual request to visitors: Please stop licking Sonoran Desert toads.

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3 min read • Sep 28, 2022

The Yosemite firefall is a stunning natural phenomenon that attracts people to Yosemite National Park each February.

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7 min read • Sep 8, 2022

Now that it’s possible to get internet access on Kilimanjaro, does that mean it's a good thing?

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9 min read • Aug 12, 2022

Writer Miles Howard gives an in-depth look at The High Road, the newly-minted walking holiday in the Berkshires.

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6 min read • Aug 10, 2022

Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park has expanded to include Pōhue Bay, rescuing the important coastline from development.

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6 min read • Jul 19, 2022

London may be famously cold and rainy but summer temperatures are soaring in the capital which is why Londoners are embracing outdoor swimming with…

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3 min read • Jun 8, 2022

Ropersmith Trail is Ventura County's new hike with panoramic views, diverse wildlife and the rare coastal sage scrub.

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3 min read • Jun 2, 2022

Summer 2022 in New Jersey just got a major upgrade: all state parks are free. Here are the best parks to visit.

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5 min read • Jun 2, 2022

After 23,000 hours of work and a $4 million investment, a new low-impact trail has opened in the California redwoods.

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3 min read • May 31, 2022

Be one of the first to hike this new US hiking route that completes the original vision of the Appalachian Trail.

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2 min read • May 24, 2022

Switzerland's new 300km ViaBerna trail combines the best of the country's cities, lakes and mountains in one trek.

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3 min read • May 18, 2022

As New Zealand reopens to international visitors, it's now time to book that multi-day hiking adventure.

• astrotourism

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2 min read • Apr 21, 2022

The peak of the Lyrid meteor shower is expected to occur in the early hours of April 22.

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2 min read • Apr 15, 2022

A look at travel news and inspiration you may have missed for the week ending April 15, 2022.

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2 min read • Apr 7, 2022

Belize has lifted its internal COVID-19 restrictions but if you're planning to visit, several entry requirements remain in place.