About Anne Martin
Since the mid 1970s, producer/host, Anne Martin, has been bringing stories to life through the medium of television. She thrives on tracking down the unusual and her work has encompassed history, geology, heritage and a positive outlook on the world around us. Read more about Anne Martin.
Tag Archives: wildlife
Northern Ireland: Cruising the Shannon-Erne Waterway
It’s what they call “seeing Ireland from the inside out” – a tour on the longest waterway in Europe. A cabin cruiser is your … Continue reading
The Boreal Forest: 4. Call of the Wild
“Call of the Wild” features the animals and wild life that make Prince Albert National Park in Saskatchewan, Canada their home. With the help … Continue reading
Posted in Railway Adventures across Canada
Tagged birds, boreal forest, Canada, deer, eagles, elk, grassland, horsetail, mice, moose, mushrooms, otters, pine needles, predators, Prince Albert National Park, red fox, sapling twigs, Saskatchewan, sedge meadows, snow-shoe hare, squirrels, voles, wapiti, white-tailed deer, wild bison, wildlife, wolves
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England: Scotney Castle Gardens & Bayham Abbey
Scotney Castle Gardens is situated in the Weald of Kent in South East England and has an amazing collection of azaleas. The gardens are … Continue reading
Posted in Journeys through the British Isles
Tagged archaeology, azaleas, Bayham Abbey, birds, Bratisaurus, Britain, eco-tourism, ecology, fossilized remains, horticulture, Middle Ages, monks, National Trust, quarry, Reformation, River Teise, Scotney Castle gardens, Stately Homes, Tunbridge Wells, wildlife
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Argentina: A country of contrasts
In this introductory feature to our journey across Argentina we give some insight to the history and geography of the country as we travelled … Continue reading
Posted in International Features
Tagged Amerigo Vespucci, Andes, Antarctica, archaeology, architecture, Argentina, Armenia, Bering Strait, British, Buenos Aires, cactus, Charles V Spain, colonization, ecology, Europe, Garay, gauchos, geography, glaciers, Guanacos, Iguazu, Incas, Indians, José de San Martín, Juan de Solis, Juan Domingo Perón, Juan Manuel de Rosas, los porteños, Mendoza, mountains, pampa, penguins, Peron, petroglyphs, Rio de la Plata, South America, Spanish, Syria, tango, transportation, Viceroyalty, whales, wildlife
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Argentina: Tierra del Fuego
Primarily consisting of one large island, Isla Grande, and many smaller ones, mostly uninhabited, Tierra del Fuego is bounded by the Strait of Magellan … Continue reading
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Tagged Andes Mountains, Antarctica, archaeology, Argentina, Atlantic Ocean, Beagle Channel, canoe Indians, Captain Fitzroy, Cinco Hermanos, conservation, Cook, Cormorant Imperials, Cristovao de Haro, Darwin, Drake, Drake Passage, Eared Seals, Fagnano, Ferdinand Magellan, Garibaldi Pass, Isla Grande, King of Portugal, Lake Escondido, Land of Fire, Les Eclaireurs Lighthouse, Martial Range mountains, Monte Olivia, National Park, Nuno Manuel, Ona mythology, Pataia Bay, Roca Lake, Sea Lions, shipwrecks, South America, South Atlantic Islands, Spain, Spanish explorers, Strait of Magellan, Tectonic plates, Tierra del Fuego, tourism, Ushuaia, wild flowers, wildlife, Yamana Indians
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Magdalen Islands #2: Close encounters with Seals
Every spring pregnant harp seals haul themselves up onto the ice floes in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, find shelter from the frigid winds … Continue reading
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Tagged Cap-aux-Meules, dog sledding, eco-tourism, ecology, environment, harp seals, helicopter tours, ice fields, Les Îles de la Madeleine, Magdalen Islands, mating season, nursery ground, photography, Quebec, seal pups, white coats, wildlife, wind
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Canadian Beaver dines out on national emblem controversy
While the debate rages as to whether the industrious Beaver should continue to have pride of place as Canada’s national emblem, this guy is … Continue reading