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...
Polar bear plunge: Polar bears are fully equipped to face icy waters. A thick fur made up of two layers : one to keep the body warm and another of hollow hairs to repel water and stay dry. And under the skin, a thick layer of fat to protect the internal organs…...
The title of the most popular university town in 2023 goes to Longyearbyen and the University in Svalbard UNIS (pictured). Thus, once again this year, a small place prevails over the big cities. Image: Bjørn Christian Tørrissen Norway is considered an expensive but...
The extensions of the Gulf Stream not only bring the last remnants of tropical warmth to the west coast beaches of Svalbard, but also vast amounts of garbage, especially plastic. Arctic animals eat the pieces, injure themselves on them or get caught in them and...
