Today's Fresh Blogs...

• Britain's wildest views

  Published: July 27, 2007, 6:23 am

  Tags: Travel, United Kingdom, Wales, Walking Holidays, Wildlife Holidays, Peak District, Lake District, Yorkshire, Norfolk, Scotland

  From breathtaking cliffs to winsome valleys, John Beatty shares his favourite views and reveals how to find them for yourself.

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• No pampering, just paddling

  Published: July 28, 2007, 4:43 pm

  Tags: Travel, Observer Escape Section, Canoeing And Kayaking, Canada, Wildlife Holidays

  Girlie getaways needn't be all spas and shopping. Gemma Bowes took to the Canadian lakes on a women-only wilderness adventure.

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• Where to ... cage dive with crocs

  Published: July 28, 2007, 4:43 pm

  Tags: Travel, Observer Escape Section, Wildlife Holidays, Diving, South Africa

  Forget cage diving with sharks - that's so last season - the latest thrill for adrenaline junkies is crocodile cage diving.

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• Life Beneath the Antarctic

  Published: August 1, 2007, 8:34 am

  Tags: Photography, Wildlife

  Photographer Norbert Wu explores the plants and animals who live under the frozen continent.

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• Northern exposure in islands of the Maelstrom

  Published: August 4, 2007, 8:32 pm

  Tags: Travel, Observer Escape Section, Norway, Wildlife Holidays, Cruises

  With snow-capped peaks and clear seas, Norway's Lofoten archipelago is stunning. Gwladys Fouch finds a warm welcome inside the Arctic Circle.

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• Tab Sweep The World

  Published: August 5, 2007, 4:00 pm

  Tags: Arts Books, Arts, Books, The World Wildlife, The World, Wildlife, The World Fashion, Fashion, Business

  Today we have chipmunks and hats and earnings and a novel. Chipmunks People who haven't been in the woods in the right part of the North American West. Think of a smaller, cuter, faster, striped squirrel. Anyhow, economist-blogger Brad DeLong has a witty and thoughtful conversation with one in Three Miles East of East Inlet Trailhead, Rocky

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• Wildlife Rehabilitation Society of Saskatchewan

  Published: March 9, 2007, 4:51 pm

  Tags: Wildlife Art

  as the president of the Wildlife Rehabilitation Society of Saskatchewan (WRSOS). We are a registered charitable organization that is committed to educating the public about wildlife issues, providing rehabilitation and ensuring the return to the wild of rescued, injured and truly orphaned wildlife. We promote an understanding and respect

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• Ducks unlimited carving competition

  Published: February 8, 2007, 9:22 am

  Tags: Wildlife Art

  Annual Reflections of Nature Wildlife Art Competition to be held in the fall of 2007. In the event this competition is not held, the deadline for entries will be October 31, 2007 submitted to the Ducks Unlimited office in Saskatoon. The winning artist will be awarded a $500.00 cash prize and also ten unpainted castings of the decoy including

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• All the fun without the fossil fuels

  Published: August 10, 2007, 6:58 am

  Tags: Travel, United Kingdom, Wildlife Holidays, Boating Holidays, Norfolk, Cambridge, Suffolk, Food Drink

  Is it possible to have a goodtime holiday that's also good for the planet? Rachel Dixon takes up the challenge on an eco-friendly tour around the east of England.

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• Italy's other lake district

  Published: August 11, 2007, 6:41 pm

  Tags: Travel, Observer Escape Section, Italy, Wildlife Holidays

  Brits flock to Garda and Maggiore, but Stephen Pritchard falls for the understated pleasures of Bolsena.

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• Monkey See, Monkey Sue

  Published: August 9, 2007, 2:01 pm

  Tags: Sanctuaries, Friends Of Animals, Primates, Wildlife

  Newsweek asks in its August 13th issue whether animals have rights, touched off by the lawsuit over chimpanzee custody that I wrote about previously a little over a month ago. While it's nice to see the issue covered in a national magazine, they didn't exactly "cover" the issue. It's more like they touched on it in brief, which is surprising,

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• Losing hope for wildlife

  Published: July 27, 2007, 4:17 pm

  Tags: Habitat Encroachment, Wildlife, Hunting

  humans are decimating wildlife worldwide, ensuring a future where the majority of surviving animals are those that serve some human interest as an exploitable resource and are thus "worth" saving. All other species will either be wiped out or reduced to token preservational numbers, domesticated, caged in zoos, or have their DNA kept in

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• Murder, plain and simple

  Published: July 26, 2007, 12:49 pm

  Tags: Primates, Dogfighting, Wildlife, Farm Bill, Animal Welfare, Endangered Species

  Recent news has been full of confused stories on animal welfare (thanks for covering that one, Mary) and the all-over-the-map farm bill, including requests to incorporate more animal welfare measures into the bill before it is passed. Also, Michael Vick continues to make the news. Until a disturbing story came along, I had intended to cover the

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• P.O.V. documentary on turtles tomorrow night

  Published: July 16, 2007, 6:35 pm

  Tags: Exotic Animals, Movies, Wildlife Trade, Wildlife, Turtles

  PBS POV: The Chance of the World Changing (July 17th, 10pm)Tomorrow night, tune in (or set your PVR) for PBS's POV, a documentary series exemplifying a personal brand of storytelling. For 20 years now, American Documentary has been producing the award-winning series, which aims to stimulate a public dialogue about some of America's most

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• Late night news blast

  Published: July 6, 2007, 1:33 am

  Tags: Cockfighting, Kangaroos, Dawnwatch, Companion Animals, Wildlife, Pets

  Catching up on recent stories again, clearing the decks before a new Totally Not Vegan. I actually saw this first article in an honest-to-goodness actual printed newspaper, not online, so I ripped it out, stuck it in my pocket, and then came home tonight to see that Karen Dawn had sent out an e-alert about it. Of course! She covers major media

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