The peninsula of Kamchatka in Russia's Far East is a dramatic landscape
where fire and ice meet. Lava-spitting volcanoes reign here in a
dramatic cycle of creation and destruction. With one of the highest
levels of geothermic activity in the world, over 29 active volcanoes sit
amidst scores of extinct and dormant cones. Brown Bears wait for
salmon-spawning season to eat their fill of the protein rich fish;
Stellar's Sea Eagles and Golden Eagles fight for access to ice-holes to
fish, Wolverines and Red Foxes fight for carrion; and unusual birds like
the Willow Ptarmigan care for their young. These magnificent animals
are somehow able to thrive in this seemingly harsh environment, where
summer is brief and winters are long and severe.