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  • Arctic Tern, Sterna paradisea, Spitsbergen, Svalbard
    OJL-2009-06-25-222641.jpg
  • Arctic Fox, Alopex lagopus, Spitsbergen, Svalbard
    OJL-2009-06-22-014854.jpg
  • Arctic Fox, Alopex lagopus, Spitsbergen, Svalbard
    OJL-2009-06-22-014359.jpg
  • Arctic fox<br />
Alopex lagopus<br />
NORWAY / SVALBARD<br />
The Arctic fox comes in two colour schemes<br />
– light grey and bluish-black. It is an opportunist<br />
that eats almost anything, but when it has a<br />
choice, it specialises in small rodents and birds.<br />
It is a common animal on Greenland, Iceland,<br />
Svalbard and in the Russian Arctic.<br />
In Finland and Scandinavia, it was driven close<br />
to extinction by being hunted and trapped for its<br />
valuable fur. Despite over 75 years of protection,<br />
the mainland Scandinavian population still<br />
remains on the brink of extinction, with only<br />
some 200 adult individuals left in the wild. Supplementary<br />
feeding programmes during winter, and<br />
reintroductions from captive breeding facilities<br />
finally seem to be having some real success. <br />
In 2011 no less than 700 pups were born in the wild.<br />
Nature conservation works!<br />
This is one of the species that Rewilding Europe wants considers <br />
to help reintroduce and restock in the huge Greater Laponia region in Sweden and Norway.<br />
<br />
Photo: Mireille de la Lez / Wild Wonders of Europe
    MLL-2008-07-30-4574-Outdoor.jpg
  • Arctic fox<br />
Alopex lagopus<br />
NORWAY / SVALBARD<br />
The Arctic fox comes in two colour schemes<br />
– light grey and bluish-black. It is an opportunist<br />
that eats almost anything, but when it has a<br />
choice, it specialises in small rodents and birds.<br />
It is a common animal on Greenland, Iceland,<br />
Svalbard and in the Russian Arctic.<br />
In Finland and Scandinavia, it was driven close<br />
to extinction by being hunted and trapped for its<br />
valuable fur. Despite over 75 years of protection,<br />
the mainland Scandinavian population still<br />
remains on the brink of extinction, with only<br />
some 200 adult individuals left in the wild. Supplementary<br />
feeding programmes during winter, and<br />
reintroductions from captive breeding facilities<br />
finally seem to be having some real success. <br />
In 2011 no less than 700 pups were born in the wild.<br />
Nature conservation works!<br />
This is one of the species that Rewilding Europe wants considers <br />
to help reintroduce and restock in the huge Greater Laponia region in Sweden and Norway.<br />
<br />
Photo: Mireille de la Lez / Wild Wonders of Europe
    MLL-2008-07-30-4574-Outdoor.jpg
  • Arctic Fox (Alopex lagopus) in Spitsbergen, Svalbard
    OJL-2009-06-22-014340.jpg
  • Agardh-bukta; Arctic; Arktis; ENGLISH; Europa; Folk; GENDER; GEOGRAFI; LAND/BYER/STEDER; Male; Man; Mann; Men; NORSK; Norge; Norway; People; Skandinavia; Slettemappe; Snow; Snow Blizzard; Snø; Spitsbergen; Svalbard; Uvær; Vind; VÆR; WEATHER; WWE
    OJL-2009030802cleaned.jpg
  • Arctic tern (Sterna paradisea), adult feeding young<br />
Jökulsárlón glacial lagoon<br />
Iceland
    OHA-2008-08-09-122417-Indoor.jpg
  • Animals; Arctic; Arktis; Bear; Bears; Bjørner; Carnivora; Carnivores; Glacier; Ice; Isbjørn; Isbre; Isdekke; Norge; Norway; Pattedyr; Polar bear; Rovdyr; Skandinavia; Slettemappe; Snow; Snø; Spitsbergen; Svalbard; Ursidae; Ursus maritimus; Wildlife
