A dog sled race with the feel of an odyssey
An unexpected tête-à-tête on the White Continent
Drawn to the Antarctic and enamoured with polar wildlife, Emmanuel and his wife set sail with PONANT. Already blown away by the experience, they are about to enjoy a rare and priceless encounter with a blue whale…
An audience with the emperor
Marguerite dreamed for years of meeting emperor penguins. Her dream finally came true aboard Le Commandant Charcot!
The Canadian Arctic: 5 questions to…
…Jean-Pierre Sylvestre, naturalist guide and a marine mammal specialist
The enchanting South Orkney Islands
A magical stopover at the gateway to Antarctica
Luc Jacquet
A filmmaker at the intersection of images, science and emotions
The emperor penguin: the sentinel of Antarctica
A sea bird remarkably well-adapted to surviving on the ice all year round.
How to take successful wildlife photos
Whether you’re in the heart of the savannah, the depths of a tropical rainforest or the vast expanses of the Arctic circle, photographing the animals around you is never simple. Mother Nature is certainly amazing, but she is also wild, often shy and always unpredictable. But with a bit of common sense and technical know-how, here’s how best to capture the fascinating local wildlife for posterity…
The lands of the extreme south
Find out all about the wildlife of South Georgia and the Falkland Islands
Albatross Conservation in the Subantarctic Islands
Sandrine Erwin-Rose discusses the importance of protecting this iconic endangered species
10 incredible encounters with animals on the other side of the world
Here are 10 incredible animals which you may encounter.
A passion for cetaceans and an expedition to the other side of the world: encounter with José Sarica
The unbridled passion of an expedition leader
Polar bears, as white as snow
Measuring between 1.8 and 3 metres and weighing 350 to 680 kilos, the polar bear‘s characteristic white colouring is owed to the translucent and hollow hairs of its fur which reflect the sunlight off of the sea ice.
The whale marathon…
25,000, that’s the number of kilometres travelled by a humpback whale in one year.