a 7-day educational expedition about large carnivores, mountain ecology, and modern conservation in the European wild
URSINE EXPLORATION in the SLOVAKIAN HIGH TATRAS
Majestic Destinations
Tatra National Park, Slovakia
Bear hair on a rub tree
Serene mountain stream
Bear claw marks
Wolf track
Bear track in the snow
Lesser spotted eagle
Common European viper
The bear stronghold
European common frog
Zygaena sp. thistle-trekking
Glacial lakes
Sunrise over the High Tatras
High Tatras mountain range
Ecological disturbance: bark beetle outbreaks
Ecological disturbance: avalanches
Trail in the Pinus mugho
Viewpoint on bear valley
Alpine cascade
Tatras Chamois
On lookout for bears
On lookout for chamois
First light over the Tatras peaks
The photos and video presented herein were obtained on-site, during previous field research by Tour Manager Nathan Ranc. The field drawings were made and generously contributed by French naturalist artist and illustrator Jean Chevallier.
