Caroline Van Hemert

Caroline Van Hemert is an Alaskan author, biologist, and adventurer whose travels have taken her from the pack ice of the Arctic Ocean to the swamps of the Okavango Delta. She regularly publishes articles in scientific journals about birds and other wildlife in the north, and her research and expeditions have been featured by the New York Times, MSNBC, National Geographic, and more.

Articles by Caroline Van Hemert

Across Rivers, Seas, and Mountain Peaks, A Wildlife Biologist Brings Us on an Odyssey

March 20, 2019 — Read one of the more pensive moments from the new book ‘The Sun Is a Compass,’ which recounts the author's trek through the Arctic wilderness.

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