Search results for #Antarcticwildlife

Remembering The Antarctic Penguin That Randomly Showed Up At Australian Beach 2,000+ Miles Away

Birds in Poetry and Prose in Alaska and Beyond

At the bottom of the earth, aboard an expedition ship crossing the rocky waters of the Drake Passage between Argentina and Antarctica, ornithologist Rodrigo Tapia might be giving a...

It's Official: Antarctica's Iconic Emperor Penguins Are Endangered

Here's what can be done. ScienceAlert stories are written, fact-checked, and edited by humans, never generated by AI. Don't miss a story, subscribe here.

Antarctica's waters are warming – I know, because I jumped in

It was cold – but nowhere near what I expected; I’ve been colder in an outdoor swimming pool in Australia. It's part of a global feedback loop, the scale of which I only began to c...

Doug Allan, wildlife cameraman who filmed animals in extreme environments

There are moments in natural-history films when the camera seems improbably close: a polar bear’s breath fogging the lens, a seal’s eye lingering, an orca pod moving with intent be...

Svalbard Winter Wildlife and Landscape Expedition Trip Report April 2026

In April of 2026, I ran my annual ship-based Winter / Spring expedition to the Svalbard archipelago. The expedition ran from the 7th of April to the 15th of April and offered outst...

IUCN flags emperor penguin and fur seal as endangered species

The post IUCN flags emperor penguin and fur seal as endangered species appeared first on Getaway Magazine.

Exclusivity protects vulnerable destinations

Antarctica and the Southern Ocean islands are on the bucket lists of many travellers now that they…

Boom on Antarctica's tourism raises concerns about contamination and disease

Driven in part by fears that the frozen landscapes of Antarctica may be irreversibly melting away because of climate change, tourism to the bottom of the world is soaring. And expe...

How a kindergarten teacher became the accidental guardian of 200 king penguins

When the birds started nesting on her land at Useless Bay, Chile, Cecilia Durán Gafo decided she would protect them from people and predatorsFive pairs of rubbery feet carry velvet...

Antarctica Travel Market Set For Remarkable Growth

The Antarctica travel market is entering a remarkable era of growth, with industry experts forecasting a significant boom between 2026 and 2033. According to the latest analysis fr...

Antarktiskonferenz in Hiroshima: WWF drängt auf Schutz bedrohter Kaiserpinguine

Erderhitzung und zunehmender Tourismus bedrohen das Ökosystem der Antarktis, die wiederum das Weltklima stützt. Eine Konferenz sucht nach Lösungen. mehr...

Antarktiskonferenz in Hiroshima: WWF drängt auf Schutz bedrohter Kaiserpinguine

Erderhitzung und zunehmender Tourismus bedrohen das Ökosystem der Antarktis, die wiederum das Weltklima stützt. Eine Konferenz sucht nach Lösungen. mehr...

The Beloved Emperor Penguin & Antarctic Fur Seal Are Now Officially Endangered. Here’s What Can Be Done.

In 1902, British explorer Robert Falcon Scott spotted a large group of large black and white birds at Ross Island, Antarctica. This was among the many milestones of Scott’s famous ...

Week in wildlife: a chonky sea lion, amorous toads and an adorable gosling

This week’s best wildlife photographs from around the world Continue reading...

Ongoing History Daily: Musical Antarctica

Music scenes flourish everywhere, even in Antarctica, the last true wilderness on Earth. Home to a few thousand research scientists, Antarctica has a unique historical music scene....

ANTARCTICA’S TOURISM BOOM: BREATHTAKING BEAUTY MEETS GROWING ENVIRONMENTAL RISKS

Antarctica's tourism boom raises concerns about contamination and disease

A deadly hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship that visited Antarctica has highlighted a growing tourism trend

Emperor penguins in focus as Antarctic talks start in Japan

Officials from the nearly 60 countries signatory to the Antarctic Treaty are meeting in Hiroshima for annual discussions on protecting and managing the fragile region.

Arctic Wildlife of Svalbard Snow Mobile Expedition Report April 2026

In April of 2026, I led a private 5-day winter snowmobile expedition to Svalbard for wildlife photography. The purpose of this expedition was to explore, on land, the landscape and...

BT Explainer: Why scientists are warning against Antarctica tourism after Hantavirus outbreak

Antarctica has become one of the world’s fastest-growing luxury adventure destinations, attracting tourists eager to witness glaciers, icebergs, penguin colonies and polar wildlife...

Hantavirus-Infected Cruise Ship Part of Antarctic Tourism Trend

Tourism in the Antarctic Peninsula is a niche but booming industry powered by deep-pocketed adventure-seekers travelling thousands of miles to marvel at penguin colonies and take "...

Antarctica's tourism boom raises concerns about contamination and disease

While visitor numbers are still small, they are growing so fast that scientists and environmentalists are sounding alarms.

Wild Cam: Conserving mangy camelids in the Andes

Introduced skin disease threatens Indigenous-led recovery of wild vicuñas and guanacos The post Wild Cam: Conserving mangy camelids in the Andes appeared first on The Wildlife Soc...