Polar Bear in Town is more of a “Reality” TV series and may not be to everyone’s taste… Watch here below the 1st episode… “…Set in a unique Arctic town with true northern exposure, Polar Bear Town is … Continue reading
Royal Dutch Shell President, Marvin Odum, told NBC News on September 17, 2015 that he’s confident that the $7 billion already spent to find oil under the sea in the Arctic was the right business decision…
Her name is Kerstin Langenberger! This German globetrotter is a great Arctic Nature Lover. In fact, Nature is her life, her joy and her adventure. Kerstin says on her own beautiful website Arctic Dreams: “… I just hope that, one day, … Continue reading
Bird and Nature lovers will be delighted to know the registration to the 2016 Wildbird Photo Competition of French Festival de l’Oiseau et de la Nature has just started… Further info: – http://www.festival-oiseau-nature.com/ – https://www.facebook.com/festivaloiseaunature – contact@festival-oiseau-nature.com – delphine@festival-oiseau-nature.com
US President Barack Obama opened on the 31st of August 2015 the “GLACIER” conference in Anchorage, Alaska, by declaring in the two below videos: “We are not moving fast enough. None of the nations represented here are moving fast … Continue reading
The White House has announced that US President Obama will be visiting Alaska next week, end of August 2015. Greenpeace is saying: “BUT WHO’S SIDE IS HE FIGHTING FOR?” knowing that his administration recently gave Shell the final permit for … Continue reading
Lovers and photographers of Arctic regions will be delighted to participate to the great photography competition “Global Arctic Awards – 2015“. This international event is open to all photographers around the world and its purpose is to show the magnificence of … Continue reading
US President Barack Obama will use his trip to Alaska later this month as the backdrop of a message to the world about climate change, he announced in the below video posted on the White House website. Mr Obama said … Continue reading
Greenlandic grandiose and beautiful landscapes paintings are on view at “The Greenland of Emanuel A. Petersen” exhibition which is held in Denmark, Copenhagen at Nordatlantens Brygge till August 23, 2015… Originally trained as a theater-decoration painter, and later employed as a … Continue reading
International Non-Profit Marine Wildlife Conservation Organisation “Sea Shepherd” is reporting on July 24, 2015: “… 142 pilot whales were slaughtered last night on the beach at Torshavn, the capital of the Faroe Islands. 1,100 people and more than a hundred boats … Continue reading
The magazine Top of the World 2015 (Svalbard Posten) is presenting “Feel inspired by enchanting Svalbard! “, a new wonderful polar article written by Arctic photographer & adventurer Patrick Reader. The Norwegian archipelago of Svalbard is without doubt magic, fascinating and … Continue reading
The 8th of June is World Oceans Day where people around the world do celebrate, honor and remind how vital the ocean is, its crucial role for humanity! It’s also a perfect opportunity to understand our everyday actions we are … Continue reading
Obama US Administration has given on May 11, 2015 conditional approval to a controversial proposal by Royal Dutch Shell to drill for oil in the Arctic Ocean this summer…. The US Department of Interior’s Bureau of Ocean Energy … Continue reading
It’s reported by the Arctic Expedition Cruise Operators that: “…. At a board meeting held in Longyearbyen on April 24th 2015, Svalbard Environmental Protection Fund decided to grant Association of Arctic Expedition Cruise Operators (AECO) 160.000 NOK (approximately 20.000 USD) … Continue reading
Magdalena bay in Svalbard/Spitzbergen is certainly one of the most breathtaking alpine mountains and glaciers landscape within the Arctic world! Arctic photographer and specialist Patrick Reader has been visiting this spot a few times. Last September 2014, he did some astonishing … Continue reading
Both Polar bears & walruses are certainly majestic Arctic creatures! Did you know that underwater walruses can be very curious, even quite agressive to the extent that kayakers are to be very cautious while exploring the Arctic ocean. Watch here … Continue reading
I wanted to put forward this great and educative project named “DAREWIN” which aim to encounter, communicate and collect video and audio footage of wild cetacean behavior. The team is composed of well-known Belgian freediver Fred Buyle, French engineer Fabrice Schnöller and … Continue reading
Divers, freediving fans and sea widlife lovers will be amazed by this underwater photography exhibition taking currently place till the 24th of March 2015 in Brussels – Belgium in the deep pool of Nemo 33… This event is signed by incredible … Continue reading
Polar Bear Day on 27 February celebrates the number one symbol of the Arctic, raising awareness about issues like climate change and oil exploration which threaten the existence of this impressive animal and all his friends the narwal, beluga, seal, … Continue reading
Arctic fans and Antique collectors will be delighted to know that Sotheby’s London is hosting during this March a week-long extraordinary exhibition (4-12 March 2015) and auction (10-12 March 2015) called “Bear Witness” where one can wiew and buy a variety of … Continue reading
