Mark is attempting to become the first person in history to solo ski both the South and North Geographic Pole’s consecutively.Ten years in the making, Mark’s vision has become a reality. After flying out to Puerto Arenas, Chile, he will spend a week acclimatising before being dropped off at the edge of Antarctica on 16 November. He will then be left alone to trek the 680 miles to the South Pole. A little over a month later, he will be picked up and flown north, ready to start all over again and conquer the North Pole.
You can follow how Mark gets on, with GPS navigation and satellite phone updates, at: http://www.markwoodexplorer.com/blog.
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The RSPB is urging everyone to remember, remember wildlife on the 5th November.
Thursday, 03 November 2011 10:36
As you gather logs for your bonfire, consider where you pile them so as not to give birds and other wildlife a nasty surprise.
Holding firework displays near to trees and bushes is also big a no-no. During the hours of darkness many birds will be roosting in trees and bushes, so the RSPB is warning that holding firework displays and building bonfires too close to their shelters could disturb them.
Loud bangs and flashing lights close to where birds and other wildlife are sheltering could unsettle them and cause them to move on. Every movement made in the cold weather uses up vital energy supplies, so unnecessary travel to find a quieter home could have a detrimental effect.
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Tuesday, 27 September 2011 19:37
Wangari Maathai, the Kenyan woman who founded The Green Belt Movement has died aged 71. She was the first African woman to win a Nobel Peace Prize for humanitarian and environmental activism, including the emergence of The Green Belt Movement, a leading campaign aiming to replant millions of trees worldwide.
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