Polar Bears
Taking refuge from the weather on the small island of Kolyuchin, known for the weather station that once operated on it in Soviet times, photographer Dmitry Kokh saw movement in one of the abandoned buildings that remained in the village since the station had closed in 1992. Polar Bears had moved in!
Polar Bears
Taking refuge from the weather on the small island of Kolyuchin, known for the weather station that once operated on it in Soviet times, photographer Dmitry Kokh saw movement in one of the abandoned buildings that remained in the village since the station had closed in 1992. Polar Bears had moved in!
"Rare polar bear cub footage offers crucial conservation insights"
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https://news.mongabay.com/2025/04/rare-polar-bear-cub-footage-offers-crucial-conservation-insights/
Ivory, bone, and antler carvings depicting polar bears swimming and stalking. Created by the Dorset culture (Geographical range:Northern Canada and Greenland) circa 500 BC–1500 AD. Currently housed in the collection of the Smithsonian Institution.
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Photography of the year award: Polar Bear Amid Fireweed Blooms by Christopher Paetkau
Polar bear – Svalbard, Norway
Gold in behaviour – mammals category
Photograph: Tom Nickels/World Nature Photography awards
Is that a breaststroke?
At least two populations of polar bears in the high Arctic are developing paw injuries, possibly because of shifting sea ice conditions in a warming environment, according to a new study. Such injuries have not been reported in these areas previously, the study’s authors write.
Polar bear sleeping in purple flowers, Canadian Arctic, NG
Polar bear mother with cubs on Baffin Island by Paul Goldstein