Live From Churchill: October 24, 2009
Our daily update from the field on polar bears in Churchill, Manitoba! Today: Unruly bears, lots of foxes and Arctic birds, and why you should buy cereal.
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Live From Churchill: October 23, 2009
Our daily update from the field on polar bears in Churchill, Manitoba! Today: Protecting bears and humans from each other, BEAUTIFUL aurora borealis activity, and tons of wildlife.
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More good news for endangered sea turtles
Imagine the sight of thousands of 100-pound sea turtles, packed side by side on an expanse of beach stretching for two miles along Mexico’s Pacific coast. It’s not an image that comes easily to mind, considering how endangered these creatures are worldwide (see Good Nature on 9/25/2009 for more on the challenges sea turtles face).
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Live From Churchill: October 22, 2009
Our daily update from the field on polar bears in Churchill, Manitoba! Today: 15 bears, six moose, and a need for Windex! Temps: ~24°F, no wind.
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Live From Churchill: October 21, 2009
Our daily update from the field on polar bears in Churchill, Manitoba! Today: Weasels, lemmings, gurfalcons, oh my! And a polar bear finds a nice spot to sleep…underneath the rover! Temps: 25°F, little to no wind.
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Live From Churchill: Daily Report on the Polar Bears! Oct. 20
Our daily update from the field on polar bears in Churchill, Manitoba! Today: A polar bear hotspot at Gordon Point, plus moose and caribou sighted from the air.
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Wild India: Flora, Fauna, & Culture – Save $1,000 Now
Save $1,000 on our our Wild India trip, which will take you to the most amazing areas of India – from the busy and colorful streets of Kolkata to the pristine Kanha Tiger Reserve.
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Finding the True Spirit of Nature Travel
It almost sounds mythical. But there’s truly a place on the far western edge of our continent where a rare animal—a white black bear—can still hunt, fish, gather berries and raise cubs unbothered by humans. There are no roads here, no cut trails, few settlements and even fewer trappings of civilization.
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Natural Treasure Discovered in the Himalayas
Just as an amateur explorer with a metal detector recently found an astonishing hoard of Anglo-Saxon gold and silver in England’s Midlands, scientists have discovered a biological treasure trove in the Eastern Himalayas.
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Gulf Sea Turtles Gain Protection with New Fishing Regs
Marine turtles are among the world’s most threatened, but one piece of good news has emerged for loggerhead turtles in the Gulf of Mexico.
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A Different Way of Seeing the Galapagos Islands… | Olaf’s Corner
Call us at 1-877-677-9623 to get a $400 discount on our unique kayaking/hiking/sailing journey through the Galapagos. Avoid the tourist traps and explore the most remote and wild areas of the islands!
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Global Warming from the Seat of a Kayak (Dispatch from Greenland) | Olaf’s Corner
Hi adventurers! This Evening I just came off a fantastic sea kayaking trip in Eastern Greenland – and everything just synthesized into a great adventure: Good international group with a common lets-do spirit, lots of adventure, and unexpected wonders – and what can I say – Greenland at its best, with sunny skies, ice…