The gap between society and the polar regions is a huge distance symbolized here: The vast expanse of Greenland as seen from the Arctic Circle Trail, where ill-equipped or ill-prepared visitors have to be rescued time and again. (Photo: Destination Arctic Circle...
Cruise ships in Antarctica represent a non-negligible scientific platform for monitoring bird communities, according to British and Norwegian scientists who experimented with this mode of observation between 2019 and 2020. On September 18, a study published in...
South Georgia is a haven for many species of marine mammals and birds. There are five million seals of four different species, and 65 million birds of 30 different species breeding on the island. Whether plant or animal, non-native species are a real threat to...
One of the bird species that could bring the highly contagious H5N1 avian influenza virus from the north is the Arctic tern, which migrates toward Antarctica every northern autumn, making one of the longest documented animal migrations. Image: Dr Michael Wenger In...
The spoon-billed sandpiper is a migratory bird that breeds in Chukotka and Kamchatka. With only about 250 mature birds left, it is critically endangered. Photo: Alexander Lees We are in the midst of the sixth mass extinction – scientists agree on this in view of...