Brad Josephs

Brad has been a Natural Habitat Expedition Leader since 2005, guiding Alaska grizzly bear tours, Churchill polar bear tours, northern lights expeditions and China panda tours. His specialty is bear biology and ecology of the north country.

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Guide Stories 7
Nevada- The Other Last Frontier

To complete our move from Alaska to the Ozarks my wife and I hauled our most valuable items (a totem pole from Wrangell, whale bones and glass balls ...
On August 21, 2016 / By Brad Josephs
Alaska Life 3
Sparring Grizzlies and Upgraded Gear

I haven’t posted in a while for a few reasons, first is I was guiding grizzly expeditions for Natural Habitat Adventures for almost 2 months with no internet access, and ...
On August 14, 2016 / By Brad Josephs
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Natural Habitat Adventures Sponsors Sun Bear Conservation

I had a two-week gap between guiding trips in China and Borneo for Natural Habitat Adventures this past April and I could think of no better to spend ...
On June 15, 2016 / By Brad Josephs
Conservation News 2
The Frogpond- We Built It and They Did Come

We recently moved to the Ozarks from Alaska. One of the things I really missed while living in Alaska was the sound of frogs in the spring and ...
On May 27, 2016 / By Brad Josephs
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Amazing Orangutans of Borneo

I just returned from guiding a wildlife expedition for Natural Habitat Adventures in Malaysian Borneo. The diversity of mammals, birds, insects, reptiles and amphibians that we encounter on ...
On May 22, 2016 / By Brad Josephs
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Panda Valley—China’s Newest Panda Conservation Base

I recently finished guiding another spectacular natural history-focused (but with lots of culture as well) expedition in one of the greatest and most undiscovered jewels—China’s Sichuan Province. There ...
On April 22, 2016 / By Brad Josephs
Nature Photography 5
Ozark Journal- Cave critters, forest flowers and frog update

Spring keeps rolling right along in the Ozarks, and I’m loving it. The coolest thing we did this week was discover a cave while hiking down the valley ...
On March 24, 2016 / By Brad Josephs
Nature Photography 4
Ozark Journal- Horsehair Worms, Cougars and Armadillos

After living in Alaska for over twenty years, my wife and I moved to a wild, serene region of north-central Arkansas in the heart of the Mountains near ...
On March 17, 2016 / By Brad Josephs
Bears 1
Must See Grizzly Bear Conservation Video Released by Conservationist Chris Morgan

So would you want a healthy grizzly population to establish itself in the Cascades? How about cougars in the eastern US? How about wolves? I do for sure. ...
On February 25, 2016 / By Brad Josephs
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2015 Photography Highlights- Polar Bears kill Seal In Churchill

This past Halloween Day I witnessed a macabre and bloody scene on the icy shores of Hudson Bay- two male polar bears consuming a bearded seal. It was one ...
On February 18, 2016 / By Brad Josephs
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2015 Photography Highlights- Churchill Sunsets and Polar Bear Moms and Cubs

This past polar bear viewing season in Churchill, Manitoba was a huge success. Many photographers and guides said it was one of the best seasons they could remeber. Cold ...
On February 9, 2016 / By Brad Josephs
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The Sun Bear Hero Of Sabah

In only the remotest and truly pristine corners of the southeast Asian rainforests live one of the most amazing, misunderstood, and endangered, of the worlds eight bear species. This is a ...
On January 13, 2016 / By Brad Josephs