Thanks to a collar equipped with a GPS and a camera, a research team has been able to track 20 polar bears in Hudson Bay, in order to understand how and what the King of the Arctic eats while on land. Result (from top to bottom and left to right): berries, gull,...
Ready to face the Arctic cold. Made up of two layers, one of which consists of hollow hairs, combined with a black skin and a good layer of fat, polar bear fur offers optimum protection against the cold. So much so that the bears sometimes get too warm and have to...
Archive photo: Polar bear mothers are currently coming out of their winter quarters and searching for food in Svalbard’s fjords. They have their cubs with them. Image: Michael Wenger UPDATE The first results of the investigations by the authorities have shown...
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...
Discovering polar bears in the vastness of the Arctic is a great challenge. But to be able to protect them, you need to know where they are and how far they migrate. Studies have discovered enormous distances in the process. Image: Dr Michael Wenger Polar bears are...