The harsh realities of sealing life at “the Front”

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Learn about the intersecting worlds of polar exploration and sealing during the harsh realities of life at "the Front"

Read an excerpt from Travels Up the Creek by Lorne Fitch who teaches readers about environmental stewardship toward a sustainable future

Flashback: Highlighting one of our favourite reads that examines the work being done to better understand coastal wolves living in the Great bear Rainforest

Ready for your next adventure? Learn about Nahanni River Adventures and their exciting trip down the Nahanni River.

Wooden sealing vessels return from the hunt at Harbour Grace, N.L., ca. 1876- 1909. (Photo: PF-001.1-P41, Capt. Harry Stone Collection Part 1 Maritime History Archive, Memorial University of Newfoundland)

The harsh realities of sealing life at “the Front”

When Quest sank, she had 5,200 seal pelts in the hold. A look at the intersecting worlds of polar exploration and sealing.

By Michael Crummey

Excerpt from Travels Up the Creek: A Biologist’s Search for a Paddle
Biologist Lorne Fitch engages readers in a collection of essays reshaping perspectives on environmental stewardship toward a sustainable future
By Lorne Fitch

The amazing sea wolves of the Great Bear Rainforest

First Nations and scientists work side by side to better understand — and protect — coastal wolves living in the Great Bear Rainforest

By Ziya Tong

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Join us on an incredible journey down the Nahanni River – truly the icon of Canadian wilderness rivers. The Nahanni flows through a mountainous landscape, over Virginia Falls – nearly twice the height of Niagara Falls – through Canada’s deepest river canyons, past hot springs and geological features so unique that the Nahanni River was declared the first World Heritage Site by the United Nations in 1978.