by Dr. Michael Wenger | Nov 27, 2020 | Archive, Arctic, Politics
Ringed seals are widespread throughout the Arctic and are found in 5 subspecies. The animals, which weigh just under 70 kilograms and are about 130 cm long, are an important food source for both polar bears and Inuit. Numerous clothing parts are made from the...
by Dr. Michael Wenger | Nov 26, 2020 | Archive, Arctic, Politics
The Alaska North Slope area photographed from above. Large reserves of oil and natural gas are suspected off the coast. But the area is in the middle of ANWR, the largest U.S. nature reserve in the Arctic. It is home to many Arctic animal and plant species and the...
by Dr. Michael Wenger | Nov 25, 2020 | Archive, Science, Science
The study’s co-author, Dr. Felix Marx of the Te Papa Museum in New Zealand, holds the fossil skull of the new species Eomonachus belegaerensis in his hands. This seal species is a related ancestor of today’s monk seals, whose evolution has so far been...
by Dr. Michael Wenger | Nov 24, 2020 | Archive, Social, Society
In Arviat on the west coast of Hudson Bay, most COVID cases have been recorded. Despite last Wednesday’s lockdown, the number has risen to 98 known viral infections. Due to the lockdown, the school (pictured), public buildings and restaurants are closed, and...
by Dr. Michael Wenger | Nov 23, 2020 | Archive, Science, Science
Walruses prefer flat beach sections due to their size and way of life, on which they can crawl up and where they can rest from their dives. The depth of the sea is also a prerequirement: not too deep and with many buried mussels for food. Mostly they lie on the beach...
