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Alarm over collapse of chinstrap penguin numbers

Alarm over collapse of chinstrap penguin numbers

February 24, 2020February 18, 2021 Supertrooper Leave a comment

Colonies of chinstrap penguins have fallen by more than half across islands in Antarctica, prompting scientific concern that “something is broken” in the world’s wildest ecosystem. After more than a month counting chicks in the South Shetland Islands, researchers suspect global heating is behind the sharp fall in numbers of the distinctive birds, which get […]

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‘We know they aren’t feeding’: fears for polar bears over shrinking Arctic ice

‘We know they aren’t feeding’: fears for polar bears over shrinking Arctic ice

October 8, 2019December 5, 2021 Supertrooper 3 Comments

The loss of Arctic ice from glaciers, polar land and sea is increasing faster than many scientists expected, as the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s (IPCC) report on oceans and the cryosphere said this week. That’s bad news for polar bear populations, a top expert involved in field studies on the endangered animals has told […]

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NON-PROFIT expedition workshop to see polar bears in Svalbard, 2014

NON-PROFIT expedition workshop to see polar bears in Svalbard, 2014

March 2, 2014December 23, 2019 Morten Jorgensen 1 Comment

Join us on a once-in-a-lifetime voyage in the High Arctic to experience polar bears in their environment, while learning about their biology, their current and future status, the threats against them, and what you can do to help protect them. While we will provide and ensure the full experience that a regular small-ship expedition cruise […]

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