Autumn
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2014
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e have recently won a number of accolades including ‘Small Business of the Year’ in both the South Coast Business Awards and also the Winchester Business Excellence Awards which makes us feel very proud and, more than anything, is a tribute to the extraordinarily talented team who put together the trips that keep you coming back for more. My own recent trip with a small group to Botswana’s Central Kalahari Game Reserve and the Okavango Delta was great fun; we saw a whole range of bird and mammal species though it was a little lighter on wildlife numbers than we would have liked! For the first time ever we are chartering two very special vessels for two unique Wildlife Worldwide voyages. The first of these visits the Khutzeymateen in British Columbia, a land and marine protected area dedicated to grizzly bears. In fact, it was the first dedicated grizzly reserve in Canada (see page 26 for more details). The second voyage is to Alaska at the optimum time to see humpback whales bubble-net feeding. A spectacular wildlife event which you can read more about on page 9. I am about to explore the wilder bits of Quebec (en-famille) - an area which has long interested me, and about which I’ve heard only good things. It should be full of wildlife including humpback whales, belugas, moose, caribou and other things I have yet to discover. When I get back you will be able to read about it on our blog, and you might like to follow me on Twitter (chrisb_wildlife). Meanwhile other members of the team are heading off – or have just returned from – Spitsbergen, Uganda, Canada, Costa Rica, Guyana, Trinidad & Tobago and Scotland. The dates, locations and registration details for our next series of Discover Wildlife evenings is on the back cover. We will be travelling throughout the country, so please do come along and meet us. As always, we have plenty more in the pipeline, so keep an eye on our website and your email in-boxes! Very best wishes
Chris Breen Founder, Wildlife Worldwide