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Andrew Ference and the Boston Bruins are taking on the Toronto Maple Leafs again tonight. Watch episode four of Beyond the Puck to see how the Bruins did against them earlier in the season!
Episode 3 Premiere! Andrew and his family head over to their “grown-up” friends’ house to celebrate Halloween. Andrew’s wife Krista is no stranger to the professional athlete world. They were married in 2002, but before that Krista was a professional snowboarder and competed in the 2010 Winter X Games. Being an athlete puts you on…
Posted by I grew up with a stack of National Geographic magazines in our family library that I would spend hours going through. I loved the pictures from the most exotic corners of the World and seeing animals that I could not make up in my dreams. When I was approached to do this project I was…
Catch Up with Beyond the Puck Before Episode 3 Premieres
Posted by Leslee Razgaitis on February 28, 2012 From Krista Ference: Yumm! I love this episode because it’s all about food! We eat well and our grocery bills are proof! We eat a variety of different foods and a lot of organic fruits and vegetables! The fridge is stocked for Andrew full of his favourite things… he always has the same breakfast so…
We are the Ferences. Andrew is an inspiration! I know after following him during the course of these episodes, that you will be as fond of him as we are… hopefully not literally as fond! Krista (me), mom and wife… I don’t like describing myself! Ava, our smart and adventurous 6 year old and Stella,…
We’ve officially launched the first episode of our new (and the National Geographic Channels’ first!) web original series, Beyond the Puck. The web series features Andrew Ference, who is an eco-warrior, an ice hockey defenseman for the Bruins and a Stanley Cup Champion. It gives an inside look at one hockey player’s life and his…
Posted by The northern Rift Valley stretches from Ethiopia across the Red Sea to the Jordan River valley. It is the rift’s wildest corner in every sense – harsh, hot and volcanically active. In the Afar Triangle, shared by Ethiopia, Eritrea and Djibouti, three continental plates collide. Below the Earth’s surface, hell breaks loose. The volcanic landscape…
Photo credit: Michael Aw The ocean’s abyss is a virtually undiscovered black, cold landscape with more underwater creatures than the Amazon River or Great Barrier Reef. We know very little about what lives and thrives in these deep sea waters, partly because the abyss is one of the hardest places on the planet to explore.…
With more underwater creatures than anywhere else on the planet and ten times more biodiversity than Caribbean reefs, scientists travel 10,000 ft. down in the Celebes Sea to explore the bizarre and the undiscovered. Into the Abyss airs Tuesday November 30 at 10P et/pt on Nat Geo Wild. Video Preview: Scientists send an ROV to the…
Powerful. Deadly. Beautiful. Endangered. Big cat species often define and dominate the ecosystems in which they are found. Animals of incredible strength and skill, big cats are revered predators that face an epic battle for survival. They have enthralled us and captured our imaginations. Theirs is the story of the wild. Nat Geo Wild presents…
Only discovered in the 20th century, the unusual okapi has qualities that resemble the horse, giraffe and zebra. But in truth, the okapi is the only relative of the giraffe (Giraffidae), a family that branched off from antelope, deer and cattle (Artiodactyla) approximately 34 million years ago. Like the giraffe, okapis have enormous, upright ears and long prehensile tongues.…
Mireya tells us what it was like to visit the Gulf of Mexico and the damage the oil spill has done to the wildlife. Saved from the Spill premieres Tuesday October 5 at 9P et/pt on Nat Geo Wild.
For four months each year, thousands of whale sharks migrate to the Gulf of Mexico to feed on abundant food. And over the past several years, there have been sightings of whale sharks in the zone now devastated by the Deepwater Horizon oil blowout. As these waters are a critical whale shark feeding habitat during…
By Charley Miller, Coordinating Producer Sitting on the plane, getting ready to take off on the flight to New Orleans, my head was full of project-related worries. Were we going to get access to boats we needed? Where were we going to sleep the next night? I had been working non-stop in the weeks leading…
With oil actively gushing into the Gulf’s waters, wildlife expert Mireya Mayor, together with adventure underwater cameraman Andy Casagrande, join the extensive mission to save struggling creatures at the center of the crisis. View photos of the rescue operations going on in the gulf. Saved from the Spill premieres Tuesday October 5 at 9P et/pt…
Once considered a culinary delicacy, Diamond-backed terrapins are now listed as “near-threatened” by the IUCN. And some habitats in their extensive range – such as brackish marshes near the Gulf of Mexico – are at risk from oil pollution. Recently I connected with Dan Palmer, Supervisor of Aquarists at Marineland’s Dolphin Conservation Center in Florida, to…
To help promote our world ocean, Tuesday June 8th was declared World Oceans Dayevents worldwide to help you celebrate. and there are many Have you explored National Geographic’s Ocean website? It’s full of news updates, a live expedition tracker, videos, photos (check out One-of-a-Kind Sea Creatures!), and quizzes. In celebration of World Oceans Day, I’ve…
The humphead wrasse is a vulnerable tropical fish species. Natural rarity, lack of trade regulations, overfishing and climate change have contributed to a population loss of 50% in the last thirty years. This four-hundred pound fish is often hooked for the exotic animal trade, and it’s easy to see why aquarium collectors would find it…
Savage, bizarre, hellish and beautiful: explore the islands that changed the world. Video Preview: While mapping the Galapagos Islands, Darwin made observations that would later give birth to his theory of evolution. Galapagos, a three-hour special, airs on Nat Geo Wild Thursday May 27 at 8P et/pt.
source: Tom Murray Okay, you’re fascinated with fierce wild animals. Here’s one that’s not just ferocious, it’s tear-your-face-off ferocious. If you’re a porcupine, that is. Meet the fisher, AKA Martes pennanti, a furry, long-bodied predator that’s a member of the extended weasel family. They’re found across a wide swath of the northern U.S., from Maine…
In 1990, environmental activists organized what may be the largest act of civil disobedience for wilderness protection ever when authorities in northern California planned to chop down redwoods in an old-growth forest. The months-long protest became known as “Redwood Summer,” and during it, activists physically blocked the paths of bulldozers and chained themselves to the trees to…
Gorongosa National Park is a fertile oasis in central Mozambique, rich with diverse wildlife and spectacular scenery. Growing in popularity among ecotourists, visitors to the park can observe oribi, waterbuck, zebra, hippos and elephants in a place that is truly “Africa’s Lost Eden.” Currently, several Gorongosa National Park restoration projects are underway to promote the…
If you’re visiting Washington, D.C. this week don’t miss the Environmental Film Festival. On March 24 there will be the world premiere of the film “Africa’s Lost Eden,” which documents the battle of conservationists to restore wildlife to the lush floodplains of Mozambique after years of civil war. This documentary will also air on Nat…