    OJL-2009031281-Outdoor.jpg
  • Animals; Arctic; Arktis; Norge; Norway; Pattedyr; Phoca hispida; Pinnipedia; Pinnipeds; Ringed Seal; Ringsel; Seals; Seler; Skandinavia; Slettemappe; Spitsbergen; Svalbard;  Wildlife
    OJL-2009031384-Outdoor.jpg
  • Animals; Arctic; Arktis; Dyr; ENG-ANIMALS-EU_ver03/01/2009_©NATURFOKUS; Europa; GEOGRAFI; LAND/BYER/STEDER; Mammals; NO-ANIMALS-EU_ver03/01/2009_©NATURFOKUS; Norge; Norway; Pattedyr; Phoca hispida; Pinnipedia; Pinnipeds; Ringed Seal; Ringsel; Seals; Seler; Skandinavia; Slettemappe; Spitsbergen; Svalbard; VILLE DYR; WWE; Wildlife
    OJL-2009031384.jpg
  • Arctic fox (Alopex lagopus), Svalbard, Norway
    SWD-2011-07-12-011123_01.jpg
  • Animals; Arctic; Arktis; Bear; Bears; Bjørner; Carnivora; Carnivores; Dyr; ENG-ANIMALS-EU_ver03/01/2009_©NATURFOKUS; Europa; GEOGRAFI; Glacier; Ice; Isbjørn; Isbre; Isdekke; LAND/BYER/STEDER; LANDSKAP; Land; Mammals; NO-ANIMALS-EU_ver03/01/2009_©NATURFOKUS; NO-GENERELL_ver21/04/2009_@NATURFOKUS; Norge; Norway; Pattedyr; Polar bear; Rovdyr; Skandinavia; Slettemappe; Snow; Snø; Spitsbergen; Svalbard; Ursidae; Ursus maritimus; VILLE DYR; VÆR; WEATHER; WWE; Wildlife
    OJL-2009031281.jpg
  • Photographer Staffan Widstrand, Svalbard, Norway, Arctic
    SWD-2014-09-07-153729_01.jpg
  • Arctic fox / Alopex lagopus<br />
Trygghamna<br />
Svalbard<br />
Norway
    MLL-2008-07-30-4572.jpg
  • Arctic Fox / Alopex lagopus<br />
Trygghamna<br />
Svalbard<br />
Norway
    MLL-2008-07-28-3554.jpg
  • Arctic fox (Alopex lagopus)<br />
Trygghamna<br />
Svalbard<br />
Norway
    MLL-2008-07-28-3426.jpg
  • Arctic fox / Alopex lagopus<br />
Trygghamna<br />
Svalbard<br />
Norway
    MLL-2008-07-28-3437.jpg
  • Arctic fox / Alopex lagopus<br />
Alkehornet<br />
Svalbard<br />
Norway
    MLL-2008-07-27-2200.jpg
  • Arctic fox with common guillemot (young) / Alopex lagopus<br />
Alkehornet<br />
Svalbard<br />
Norway
    MLL-2008-07-23-9701large.jpg
  • Arctic fox (Alopex lagopus)<br />
Trygghamna<br />
Svalbard <br />
Norway
    MLL-2008-07-23-9700.jpg
  • Arctic skua / Stercorarius parasiticus<br />
Björndalen<br />
Svalbard<br />
Norway
    MLL-2008-07-16-9058.jpg
  • Arctic fox, Alopex lagopus, Ilulissaat, Greenland
    KAJ_20090827_075221-3 large.jpg
  • Photographer Staffan Widstrand, Svalbard, Norway, Arctic
    SWD-2014-09-07-153729_01.jpg
  • Arctic fox / Alopex lagopus<br />
Trygghamna<br />
Svalbard<br />
Norway
    MLL-2008-07-30-4660.jpg
  • Arctic fox / Alopex lagopus<br />
Trygghamna<br />
Svalbard<br />
Norway
    MLL-2008-07-30-4513.jpg
  • Arctic fox / Alopex lagopus<br />
Trygghamna<br />
Svalbard<br />
Norway
    MLL-2008-07-28-3523.jpg
  • Arctic fox / Alopex lagopus<br />
Trygghamna<br />
Svalbard<br />
Norway
    MLL-2008-07-28-3180.jpg
  • Arctic fox / Alopex lagopus<br />
Trygghamna<br />
Svalbard<br />
Norway
    MLL-2008-07-27-2665.jpg
  • Arctic tundra<br />
Daudmannsøyra<br />
Svalbard<br />
Norway
    MLL-2008-07-23-9983.jpg
  • Arctic fox ( Alopex lagopus)<br />
Trygghamna<br />
Svalbard<br />
Norway
    MLL-2008-07-23-9849.jpg
  • Arctic fox / Alopex lagopus<br />
Alkehornet<br />
Svalbard<br />
Norway
    MLL-2008-07-23-9836.jpg
  • Arctic fox with common guillemot (young) / Alopex lagopus<br />
Alkehornet<br />
Svalbard<br />
Norway
    MLL-2008-07-23-9701.jpg
  • Arctic flowers; Dwarf Willow; Iceland; Salix herbacea; Thingeyjarsyslur
    DBE-20090614-023648 LARGE.jpg
  • MS Stockholm next to iceberg in arctic, Svalbard, Norway.
