Tag: polar bears

The Northernmost Town on Earth: Woman Tells of Her Unusual Life on an Island—800 Miles From the North Pole

A former design student from Norway gave up city life for a remote Arctic island after a boat trip rocked her outlook, and she’s never looked back, despite the huge adjustment. Originally a city-dweller from Asker, Norway, 31-year-old Eveline Lunde has lived in an apartment in the small town of Longyearbyen, the northernmost town on Earth,…


Rising Polar Bear Numbers in Canadian North Prompting Management Measures, Says Federal Department

Rising numbers of polar bears in the Canadian north require certain management measures to be taken, according to a federal department, despite past reports that the animal’s extinction is drawing near. “However, science and Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit (IQ) are now observing higher numbers of Polar Bears, and the management goals are more focused on maintaining or…


Photographer of the Year Documents How Polar Bears Spend Summer When the Ice Melts in Northern Canada

When we think polar bears, we usually think ice. Yet for centuries, polar bears have adapted to a particular warming of climate that occurs every year, starting around late June. It’s called summer. Ask Canadian photographer Martin Gregus, 26, and he will explain how polar bears spend their ice-less offseason ashore. He and his dad,…


EXCLUSIVE: Former Greenpeace Founder Patrick Moore Says Climate Change Based on False Narratives

Patrick Moore, one of the founders of Greenpeace said in an email obtained by The Epoch Times that his reasons for leaving Greenpeace were very clear: “Greenpeace was ‘hijacked’ by the political left when they realized there was money and power in the environmental movement. [Left-leaning] political activists in North America and Europe changed Greenpeace…


Polar Bears on Summer Break: Rare Photos of Iconic Predators Relaxing in Flower Fields

These rare photos are like scenes from some polar bears’ exclusive summer vacation. Photographer Dennis Fast’s images of bears lounging in fields of wildflowers are both incredible and startling. We are so used to seeing polar bears surrounded by snow, we forget that they, too, enjoy a season of warm weather. Fast, 79, captured the…


Photographer Snaps Stunning Portraits of Endangered Animals: Swimming Polar Bears, Strange Saiga, Wet Tigers, and More

British photographer Tim Flach trains his camera lens on some of the most endangered animals on Earth. Recollecting boyhood memories sketching outdoors, he attests to a bond he forged with nature by spending time in her midst, literally feeling the energy of a bee streaking through the sky as it passed in front of him…