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Iceberg, Ilulissat Icefjord
Jakobshavn Glacier in the Ilulissat Icefjord holds the record as Greenland's fastest moving glacier and is a major contributor to the mass balance of the continental ice sheet. According to NASA scientists, Jakobshavn is the single largest contributor to sea level rise in the Northern Hemisphere ...
By Lawrence Hislop
Forest Elephants (Loxodonta yclotis) in the Dzanga Sangha Reserve, Central African Republic
Forest elephants in the Dzanga-Ndoki National Park and Dzanga-Sangha dense forest special reserve in the Central African Republic, Congo Basin. The Dzanga Sangha Reserve is located in the rainforest in the south-western part of the Central African Republic. It comprises a total area of more than ...
By Peter Prokosch
Iceberg in Disco Bay, Greenland
The Ilulissat Icefjord in Disco Bay is one of the World's fastest flowing glaciers and a UNESCO World Heritage site. It is located 250km North of the Arctic Circle and it accounts for 10% of the production of Greenland's calf ice. The Icebergs from the Ilulissat Icefjord are the largest to be fo ...
By Peter Prokosch
Sinking seawall
As higher storm surges reach shore, Shishmaref is shrinking by around 3m every year. The man-made protective sea wall seen here has done little to help. The villagers of Shishmaref are facing relocation, which is estimated to be a job that will cost over 1 million dollars.
By Lawrence Hislop
Red Panda (Ailurus fulgenst)
The red panda photograph has been taken in a bamboo-rich forest at a level of about 3,500 m above sea level in the Sargamarta (Mount Everest) national park in Nepal. The red panda can be seen as a well-known (but rarly seen in the wild) "flag-ship species" for the eastern Himalya. It has been c ...
By Peter Prokosch
Burning rainforest on Sumatra to make space for palm oil plantations, Indonesia
Large areas of Indonesia's rainforests have been converted to oil palm plantations, driven by rising global demand for the cheap vegetable oil popular with food manufacturers and as a renewable fuel (biofuel). Palm oil and palm kernel oil now make up one of the largest shares of global vegetable ...
By Peter Prokosch
Wildlife at Lake Nakuru
Lake Nakuru National Park is one of several protected areas in Kenya and is located in the eastern African Rift Valley that stretches from northern Tanzania to Ethiopia. It contains a shallow lake, fed by the Njoro, Makalia, and Enderit rivers. The lake has no outlet and is home to many plant an ...
By Peter Prokosch
South Norwegian spruce forest
By Peter Prokosch
Adelie Penguin (Pygoscelis Adeliae) on iceberg, Antarctic Peninsula
Adélie penguins are named after the wife of the French Antarctic explorer Dumont d'Urville. They breed in very large colonies, often 20,000 - 30,000 birds, sometimes more than 100,000, all around the Antarctic continent. Adélies are shallow divers feeding mainly on krill and other euphausiids. T ...
By Peter Prokosch
Antarctic Peninsula
Antarctica is the coldest and windiest place on Earth. It is also the driest, because it has receives about an average of 50mm of precipitation in the form of snow a year, which is about the same as what hot deserts receive in rain. There is, however, ice covering 98 percent of Antarctica, ...
By Peter Prokosch
Polar bears on pack ice north of Svalbard with seal kill
More than any other animal, the polar bear, Ursus maritimus, is recognized as the symbol of the Arctic. With white fur and a sub-skin blubber providing insulation, the polar bear has adapted to live in severe cold conditions. The polar bear finds the majority of its prey on the sea ice – mostly ...
By Peter Prokosch
Imperial Shag (Phalacrocorax Atriceps), Antarctic Peninsula
The Imperial Shag, otherwise known as the Imperial Cormorant, hunts in 'rafts', or large groups of hundreds which dive down together in "pursuit-diving" of fish, at up to 25 metres depth. Given that the Imperial Shag has a small range and is usually found in small populations, pollution or ...
By Peter Prokosch
polar bear swimming
More than any other animal, the polar bear, Ursus maritimus, is recognized as the symbol of the Arctic. With white fur and a sub-skin blubber providing insulation, the polar bear has adapted to live in severe cold conditions. The polar bear finds the majority of its prey on the sea ice – mostly ...
By Peter Prokosch
Snow mobile on melting ice, Greenland (Video)
Locals in Uummannaq rely very strongly on traditional practices to catch seals, polar bears, walruses and whales. Hunting and fishing are the major industries here and locals make use of snow-mobiles and dog-sleds in order to access the animals.
By Lawrence Hislop
Kamchatka Brown Bear (Ursus Arctos Beringianus) fishing for Salmon
By Peter Prokosch
Iceberg, Svalbard
Svalbard is a small archipelago whose climate is influenced by two sources of surface ocean water: (a) The West Spitsbergen Current, moving warm water along the West Coast; (b) East Greenland Current, bringing cold water and pack ice Southeastwards. This ice on the East Spitsbergen Current melts ...
By Peter Prokosch
Puppies for future dog sledding, Greenland
These puppies will become working dogs, dragging traditional sleds across sea ice, transporting Inuit locals to various hunting and fishing areas. These robust dogs live outdoors all year round and are considered to be more reliable that the modern snow-scooters that are now available.
By Lawrence Hislop
Dog sledding on sea ice in Greenland (video)
Dog sledding is a mode of transport and a tradition dating back as far as the 10th Century in Greenland. Sled dog teams are usually made up of between 12-15 strong dogs.
By Lawrence Hislop
Madagascar - two children in a poor country
Madagascar is among the world's poorest countries. As such, people's day-to-day survival is dependent upon natural resource use. They must live off the land that surrounds them, making use of whatever resources they can find. Their poverty costs the country and the world through the loss of the ...
By Peter Prokosch
Poor people's village in Southwest Madagascar
Madagascar is among the world's poorest countries. As such, people's day-to-day survival is dependent upon natural resource use. They must live off the land that surrounds them, making use of whatever resources they can find. Their poverty costs the country and the world through the loss of the ...
By Peter Prokosch
Blue-headed Pionus parrots in Yasuni National Park, Ecuador
The Blue-headed Pionus parrots is found in humid regions in South America including here in the Yasuni National Park, Ecuador. In the wild, the parrots live in flocks of up to 400 during breeding season, but the Blue-headed Pionus is also a very popular pet.
By Anne Solgaard
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