Joe Wilkins made more than fifty trips into remote regions of the Brooks Range. In this excerpt from his new book, Gates of the Arctic, Twelve Years of Arctic Exploration, provides advice if you come across a bear.
Pristine and beautiful, Wrangell, Alaska offers glaciers, seals, sea lions and orcas and hiking along the coast in Tongass National Forest…
In Gansbaai, South Africa, Shark Ventures takes tourists out into the ocean and places them in a shark cage, then tossed chum attracts great white sharks.
Down on the Farm: Farmstays Around the World. A guide to the many farms that allow guests to come stay with them and enjoy learning about life on a farm.
A new children’s book, All Fish Faces,” shows what many different ocean fish look like and how they live, and a blogger traveled the world volunteering.
In Kununurra, Western Australia, there is a place you can go if you love baby Kangaroos, at the Kangaroo Haven Rescue, baby joeys are bottle fed and raised.
A Tasmanian resident shares his island and its many interesting animals…from Duckbilled Platypus to Little Penguins and Pademelons, Kangaroos and snakes!
After many trips around the world interacting with different animal species, the author reflects on some of the best times she’s ever spent with animals.
At the Parc Omega in Ontario, feeding and petting animals from all over the world, a drive-through zoo that also features a fantastic cheese shop.
Gain a once in a lifetime experience by visiting Norway and having a socialized encounter with some of the few wolves left in the country.
In Te Kuiti, New Zealand, every fall a river of sheep cascades down the main drag. It’s the running of the sheep, and shearers show their prowess too.
In small villages in Switzerland, cow fights are a local attraction, watching cow fights in Evolvene and in Aproz, where the winners are called Rubis.
