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Pink-Footed Goose nest, Svalbard The Pink-Footed Goose breeds in Spitsbergen, Iceland or Greenland and is often found Wintering in the United Kingdom. Nesting sites in the Tundra are often re-used year after year and some are thought to be up to 40 year...

By Peter Prokosch

Autumn colors at the northern tree line on the Varanger Peninsular, Norway The Varanger Peninsula is situated in Finnmark, north-eastern Norway. The treeline in Norway mainly comprises mountain birch, a sub-species of downy birch.

By Peter Prokosch

Swedish Cornel, Cornus suecica at the northern tree line on the Varanger Peninsular, Norway Cornus suecica (Swedish Cornel or Bunchberry) is a species of flowering plant in the genus Cornus (dogwoods), native to cool temperate and subarctic regions of Europe and Asia.

By Peter Prokosch

Beach on the Varanger Peninsula, Norway Varanger Peninsula has an Arctic climate and borders the Barents Sea - the marginal sea of the Arctic Ocean. The coastline attracts many species of migratory birds, which nest along the coast in the spring and summer se...

By Peter Prokosch

Autumn colors on the Varanger Peninsular, Norway Autumn arrives at Varanger Peninsula from late August onwards, when the sun sets earlier and earlier. Ground foliage retains the same bright colours as the trees during this period.

By Peter Prokosch

Berchtesgaden National Park, Bavaria, Germany The only German National Park situated in the Alps, Berchtesgaden National Park was founded in 1978 and extends over a surface area of 210 km². Human presence in the park dates back to the Neolithic Age (2500-2000BC). Th...

By Peter Prokosch

Beech trees at Königsee, spring in Berchtesgaden National Park, Bavaria, Germany Natural mid-European forests at the lower levels of the alps are protected in the Berchtesgaden National Park, South-east Bavaria, Germany

By Peter Prokosch

Relocating orphaned gorillas in DR Congo, April 2010 Veterinarians and helpers accompany an orphaned gorilla en route to a nature reserve in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, with the assistance of the UN Mission in the Congo - MONUC.

By Tim Freccia

Veterinarians inspect gorillas A veterinarian inspects a cage holding an orphaned gorilla, en route to a reserve in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. Transferring gorillas from one area to another helps replenish populations and strengthen the...

By Tim Freccia

Airlift of gorillas by UN MONUC helicopter Orphaned gorillas are airlifted from Goma, in North Kivu Province (DRC) by helicopter, following recommendation from scientists that ground transportation would be too difficult and traumatic for the gorillas.

By Tim Freccia

Park Rangers in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo Park rangers from Tayna Nature Reserve. The park rangers work for UGADEC, a union of eight community conservation organisations in eastern Democratic Republic. UGADEC was born in 2002 out of the need to pool efforts for...

By Tim Freccia

Park Ranger in Tayna Nature Reserve, Kasugho A park ranger working for UGADEC, an organisation which brings together eight community conservation associations. Park rangers are prepared to stop illegal hunting and other illegal action, but they are not present in s...

By Tim Freccia

Park Rangers in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo Many of the Congo Basin's national parks are situated in areas of insecurity, which restricts the access of park rangers and limits their capacities to protect species and habitats within the parks. Tragically, about 200...

By Tim Freccia

UN airlifts orphaned gorillas An employee of the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund inside the UN MONUC transport helicopter. The Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund worked with the UN and the Congolese Institute for Nature Conservation (ICCN) to relocate orphaned goril...

By Tim Freccia

Orphaned gorilla near its transport cage, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo An orphaned gorilla released in its new habitat, in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.

By Tim Freccia

Helper with orphaned gorilla A helper/veterinarian from the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund minds one of the orphaned gorillas, relocated from Goma, in North Kivu province, where hundreds of thousands of people have been uprooted from their homes by violen...

By Tim Freccia

Orphaned gorilla in new habitat, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo An orphaned gorilla is minded by helpers and veterinarians upon release in its new habitat, following its relocation from North Kivu province.

By Tim Freccia

Orphaned gorilla being transported to its new location Helpers and veterinarians carry the cage holding an orphaned gorilla into its new habitat, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.

By Tim Freccia

Park Rangers in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo Across the Congo Basin, training for law enforcement personnel and rangers needs to be substantially increased. The park rangers working in Tayna Nature Reserve belong to the organisation UGADEC, which is an umbrella org...

By Tim Freccia

Polygon Tundra, Lena Delta Polygon Lakes in the Arctic Tundra are unique to permafrost areas and form as a result of the freeze-thaw cycle that occurs here. With a layer of frozen earth below, water becomes trapped in pools on the surface. The am...

By Peter Prokosch

The Lena Delta The Lena River Delta is one of the longest rivers in the World. It flows North from Lake Baikal in Russia and opens into the Laptev Sea. At the river mouth the river forms a 32,000 sq km delta - the largest in the World....

By Peter Prokosch

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