Nature Spots

“Spike” hiking (Photo by Gayle Roodman/NCC staff) December 29, 2021 | by Gayle Roodman

Images of cranes have long been associated with New Year’s celebrations. Anything with a crane motif, symbolic of longevity, functions

Belly River Ranch, AB (Photo by Brent Calver) December 27, 2021 | by Sam

© Brad Josephs Encounter Alaska’s giant grizzlies on Bears of Brooks Falls: A Photo Pro Expedition. You’ll photograph these enormous

If you’re a wildlife lover and you hear “Churchill, Canada,” you likely think polar bears. And you’d be right—after all,

Snowshoeing in Parc de la Gatineau, QC (Photo by DJ) December 23, 2021 |

Wolves once had one of the largest natural ranges of any terrestrial mammal in the Northern Hemisphere. Packs once populated

India’s indigenous Warli people revere leopards. They worship a leopard/tiger deity named “Waghoba” so that they can live peacefully alongside

Mallards — male on the left, female on the right. (Photo by Pia Vahabi/NCC staff)

Whether you’re headed home for the holidays or celebrating with a vacation, you will be traveling during one of the