In Greenland, the relationship with polar bears is mixed. On the one hand they want to keep them away from people, on the other hand they want to see them, show them, protect them and also hunt them. The government’s regulations seek to address all of these...
Already, AECO members are trying to operate tourism in a sustainable way in the Arctic by implementing measures similar to those in Antarctica. But Norway’s environmental authorities are recommending tighter measures from the government. Image: Michael Wenger...
The Klinse-Za herd, in north-eastern British Columbia, dwindled from about 250 animals to just 38 between the 1990s and 2013. But thanks to ambitious protection measures initiated by the West Moberly First Nations and Salteau First Nations, the population has begun...
In Norway and Sweden live about 480 wolves. In Norway, the wolf population is critically endangered, in Sweden it is vulnerable. Photo: Erik Frøystein/WWF Norway In Europe, there are only a few regions where wolves (Canis lupus) can live a peaceful life. In past...
The entrance to Van Mijenfjorden, one of the two fjord arms of Bellsund, is bordered by Akseløya, a low chain of rocky islands. Behind it stretches one of the last areas of stable sea ice cover on the western side of the main island of Spitsbergen. Picture: Michael...