UPDATE: Yesterday, late in the afternoon, Svalbardposten, the local newspaper in Longyearbyen, reported that Norwegian Minister of Justice Monica Maeland would lift travel restrictions on Non-EU/EEA residents in Longyearbyen. This means that ALL residents of Svalbard...
Humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae), here in Glacier Bay National Park in Alaska, and other marine creatures benefit from the sudden noise reduction in the oceans. Photo: Jonathan Irish Taken as a whole, the pandemic poses many threats to wildlife around the...
This year, fin whales are spared from Icelandic whalers. Photo: Aqqa Rosing-Asvid Good news from the island nation at the Arctic Circle: The Icelandic whaling company IP-Utgerd announced on April 24 that it will stop whaling completely, while the country’s...
