Polar bears Archives - Page 6 of 14

Posted by WWF Arctic in From the field, Polar bears on 31 October, 2013

A polar bear biologist’s update on the polar bears we’re tracking on Svalbard, Norway.

Posted by WWF Arctic in From the field, Polar bears on 11 September, 2013

Updates on two of the polar bears we’re tracking on the Norwegian island of Svalbard.

Posted by Tom Arnbom in From the field, Polar bears on 27 August, 2013

Where do the Laptev Sea walruses fit in the big story?

Posted by Geoff York in From the field, Polar bears on 27 August, 2013

People are coming back to the Laptev, and not to just observe the weather or wildlife.

Posted by WWF Arctic in From the field, Polar bears on 21 August, 2013

A “sleeping” polar bear waits for a walrus calf to come close.

Posted by WWF Arctic in From the field, Polar bears on 20 August, 2013

Questions and answers, straight from Siberia.

Posted by Tom Arnbom in From the field, Polar bears on 16 August, 2013

In the middle of 400 walruses, on a small piece of ice, is the king — a fat male polar bear.

Posted by Geoff York in From the field, Polar bears on 16 August, 2013

Mikhail wakes up just after midnight. The crew has spotted our first polar bear, and it’s a family group!

Posted by WWF Arctic in From the field, Polar bears on 9 August, 2013

There’s an electric fence in WWF’s Ottawa office, and a motion detector’s siren blares at the first unlucky staffer to walk through the kitchen.

Posted by Clive Tesar in General, Polar bears on 9 August, 2013

When we were approached by a photographer, wondering if we wanted to comment on a dead polar bear that he thought had starved, we were torn.

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