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Madigan Cotterill

Toronto

Digital Content Editor at Canadian Geographic

Digital Content Editor at @CanGeo and @CanGeo_Travel | Wannabe world explorer. Big fan of sharks.

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  • 3 weeks ago | canadiangeographic.ca | Madigan Cotterill

    “You lifted your hand again,” Will Gadd says to me, calmly but firmly, as he grabs the bright blue rope attached to my fellow first-time ice climber about six metres above us. I apologize (for a second time) and promise it won’t happen again. Belaying, I’m learning, is not as easy as it looks. But then again, neither is ice climbing. Thankfully, I’m being guided by one of the best in the world, while wearing gear built precisely for moments like this.

  • 3 weeks ago | canadiangeographic.ca | Madigan Cotterill

    “Hellooo, Ocean Endeavour!” The voice of Adventure Canada expedition leader John Blyth echoes over the ship’s intercom. “We have a polar bear sighting port side. I repeat, we have a polar bear sighting port side.”In the fraction of a second it takes for the words “polar bear” to register, the atmosphere in the Compass Club, the ship’s cozy, book-lined library, changes from relaxed to electric.

  • 1 month ago | canadiangeographic.ca | Madigan Cotterill

    By the time I had finished walking through the sprightly streets of Fudai, I was stuffed. I knew Japan was world-renowned for its cuisine, but the dishes I consumed in this small village on Honshu Island’s northeast coast were, by far, some of the most mouthwatering meals I have ever had. “Oishii,” I say to Hidenobu Nakamura, a local shopkeeper who has generously gifted me a red bean taiyaki after I wander into his pastry shop.

  • 1 month ago | canadiangeographic.ca | Madigan Cotterill

    “Tortoise on the right!” Our naturalist guide Dennis Ballesteros shouts from the front of the van. I’m sitting on the edge of my seat, camera held high, ready to capture the giant. “He looks young, maybe 40 or 50 years old,” says Ballesteros. I look out the window, and sure enough, the rock-like animal is sitting just off the side of the road, partially hidden under a vibrant hibiscus bush.

  • 1 month ago | canadiangeographic.ca | Madigan Cotterill

    It’s a wonder any life can thrive here on the grey swath of windswept stones near Sandy Cove, northwestern Newfoundland. And yet, shooting up between cracks and crevices are three endemic plants found nowhere else on Earth: Long’s braya, barrens willow and Fernald’s braya. Their hardiness, says plant ecologist Luise Hermanutz, is that of “a true Newfoundlander.”  Map: Chris Brackley/Can Geo.

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Madigan Cotterill
Madigan Cotterill @MadiganJaneC
4 Nov 24

RT @CanGeo: Can Geo sat down to talk with Calgary-based photographer and Airline pilot @melnyk_photos to talk about his love of auroras, hi…

Madigan Cotterill
Madigan Cotterill @MadiganJaneC
21 Aug 24

RT @CanGeo: As climate change continues to heat Canada’s waterways, researchers at the Maurice Lamontagne Institute are working to safeguar…

Madigan Cotterill
Madigan Cotterill @MadiganJaneC
12 Aug 24

RT @CanGeo: .@CanGeo sat down with ecologist, photographer, activist and birding guide, Melissa Hafting, to discuss her fascination with bi…