
Amy Vedder and Nicole Whittington-Evans, right, stop for a shot while crossing the Ikpikpuk River
Credit: Courtesy Nicole Whittington-Evans
Have you ever been so close to a wild bird that you could see its dark, determined eye while it sat on its nest, or touch its soft, intricate feathers? Dr. Amy Vedder, Senior Vice President of Conservation at The Wilderness Society, and I recently had this experience in Alaska’s Western Arctic region at a shorebird research field camp organized by the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS).
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