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FRAME BEARS, WOLVES AND WOLVERINES Finland
The forest along the Finnish-Russian border around Kuikka Lake is a stronghold of the brown bear along with Europe’s other large predators, wolverines and wolves. Based in a nearby lodge, guests will join workshops covering a range of video techniques, including macro, time-lapse and long lens filming. There will also be the chance to see how camera traps can be used to capture hidden and intimate moments. With more than 20 hours of daylight in midsummer, the evening sessions in the hides are usually extremely productive.
Wildlife Worldwide (01962 302086; wildlifeworldwide.com) offers a seven-day trip from £2,995, including accommodation, most meals and return flights
GET SNAPPY WITH ORANGUTANS Borneo
Photograph wildlife in the Tanjung Puting National Park, Borneo, with the Orangutan Foundation. As well as more than 4,000 orangutans, this bio-diversity hotspot is home to 30 other mammal species, 260 types of birds and 17 different reptiles. The park has no roads so you will explore by boat and on foot, visiting feeding stations for released orangutans and the famous Camp Leakey research centre. Staying at an eco-friendly rainforest lodge, you will be escorted by a local guide, photogra
If you go down to the woods today... you might spot brown bears in the forest around Kuikka Lake
Flying visit: see herons and other birds on the Somerset Levels pher Ian Wood and Ashley Leiman OBE, director of the Orangutan Foundation. Group size is seven people. Responsible Travel (01273 823700; responsibletravel.com) offers this 12-day trip from £2,375, including accommodation and most meals but not flights
SEE LEMURS THROUGH A LENS Madagascar
Hone your photographic skills while visiting the Andasibe, Isalo and Ranomafana National Parks of southern Madagascar capturing their landscapes, culture and rare species with awardwinning travel photographer, Matthew Williams-Ellis. You will encounter many of the country’s 12 lemur species, possibly including Madagascar’s largest lemur, the Indri. Along the way, you will learn, practise and experiment with new skills, while developing your own unique style.
Pioneer Expeditions (01202 798922; pioneerexpeditions.com) offers the 14-day trip for £3,950, including full-board accommodation, tuition, guides, park fees and internal flights but not international flights. Departs
Oct 3 2022
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