NEWS FROM THE NORTH

CONSERVATION GROUP SUES FOR WALRUS PROTECTION

ANCHORAGE, Alaska - December 4, 2008 -- A conservation group is going to court to force the federal government to consider adding the Pacific walrus to the list of threatened species.

AQUATIC SPECIES AT RISK

The Ungava Bay population of beluga whale is designated as endangered by the Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada (COSEWIC) and is under consideration for addition to the Species at Risk Act (SARA).

UNITED STATES DECLARE BELUGA WHALE ENDANGERED

On Friday, the United States federal government declared the population of beluga whales in Alaska endangered, a measure that the state’s governor Sarah Palin has deemed as being premature. Story by By Jenny Huntington. 


ELU INLET PHOTOGRAPHY

Elu Inlet, Nunavut -- Mark Carwardine documents his trip to Elu Inlet Lodge in July, 2008 with some spectacular photography.

NOT QUITE ROUGHING IT IN NUNAVUT

Elu Lodge, Nunavut - August 9, 2008. It may be remote, but at Elu Inlet Lodge dinners include steak and smoked Arctic char chowder. Story by Margo Pfeiff.

UP CLOSE WITH WHITE BELUGA WHALES

Churchill, MB -- April 14, 2008. In a few minutes our boat will anchor and I am expected to plunge my trembling gooseflesh into water so icy it makes me question the sanity of the whales we're about to swim with. Story by Ellen Connolly.

TOUR GUIDE: CANADA'S NORTH

Elu Inlet, NU -- December 26, 2007 --At the Elu Inlet Lodge, located just south of Victoria Island in Nunavut, Canada, a knowledgable guide takes guests in a five-passenger skiff to explore islands in the Elu Inlet, and on nature hikes to see archaeological sites of ancient tent rings, kayak stands, and fire pits.

FRONTIERS NORTH PRESENTED WITH AWARD OF EXCELLENCE BY NUNAVUT TOURISM

Iqaluit, Nunavut – Frontiers North Adventures has been honoured with an Award of Excellence by Nunavut Toursim. The award, which is given to a Nunavut Tourism member based in or outside of the territory, was presented at Nunavut Tourism’s 2007 Annual General Meeting held in Iqualuit on October 20.

VISITORS FROLIC WITH BELUGA WHALES IN MANITOBA

CHURCHILL, Canada -- July 23, 2007. In murky jade water, I could see vague torpedo shapes below me, pale shadows gliding in from the left and the right, and with each pass they came closer. Story by Glen Petrie of the Dallas Morning News.

PARKS CANADA SUSTAINABLE TOURISM AWARD FINALIST

Frontiers North's Tundra Buggy® Adventure has been selected as one of three finalists for a Tourism Industry Association of Canada - National Awards for Tourism Excellence.

2005 SUSTAINABLE TOURISM AWARD WINNERS!

WINNIPEG, MB -- April 12th, 2006. For the second consecutive year, Frontiers North Adventures has been honoured at the Travel Manitoba Tourism Awards banquet.

THE BEARS OF CHURCHILL

CHURCHILL, MB -- March 17th, 2006. In the "Polar Bear Capital of the World," vanishing ice is threatening to wipe out the polar bears -- and the town's livelihood. But Churchill's inhabitants say they'll survive. Story by Jon Mooallem.

2004 TRAVEL MANITOBA - ECOTOURISM AWARD

Bestowed upon the organisation having developed a tourism product that best demonstrates a non-consumptive connection to nature. Find out why Frontiers North's Tundra Buggy Adventure is best in class.

© Daniel J. Cox NaturalExposures.com