Tag Archives: polar bears
Persistent summer visitors: Mother polar bear and cubs spotted in Adventdalen, governor closes area to traffic
A mother polar bear and her two cubs – and there’s no official word on if they’re the same visitors spotted near Longyearbyen a few days ago – wandered into Adventdalen on Sunday afternoon, prompting The Governor of Svalbard to close a portion of the area to public traffic.
Just the usual summer visit: Mother polar bear returns to familiar turf near Longyearbyen w/ cubs before being chased away
A mother polar bear and two cubs lingering for several hours in a cabin area across the channel from Longyearbyen were chased away Thursday evening using a helicopter, according to The Governor of Svalbard.
Costly chase: Snowmobile guide fined 12K for disrupting polar bear; governor threatens travel ban where animals are
A tour guide has been fined 12,000 kroner – and future tours are facing an arguably much harsher penalty – after disrupting a polar bear by leading a snowmobiling group too close to the animal, according to The Governor of Svalbard.
Briefs from Svalbardposten for the week of Feb. 14, 2017
UNIS boat trip that stranded occupants may have violated law
The malfunction of a boat that left 12 students and staff from The University Centre in Svalbard stranded for hours on the icy sea between Barentsburg and Longyearbyen last month will be investigated by The Norwegian Maritime Authority.
Random weirdness for the week of Jan. 31, 2017
The only thing worse than having somebody try to con us with “alternative facts” is having them succeed. Yup, we gobbled up the fiction in the photo above hook, line and sinker.
Runway incursion: Polar bear family visits Svea airport, chased away with fire truck
A mother polar bear and two cubs who’ve made several visits in or near Longyearbyen appear to be expanding their tour of Svalbard’s settlements as a trio of bears assumed to be the same animals wandered onto the airstrip at Svea on Friday morning, according to officials.
A bear of an all-nighter: Trio of polar bears return to town Sunday, officials ‘chase them as far as possible’
OK, this time they’ve really been chased far enough away from town to keep them from returning.
Or so say/hope officials working for The Governor of Svalbard who spent all of Sunday night chasing a mother polar bear and her two cubs from dog kennels at the edge of Longyearbyen all the way to Van Mijenfjorden. The coast of the fjord south of town is perhaps 40 kilometers away as the crow flies – but a lot longer for bears, snowmobiles and others navigating the highly mountainous terrain.
ALERT: Polar bear tracks spotted at UNIS early Tuesday morning; storm making monitoring animals difficult
Tracks from a mother polar bear and two cubs were discovered within the city limits of Longyearbyen early Tuesday morning, the latest of several visits near town since Friday despite efforts by officials to chase the animals away, according to residents and The Governor of Svalbard.
Bears are back: Mother, two cubs return to Mine 7 Monday after long effort to chase them far from town
A mother polar bear and two cubs that have twice been chased away from areas near Longyearbyen since Saturday were spotted on the Mine 7 mountain late Monday morning, according to The Governor of Svalbard.
A long Sunday drive: Officials chase trio of bears a far distance after they return near Longyearbyen
Update 5 p.m. Sunday: The three polar bears that wandered near Longyearbyen twice during the weekend have been chased far from town by officials, who say they are ceasing active monitoring of the area, but travelers are still being urged to exercise caution and report any sightings.
Original story: A mother polar bear and her two cubs who returned to an area near Longyearbyen on Sunday after being chased away Saturday are being chased even further away by officials using a helicopter and snowmobiles, according to The Governor of Svalbard.
