Wildest Arctic

8/27/2012

Containing one third of the world's trees, the frozen forests of the Taiga are the lungs of the planet. This great forest spans right around the globe: across North America, Scandinavia, and extending across Siberia to the shores of the Pacific, sheltering some of the Earth's most majestic animals, and some of its most secretive.

9/3/2012

Covering a fifth of the earth's surface, the Arctic tundra is one of the coldest places on the planet. The piercing temperatures and powerful winds challenge even the hardiest of creatures. Life here must adapt or perish. The remarkable diversity of life in the Tundra includes the snowy owl, Arctic foxes, millions of migrating birds and the lemming.

9/10/2012

Iceland is a land born out of fire, sculpted by ice. This unique island is home to some of the planet's rarest and most spectacular creatures and it harbours some of the most extreme environments on Earth. Yet in the highly volcanic mid-Atlantic ridge, new land is forged every day in Iceland’s heart of fire.