The Photographers - Vincent Munier (36) More files...
^I was lucky enough to get WWoE missions on two fantastic species - the musk ox and wild reindeer - both of which have been around since the time of the mammoth. These missions took place in Norway, a country which still provides these animals with vast open areas of wild tundra, even if their traditional migration routes are now blocked by artificial boundaries such as roads and cities. One sad note that affected me deeply is that Norwegian people do not tolerate big predators. Better not be a bear or wolf in Norway, the slightest trace of one and it is tracked and killed. The French naturalist and philosopher Robert Hainard said ^A forest without a bear is not a true forest^ I think the same can be said for tundra and taiga.^



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Two Muskox (Ovibos moschatus) face to face, Dovrefjell National Park, Norway, February 2009
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Wild Wonders of Europe / Munier / Two Muskox (Ovibos moschatus) face to face, Dovrefjell National Park, Norway, February 2009
Two Muskox (Ovibos moschatus) face to face, Dovrefjell National Park, Norway, February 2009
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Wild Wonders of Europe / Munier / Two Muskox (Ovibos moschatus) face to face, Dovrefjell National Park, Norway, February 2009
Muskox (Ovibos moschatus) walking through wind blowing snow, Dovrefjell National Park, Norway, February 2009 WWE OUTDOOR EXHIBITION.
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Wild Wonders of Europe / Munier / Muskox (Ovibos moschatus) walking through wind blowing snow, Dovrefjell National Park, Norway, February 2009 WWE OUTDOOR EXHIBITION.
Rear view of Muskox (Ovibos moschatus) behind snow bank, Dovrefjell National Park, Norway, February 2009
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Wild Wonders of Europe / Munier / Rear view of Muskox (Ovibos moschatus) behind snow bank, Dovrefjell National Park, Norway, February 2009
Three Reindeer (Rangifer tarandus) in snow, Forollhogna National Park, Norway, September 2008. WWE INDOOR EXHIBITION
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Wild Wonders of Europe / Munier / Three Reindeer (Rangifer tarandus) in snow, Forollhogna National Park, Norway, September 2008. WWE INDOOR EXHIBITION
Two Reindeer (Rangifer tarandus) in snow mist, Forollhogna National Park, Norway, September 2008
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Wild Wonders of Europe / Munier / Two Reindeer (Rangifer tarandus) in snow mist, Forollhogna National Park, Norway, September 2008
Reindeer (Rangifer tarandus) fighting, Forollhogna National Park, Norway, September 2008 WWE BOOK Wild Wonders kids book.
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Wild Wonders of Europe / Munier / Reindeer (Rangifer tarandus) fighting, Forollhogna National Park, Norway, September 2008 WWE BOOK Wild Wonders kids book.
Reindeer (Rangifer tarandus) antlers, body hidden by snow, Forollhogna National Park, Norway, September 2008
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Wild Wonders of Europe / Munier / Reindeer (Rangifer tarandus) antlers, body hidden by snow, Forollhogna National Park, Norway, September 2008
Five Muskox (Ovibos moschatus) lying down, in mist, Dovrefjell National Park, Norway, February 2009
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Wild Wonders of Europe / Munier / Five Muskox (Ovibos moschatus) lying down, in mist, Dovrefjell National Park, Norway, February 2009
Low clouds over snow covered hills, Dovrefjell National Park, Norway, February 2009
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Wild Wonders of Europe / Munier / Low clouds over snow covered hills, Dovrefjell National Park, Norway, February 2009
Rear view of Muskox (Ovibos moschatus) lying in snow, Dovrefjell National Park, Norway, February 2009
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Wild Wonders of Europe / Munier / Rear view of Muskox (Ovibos moschatus) lying in snow, Dovrefjell National Park, Norway, February 2009
Rear view of Muskox (Ovibos moschatus) grazing with snow on its back, Dovrefjell National Park, Norway, February 2009
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Wild Wonders of Europe / Munier / Rear view of Muskox (Ovibos moschatus) grazing with snow on its back, Dovrefjell National Park, Norway, February 2009