Festival of Wildlife 2007 Feedback

Festival 2007 participants write in with some feeback about her experiences of the trip, and includes some fantastic photos... "Very many thanks to you all for another super Festival; so very different, but just as exciting amongst wonderful scenery, and to all the experts for imparting some of their experience in all forms."

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Festival of Wildlife 2007 - Diary

This year's festival in Canada promised Spirit Bears, Humpback whales, and all the usual fun amongst the wildlife lovers and experts alike....

"Nick was out whale-watching - and saw numerous Humpbacks. He says that they have the worst hallitosis of any mammal he has got close to - apparently, their breath smells of three week old fish guts mixed with rancid cabbage".

"Of course this was followed by another bear out in full view, feeding on the shoreline. Oh, and then there was the bear hauling a salmon out of the river whilst we were sitting at the viewing point - which of course was immediately followed by another right in front of us that proceeded to jump into the water and grapple with salmon, after salmon, after salmon. Not a bad start to the day."

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Mel Kinder in the Norfolk Broads - August 2007

Thankfully, many of the rarest British birds have recently shown to have increased in numbers by between 50% and 70% due to some Europe-wide conservation measures. Such measures have included outlawing egg poaching, trapping and hunting and well as safeguarding certain habitats - known as SPAs (Special Protection Areas).

Mel Kinder recently spent a week in Norfolk, where she witnessed how this area has benefited from EU funding to help certain breeds return.

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Customer Comment - Kenya - Tailor Made - Mr & Mrs Taylor

"Our guide was outstanding. He was very knowledgeable in Wildlife and the local areas - everything we wanted to see he showed us and he was a very careful and competent driver. It is thanks to him that our holiday was so perfect."

Customer Comment - Mr How - Kenya

"We would do it again. Almost certainly. And Wildlife Worldwide will constantly be in my mind for future wildlife related holidays."

Customer Review - The Carbols in Finland

As we hiked into the towering trees of the Finnish forest, we were struck by the lush, green, peaceful setting. The quiet and tranquility were a welcome escape from the harsh sights and sounds of modern day civilization. Martinselkonen is a nature park of around 6000 hectares and sits in the wilderness of the Kainuu region. Accessed by dirt road, it takes you deep into the realm where moose and bear are more common than human...

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'Barn Swallow v Goliath'

The Airports Company South Africa (ACSA) has been given the green light to begin construction on the Dube Trade Port in Durban, including King Shaka International Airport on condition that they focus on rehabilitating the wetlands in the area, and to ensure minimal impact on the Barn Swallows that roost in the area. Flight schedules will even have to be planned around the flight times of the swallows. Birdlife SA, are now satisfied that enough work has been done to ensure the continuous survival of the Barn Swallows that roost within the trade port area. All chameleons found will also be removed and relocated to similar bush clumps not scheduled for removal.