Livres - Ultimate Wildlife Experiences (99) Images supplémentaires...
Renowned photographer, writer and broadcaster Mark Carwardine reveals in his latest book, published in association with Wanderlust, his personal choice of the ultimate wildlife experiences in the world.



From close encounters with whales in Baja California to tracking Jaguars in Brazil, from cruising with polar bears in Svalbard to following Darwin's footsteps in the Galapagos, Mark makes the case for responsible ecotourism and, in his own words, has ^tried to pick places that anyone can visit without having to sleep rough or stand for weeks waist-deep in mosquito-infested swamps^.



These are the top 20 highlights:

Ghost bears in Canada, Whales in Baja California, Gorillas in Uganda, Penguins in Antarctica, Snow geese in New Mexico, Proboscis monkeys in Borneo, Sea otters in California, Jaguars in Brazil, Endangered birds in the Chatham Islands, Polar bears in Svlabard, Fruit bats in Zambia, Komodo dragons in Indonesia, Manatees in Florida, Seabirds in Iceland, Lemurs in Madagascar, Hummingbirds in Arizona, King penguins in Indonesia, Asian rhinos in India, Great white sharks in Mexico, Endemic wildlife in the Galapagos.


Whale shark (Rhincodon typus) aerial view of juvenile with two people swimming alongside, La Paz Bay, Sea of Cortez (Gulf of California), Baja California, Mexico, March 2009
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Mark Carwardine / Whale shark (Rhincodon typus) aerial view of juvenile with two people swimming alongside, La Paz Bay, Sea of Cortez (Gulf of California), Baja California, Mexico, March 2009
Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) breaching - leaping out of the water, Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico
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Mark Carwardine / Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) breaching - leaping out of the water, Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico
Fin whale (Balaenoptera physalus) surfacing, Sea of Cortez (Gulf of California), Baja California, Mexico, endangered
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Mark Carwardine / Fin whale (Balaenoptera physalus) surfacing, Sea of Cortez (Gulf of California), Baja California, Mexico, endangered
Sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus) fluking, Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico, Endangered
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Mark Carwardine / Sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus) fluking, Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico, Endangered
Hands of a tourist leaning from boat to touch the skin of a friendly Grey whale (Eschrichtius robustus) San Ignacio Lagoon, Baja California, Mexico, April 2009
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Mark Carwardine / Hands of a tourist leaning from boat to touch the skin of a friendly Grey whale (Eschrichtius robustus) San Ignacio Lagoon, Baja California, Mexico, April 2009
Grey whale (Eschrichtius robustus) mating group, lifting tail high in the air, San Ignacio Lagoon, Baja California, Mexico
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Mark Carwardine / Grey whale (Eschrichtius robustus) mating group, lifting tail high in the air, San Ignacio Lagoon, Baja California, Mexico
Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) slapping the surface during courtship battle, Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico
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Mark Carwardine / Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) slapping the surface during courtship battle, Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico
Aerial view of Fin whale spouting, Sea of Cortez, Mexico {Balaenoptera physalus}
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Mark Carwardine / Aerial view of Fin whale spouting, Sea of Cortez, Mexico {Balaenoptera physalus}
Tourists watching Grey whale (Eschrichtius robustus) spyhopping, San Ignacio Lagoon, Baja California, Mexico,  February 2010
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Mark Carwardine / Tourists watching Grey whale (Eschrichtius robustus) spyhopping, San Ignacio Lagoon, Baja California, Mexico, February 2010
Guadalupe Fur Seals (Arctocephalus townsendi) play fighting in coastal waters. Threatened. San Benitos, Pacific side of Baja California, Mexico.
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Mark Carwardine / Guadalupe Fur Seals (Arctocephalus townsendi) play fighting in coastal waters. Threatened. San Benitos, Pacific side of Baja California, Mexico.
Bwindi Impenetrable Forest, home of the Mountain gorilla, Uganda, East Africa, October 2008
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Mark Carwardine / Bwindi Impenetrable Forest, home of the Mountain gorilla, Uganda, East Africa, October 2008
Mountain gorilla (Gorilla beringei beringei) leaning against tree trunk, Bwindi Impenetrable Forest, Uganda, Endangered / threatened species, October
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Mark Carwardine / Mountain gorilla (Gorilla beringei beringei) leaning against tree trunk, Bwindi Impenetrable Forest, Uganda, Endangered / threatened species, October