    PCA-20090906-25.jpg
  • Polar bear, Ursus maritimus, NORWAY/SVALBARD, Norway and Russia have huge protected areas in the Arctic with quite high polar bear numbers. Polar bear numbers are reasonably stable at about 20-25,000 individuals world wide. The polar bear now faces a new challenge: that of climate change. Melting sea ice makes the bear’s main prey, the ringed seal, much more difficult to hunt. On Svalbard there are polar bear safaris both summer and winter that provide great opportunities for the visitor to meet this icon of the north. At a safe distance, for bear and man alike.
    OJL-2009-06-23-171703.jpg
  • Arctic Fox / Alopex lagopus<br />
Trygghamna<br />
Svalbard<br />
Norway
    MLL-2008-07-28-3554.jpg
  • Arctic fox with common guillemot (young) / Alopex lagopus<br />
Alkehornet<br />
Svalbard<br />
Norway
    MLL-2008-07-23-9701.jpg
  • Arctic skua / Stercorarius parasiticus<br />
Bjørndalen<br />
Svalbard<br />
Norway
    MLL-2008-07-17-9398.jpg
  • Arctic fox / Alopex lagopus<br />
Trygghamna<br />
Svalbard<br />
Norway
    MLL-2008-07-30-4596.jpg
  • Arctic fox / Alopex lagopus<br />
Trygghamna<br />
Svalbard<br />
Norway
    MLL-2008-07-30-4498.jpg
  • Arctic fox / Alopex lagopus<br />
Poolpynten<br />
Svalbard<br />
Norway
    MLL-2008-07-17-9537.jpg
  • diskobay; Arctic Gyrfalcon; alco rusticolus; Greenland
    KAJ_20090825_165847.jpg
  • diskobay; Arctic Gyrfalcon; alco rusticolus; Greenland
    KAJ_20090825_165834.jpg
  • Arctic fox / Alopex lagopus<br />
Trygghamna<br />
Svalbard<br />
Norway
    MLL-2008-07-28-3437.jpg
  • Arctic skua, chick/ Stercorarius parasiticus<br />
Bjørndalen<br />
Svalbard<br />
Norway
    MLL-2008-07-17-9342.jpg
  • Greenland; Vulpes lagopus; Arctic Fox
    KAJ_20090827_084443-2.jpg
  • Greenland; Vulpes lagopus; Arctic Fox
    KAJ_20090827_065036.jpg
  • Agardh-bukta, Spitsbergen, Svalbard
    OJL-2009030791.jpg
  • Agardh-bukta, Spitsbergen, Svalbard
    OJL-2009030763.jpg
  • Longyearbyen, Spitsbergen, Svalbard
    OJL-2009030607.jpg
  • Agardh-bukta, Spitsbergen, Svalbard
    OJL-2009030702.jpg
  • Longyearbyen, Spitsbergen, Svalbard
    OJL-2009030607.jpg
  • Agardh-bukta, Spitsbergen, Svalbard
    OJL-2009030702.jpg
  • Svalbard mountains, Spitsbergen
    OJL-2009-06-25-015927.jpg
  • Glacier on Svalbard, Spitsbergen
    OJL-2009-06-25-014635.jpg
  • Agardh-bukta, Spitsbergen, Svalbard
    OJL-2009030768.jpg
  • Ringed Seal, Pusa hispida, Spitsbergen, Svalbard
    OJL-2009031338.jpg
  • Polar Bear, Ursus maritimus, Spitsbergen, Svalbard
    OJL-2009031216.jpg
  • Rock Ptarmigan, Lagopus mutus hyperborea, Spitsbergen, Svalbard
    OJL-2009031863.jpg
  • Svalbard Reindeer, Rangifer tarandus platyrhynchus, Spitsbergen, Svalbard
