To date, 67 species of shark are known to inhabit New Zealand waters. Among them are also the well-known white sharks (Carcharodon carcharias). However, these predators, which can grow up to 6 metres in size, have little to fear. Leopard seals prefer smaller shark...
The Arctic is one of the fastest warming areas in the world and is considered the Earth’s clinical thermometer. Picture: Michael Wenger The Arctic is warming up faster and faster. Soon, there could be more rain than snow, says a recent study. And the changes are...
Thanks to effective protection measures, brown bears now roam Scandinavia’s forests in greater numbers. Photo: Stefan Leimer Brown bears have long been considered strong and invincible predators. In the past centuries, however, they were almost wiped out by...
Reindeer or caribou inhabit only the northern hemisphere. They live circumpolar in summer in the tundra and in winter in the taiga. Photo: Stefan Leimer With the end of the last ice age 10,000 years ago, first human settlements were established in Norway. The retreat...
