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An incredible day for wildlife viewing

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Muskox, near Laptev Sea. © Tom Arnbom / WWF-CanonMuskox, near Laptev Sea. © Tom Arnbom / WWF-Canon

I do not know where to start. Today, at more than 74.5 latitude, we have experienced more Arctic wildlife than most people do in a lifetime:

  • more than 600 walruses
  • five polar bears
  • three snowy owls
  • muskox
  • reindeer
  • stoat
  • siberian lemming
  • red-necked stint
  • thick-billed murre
  • snow bunting
  • arctic tern
  • pomarine and long-tailed skuas
  • and to our surprise, breeding Sabine’s Gull.
Walrus haulout, Laptev Sea. © Tom Arnbom / WWF-CanonWalrus haulout, Laptev Sea. © Tom Arnbom / WWF-Canon

On top of that we sampled DNA from polar bear, walrus and arctic wolf (the last from scat).

Tomorrow we will move 50 kilometer south to a sand spit with more than 400 walruses. We do not know how we can top this, but I guess something unexpected could still happen.

– Tom

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