Svalbard rock ptarmigans are the northernmost living landbirds. The animals make an annual spring change, with the cocks changing later to allow potential predators to bounce away from the nest. Photo: Michael Wenger In order to live and survive in the Arctic, animal...
“Brim” is the first battery-powered catamaran built specifically for Arctic waters. “Brim” is the first of its kind in the high north. The sister ship “Bard”, which is currently under construction, will be deployed in Svalbard from...
Rescue operations on Spitsbergen mostly involve helicopters.(Photo: Eirik Helland Urke) According to International Polar Code, passengers on ships in Arctic waters must be able to survive for at least five days waters must be able to survive for at least five days...
OFOS (Ocea Floor Observing System) is a towed photo/video system that provides information on the large-scale distribution of larger animals on the bottom of the HAUSGARTEN area. The comparison with images from the past ten years provides the scientists with...
Arctic foxes are very agile and fast animals. it is known that they can migrate long distances. But one animal puts everything known so far in the shade. Picture: Michael Wenger Arctic foxes, along with polar bears, are the only land predators that also travel on the...