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This article was originally published in The Courier Mail in Brisbane. Azure waters, forested mountain slopes and picturesque villages converge where the borders of Rwanda, the Democratic Republic of Congo, and Uganda come together north of Lake Tanganyika in the middle of Africa. That this is gorilla-visiting headquarters of the world is a […]
Though hulking, muskoxen are capable of navigating precarious situations. Photo: Stephen G. Maka Photography A Wildlife Tour of Canada’s Northwest You’d think 300,000 caribou would be easy to spot, but we’d gone nearly a week without a glimpse of the herd. “I have a gut feeling today’s the day,” uttered Tom, a veteran of the […]
Northern Manitoba is the place to be in October when the great white hunters roam the tundra. In autumn the great white polar bears gather on the shores of Hudson Bay waiting for the bay to freeze. BY CATHERINE M. SENECAL SPECIAL TO THE STAR We could see only three metres of icy road out […]
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When you step into the round Bidayuh head-house, you are surrounded by bamboo. It is difficult not to strip down to your loincloth and start dancing in what appears to be a special celebration.
The dictatorial Joseph Mobutu, who ran the country, is now out and the people have had ongoing fighting, killing and general anarchy in parts of the country since 1994.
The play of dawn light tints the rock faces a gentle bluish-pink that warms to red, gradually covering existing layers of purple shale, chestnut sand, orange iron oxide and white volcanic ash.
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Wild animals don't conform to the human timetable, but ecotourism writers often leave readers believing that sightings of various beasts are easily come by. Not, however, Cathy Senecal. With prose that never draws attention to itself, she writes about the frustrations she experienced during a 14-day trip tracking caribou through the Northwest Territories. Even on days when her party "didn't see anything," the writer's sense of enchantment with what she did see comes shining through. With an eye for telling detail, she allows her readers to feel the warm sunshine as she lay two hours by a fox den, the Glenfiddich sipped at base camp by moonlight, and--after finally finding the herd - her tour pilot's naked run with the elusive caribou. This is an honest, revealing look at trundling through the tundra.
Judge's comments for First Prize for Canada's Northern Lights Awards for Excellence in Travel Journalism