Plan with your family or with your school a visit to a wonderful exhibition about the Arctic at the Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, till May 3, 2015 in order to discover the beauties of the Far North, its amazing wildlife … Continue reading
Watch on this Friday 23 of January 2015 at 20h50 the French documentary “Il était une fois l’Arctique (Once upon a time the Arctic)” on French Tv program Thalassa, France 3… … L’Arctique fond. L’ours polaire se meurt. La … Continue reading
Claudine Brasseur, Belgian Tv presenter of “Nature & Wildlife” Tv programme Le Jardin Extraordinaire, gives her view on Belgian radio “La Prem1ère” about Patrick Reader’s passion for the Arctic and his French polar book “L’Appel de l’Arctique” (Arctic Calling) including … Continue reading
Benoist Clouet is for sure a talented wildlife photographer and a great lover of the Arctic, in particular the beautiful archipelageo of Svalbard (Spitzbergen). Today, he is presenting us his new English and French book “80°Nord-Svalbard“, a collection of breathtaking Far North … Continue reading
International Chinese Artist & Translator Sasha O (who did with passion the Chinese translation of Arctic05 and my interview for her project “Inspire Me With” – click here >>) is selling her own illustrated 2015 beautiful Arctic calendar cards (Limited edition … Continue reading
Several cameras positioned in the icy tundra around the Canadian town of Churchill, Manitoba will give you the incredible and unique chance to view live white bears in their habitat at this automn period of the year! The cameras are live between … Continue reading
Watch here below the video trailer + a sequence of Disneynature documentary film “Bears”! This film is released in France since November 2014 (US in April 2014) under the title “Grizzly“… “… In an epic story of breathtaking scale, Disneynature’s … Continue reading
Wildlife photographer and polar guide Benoist Clouet will be presenting between the 20 and 23 of November 2014 in France at the 18th Festival de la Photo Animalière et de Nature (Wildlife & Nature Festival) of Montier – En – Der his … Continue reading
The current population on earth is of +- 7,2 billions and astonishingly, we are merely only 6,2 millions “Arctic lovers” that have signed Greenpeace’ “Save the Arctic” petition to demand world leaders to declare the Arctic Ocean as a Protected Natural Sanctuary! … Continue reading
“Une saison de chasse en Alaska (A hunting season in Alaska)” is a great French book written by Zoé Lamazou including wonderful drawings of Victor Gurrey highlighting their 3 months stay in North of Alaska, in particular in the Inuit … Continue reading
Here is a first victory by all Arctic Lovers and those who are defending Nature and the Arctic: International Organisation Greenpeace has just announced on this 9th of October 2014 that Danish toy maker Lego said it won’t renew a marketing deal … Continue reading
Thousands of walruses have been spotted end of September 2014 on a remote North-Western Alaska coastline near Point Lay because of disappearing sea ice due to alarming global climate warming and our C02 human activities (read here what already happened in September … Continue reading
On Saturday the 4th of October 2014, tens of thousands of people will join together in cities and towns across the world for mass bike rides #IceRide to raise the profile of the #SaveTheArctic Greenpeace campaign and challenge political leaders to … Continue reading
The below pictures of a white-cream enormous & elegant male “Teddy Bear” (Ursus maritimus) were taken during the Arctic autumn 2014 in front of Smithbreen glacier in Raudfjorden, North of the beautiful archipelago of Svalbard (79° 40′ N 11° 30′ … Continue reading
Many of you have been asking me where to find beautiful wildlife digital and professional pictures? I do believe Nature Photographers Ltd, led by British biologist, author and photographer Dr Paul Sterry, is the world best wildlife stock image library one … Continue reading
Belgian Tv channel RTBF will broadcast on Sunday the 17 & 24 of August 2014 as from 20h15 a beautiful BBC documentary on grizzlies and their vast Alaskan wilderness. Be ready to watch those breathtaking pictures. In the meantime, view here … Continue reading
Let’s all protect more the Arctic beauties and make sure our grandchildren will still be able to see ice and lovely polar bears in the Far North! Share with all your friends Greeenpeace‘ new below video and please sign their “Save … Continue reading
Researchers at the US University of Washington studying the ice-free Beaufort Arctic Sea in 2012 have published recently their conclusions in the Geophysical Research Letters that : “… Future scenarios for reduced seasonal sea ice cover in the Arctic suggest that larger waves … Continue reading
WWF Canada has released new research mapping a range of oil spill scenarios in the Canadian Arctic Beaufort Sea, which is home to an incredibly rich diversity of species (Polar bears, walrusses, Arctic birds…) and key to the culture and … Continue reading
A 29-year-old Polar bear nicknamed “Arturo, the saddest Arctic bear in the world” seems to live in “deplorable” conditions at the Mendoza Zoo in Argentina. According to reports, this Polar bear lives alone in a concrete enclosure where temperatures are reaching … Continue reading
