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Is It Safe to Travel Solo as a Woman in Alaska?
Women travel solo in Alaska every year, and most of them say the same thing afterwards: the scale of the landscape, the quality of the wildlife, and the communities they encountered were nothing like what they expected going in. Alaska has a reputation for being...
What Is a Single Supplement Fee and Do I Have to Pay It?
A single supplement is an additional charge applied to solo travelers who occupy a room alone on a group tour. Most group tour pricing is based on double occupancy, meaning the room cost is split between two people. When a solo traveler uses that room alone, many...
What Is the Trophic Cascade in Yellowstone?
A trophic cascade is what happens when a top predator is removed from or returned to an ecosystem, and the effects ripple through every level below it. In Yellowstone, the reintroduction of wolves in 1995 set off one of the most closely studied trophic cascades in...
What Are the Yellowstone Big 5 Animals?
The Yellowstone Big 5 are wolves, grizzly bears, bison, elk, and moose. These are the five species that define what Yellowstone's ecosystem actually is. Her Wild Life is a women's adventure travel company that builds its expeditions around field biology. Its...
Wolf Facts – Yellowstone’s Most Watched Predator
Yellowstone is home to one of the most closely studied wolf populations on Earth. Since their reintroduction in 1995, the park's wolves have been tracked, analysed, and observed in ways that have changed how ecologists understand predator-prey dynamics across entire...
What to Pack for Yellowstone in October
Packing for Yellowstone in October is different from packing for a summer park visit. October means pre-dawn temperatures below freezing, variable weather that can shift from sun to snow within hours, and long hours in the field starting at first light. Her Wild Life...
Why Is October the Best Time to Visit Yellowstone for Wildlife?
October is the month field biologists consistently point to for serious wildlife watching in Yellowstone. The summer crowds are gone, the park's animals are at their most behaviourally active, and the open valleys of Lamar and Hayden give you sightlines that simply do...
Whale Shark Facts – Everything You Need to Know Before You Swim With One
Every summer, hundreds of whale sharks gather in the waters off Isla Mujeres, Mexico, to feed on one of the largest plankton concentrations in the world. It is one of the most accessible large wildlife encounters on Earth and one of the most extraordinary. Here is...
How Big Are Whale Sharks?
Whale sharks are the largest fish on Earth. The largest individual reliably recorded measured 18.8 metres, just over 61 feet. Most adults average around 12 metres and weigh approximately 15 tons. To put that in perspective, the average school bus is about 12 metres...
What Do Whale Sharks Eat?
Whale sharks eat plankton, fish eggs, krill, crab larvae, and small schooling fish. They are filter feeders, which means they do not hunt or chase prey. They swim forward with their mouths open, draw in enormous volumes of water, and filter out whatever food is in it...