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Igor Shpilenok - In Search of Saiga Antelopes, The Kalmykian Steppe, Russia III

Thursday, June 4th, 2009 Posted in Eastern Europe, Uncategorized | 10 Comments »

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Mission accomplished At last, the moment we have spent a month cruising the steppe for… Most of the female saigas in the Kalmykian herd gave birth to their young in the safety of the Cherniye Zemly Nature Reserve and are now tied ...

Igor Shpilenok - In Search of Saiga Antelopes, The Kalmykian Steppe, Russia

Sunday, May 10th, 2009 Posted in Eastern Europe, Uncategorized | 10 Comments »

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Steppe, steppe everywhere… We are in Kalmykia, at the southeastern edge of Europe – just under 2,000 km from Moscow and about 100 km from the Caspian Sea.  The Kalmykian steppes were once the bottom of the Caspian Sea. I arrived ...

Vincent Munier - Dovrefjell, Norway II

Wednesday, March 4th, 2009 Posted in Northern Europe, Uncategorized | 3 Comments »

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I have just returned from four days in the field. Wonderful winter atmosphere, some small snowstorms (but unfortunately during the night) and muskoxen! Here are some nice pictures witnessing these beautiful moments. Today I have time to recharge my batteries, clean some ...

Vincent Munier - Dovrefjell, Norway

Saturday, February 21st, 2009 Posted in Northern Europe, Uncategorized | 5 Comments »

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So here we go again. My old Citroen and me have left for Norway again. It’s a long journey, but I prefer it this way because it allows me to take all my stuff, like skis, snowboots, sledge, tent, tripods and ...