Animal filmmaker and extreme diver Christina Karliczek takes us into the mysterious world under the ice. In her latest NDR documentary ‘Ghosts of the Arctic’, she portrays rare sea creatures such as ice sharks – which can live up to 500 years – and narwhals, the ‘unicorns of the Arctic’. For her […]
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The dream — A journey called Adelante:
Part 2
ARRIVAL IN CHATBUT I found an accommodation through one of the online platforms and the house seemed quite hospitable and the reviews showed a certain cordiality on the part of the host, Marian. And above all I had a single room and there were no other people in the house. […]
Read MoreThe dream — A journey called Adelante:
Part 1
I was at a point in my life where I felt it was time to push, to move, to move forward. I felt that the only thing to do was to join my strengths and my passions, to merge them into something big and make a dream come true. I […]
Read MoreSpring is on the Way!
I don’t know about you but I have definitely felt over the last few weeks spring is definitely on the way. I heard my first chiffchaff just a couple of days ago, which is something I always look forward to every year. The characteristic call which is almost onomatopoeic “chiffchaff […]
Read MoreThe colourful world of Leica Nature
Our environment is diverse. It is beautiful, mysterious and fascinating. There are many beautiful things to discover in nature and in our urban environment. This requires time, leisure and a special eye. This eye for the extraordinary unites people all over the world. Once you have succumbed to the passion […]
Read MoreBirdingplaces.com: In five years from idea to a million users
Five years ago Birdingplaces started as a platform where birders could find and share interesting birdwatching areas. Would it be possible to connect birders across the world and let them share their knowledge about their favourite bird areas? Yes it was! Five years later more than a million birders use […]
Read MoreInto the Heart of Jaguar Land
As a professional wildlife photographer and tour guide, one of my favourite places to travel to is the Brazilian Pantanal. This area is most famous for the third largest cat in the world, the jaguar. The name jaguar comes from an indigenous name “yaguar” which means “he who kills with […]
Read MoreWater Wars and Thirsty Rivals: How drought in Mozambique pushes humans and wildlife into conflict
In the second of his two-part guest blog, geographer and adventurer, Francis Highton, writes about the issues of human-wildlife conflict caused by long-term drought as he experienced when he and a team rowed through the wilds of Mozambique on the Zambezi River. Since 2016, Mozambique has experienced a persistent drought […]
Read MoreMy Favourite UK Nature Sites
My adoration for the natural world has been with me for over 10 years. It has always been there for me, through school, sixth form, and now university. I’m a proud nature nerd, and what I love most is that there is an infinite amount to learn. My passion has […]
Read MoreThe effect of the global warming on waders
I have this memory that goes back about forty years, when my marvelous father took me for the first time to observe waders at the Saline di Siracusa, SE Sicily, Italy (my homeland); there was this salt-pan now in disuse, right at the southern gates of my city and the […]
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