REINDEER FINDING PURSUING POLAR BEARS A DRAG: Researchers captures first known video of bear hunting down reindeer as need for alternative prey grows due to climate
Photo by P. Nowosa/P. Ulandowska-Monarcha Polar bears in Svalbard are continuing to expand the diversity of their diet as climate change diminishes their traditional hunting...
‘(NEAR) RECORD NUMBER OF ANIMALS AND TWO CRUEL DEATHS’: Annual Svalbard reindeer count shows Mother Nature was kind, but humans discarding steel wires were a fatal snag
Photo by Trine Lise Sviggum Helgerud / Norwegian Polar Institute It was a highly favorable winter for nearly 1,700 Svalbard reindeer, the second-highest count ever...
Svalbard Daily Planet for the week of Aug. 19-25, 2019
Climate change forces reindeer turn to seaweed (we're pretty sure that means "eat" rather than literally transform), salvage resumes on the Northguider trawler, more about tourists...
RABIES ALERT: Reindeer observed near Ny-Ålesund in mid-July tests positive for disease; warning issued about infection risk
A sick reindeer that was killed along with her calf near Ny-Ålesund earlier this month has tested positive for rabies, raising concerns about the further...
Pick the ‘fake news’ headline: 1) Scientists discover energy source of Rudolph’s nose; 2) Trump wants to starve Santa’s reindeer
Rudolph has a wonderful nose. An ingenious nose. Amazing ability. Tremendous energy. And brilliantly red. If that sounds like praise from a certain orange-hued megalomaniac,...
Random weirdness for the week of Nov. 13, 2016
Plenty of folks have suggested Svalbard as an ideal destination for U.S. residents wanting to flee instead of being ruled by The Don, but at...
Land and sea sick: Four more reindeer pay ultimate price for garbage; how much are we willing to pay so they don’t have to?
Four more reindeer paid the ultimate price during the past several days for due to the trash scattered around Svalbard (actually, many more undoubtably did...
Get the picture? Photographer’s encounter with reindeer snagged in cables results in unfortunate type of shooting
I'm driving into Adventdalen for one of my many enjoyable photo tours on a Tuesday afternoon. The weather is fine and I'm hoping to find...
Briefs from Svalbardposten for the week of July 26, 2016
Coal prices rebound, but not enough for profitable mining Store Norske's final months of full-scale mining-related activities are both busy and more lucrative than expected...
Random weirdness for the week of July 5, 2016
Since this week seems to be our "reality check" issue, we're leading with something whose only local connection is it involves our unofficial "sister city"...