    OJL-2009031715.jpg
  • Ringed Seal, Pusa hispida, Spitsbergen, Svalbard
    OJL-2009031631.jpg
  • Ice, Spitsbergen, Svalbard
    OJL-2009031601.jpg
  • Polar Bear, Ursus maritimus, Spitsbergen, Svalbard
    OJL-2009031551.jpg
  • Mountains, Spitsbergen, Svalbard
    OJL-2009031543.jpg
  • Glacier, Spitsbergen, Svalbard
    OJL-2009031212.jpg
  • Polar Bear, Ursus maritimus, Spitsbergen, Svalbard
    OJL-2009031308.jpg
  • Ice, Spitsbergen, Svalbard
    OJL-2009031151.jpg
  • Sled dog, Canis lupus familiaris, Spitsbergen, Svalbard
    OJL-2009031077.jpg
  • Svalbard Reindeer, Rangifer tarandus platyrhynchus, Spitsbergen, Svalbard
    OJL-2009031032.jpg
  • Svalbard Reindeer, Rangifer tarandus platyrhynchus, Spitsbergen, Svalbard
    OJL-2009030994.jpg
  • Ice, Spitsbergen, Svalbard
    OJL-2009030921.jpg
  • Svalbard Reindeer, Rangifer tarandus platyrhynchus, Spitsbergen, Svalbard
    OJL-2009030980.jpg
  • Ice, Spitsbergen, Svalbard
    OJL-2009030869.jpg
  • Ice, Spitsbergen, Svalbard
    OJL-2009030910.jpg
  • Glacier, Spitsbergen, Svalbard
    OJL-2009030847.jpg
  • Svalbard Reindeer, Rangifer tarandus platyrhynchus, Spitsbergen, Svalbard
    OJL-2009030826.jpg
  • Svalbard Reindeer, Rangifer tarandus platyrhynchus, Spitsbergen, Svalbard
    OJL-2009030656.jpg
  • Svalbard Reindeer, Rangifer tarandus platyrhynchus, Spitsbergen, Svalbard
    OJL-2009030614.jpg
  • Svalbard Reindeer, Rangifer tarandus platyrhynchus, Spitsbergen, Svalbard
    OJL-2009030641.jpg
  • Svalbard Reindeer, Rangifer tarandus platyrhynchus, Spitsbergen, Svalbard
    OJL-2009030623.jpg
  • Polar Bear, Ursus maritimus, Spitsbergen, Svalbard
    OJL-2009030588.jpg
  • Glacier, Spitsbergen, Svalbard
    OJL-2009030577.jpg
  • Glacier, Spitsbergen, Svalbard
    OJL-2009030575.jpg
  • Glacier, Spitsbergen, Svalbard
    OJL-2009030541.jpg
  • Glacier, Spitsbergen, Svalbard
    OJL-2009030530.jpg
  • Rock Ptarmigan, Lagopus mutus hyperborea, Spitsbergen, Svalbard
    OJL-2009030484.jpg
  • Rock Ptarmigan, Lagopus mutus hyperborea, Spitsbergen, Svalbard
    OJL-2009030391.jpg
  • Rock Ptarmigan, Lagopus mutus hyperborea, Spitsbergen, Svalbard
    OJL-2009031875.jpg
  • Rock Ptarmigan, Lagopus mutus hyperborea, Spitsbergen, Svalbard
    OJL-2009031863.jpg
  • Black Guillemot, Cepphus grylle, Spitsbergen, Svalbard
    OJL-2009031822.jpg
  • Black Guillemot, Cepphus grylle, Spitsbergen, Svalbard
    OJL-2009031802.jpg
  • Black Guillemot, Cepphus grylle, Spitsbergen, Svalbard
    OJL-2009031788.jpg
  • Ringed Seal, Pusa hispida, Spitsbergen, Svalbard
    OJL-2009031468.jpg
  • Ringed Seal, Pusa hispida, Spitsbergen, Svalbard
    OJL-2009031437.jpg
  • Ringed Seal, Pusa hispida, Spitsbergen, Svalbard
    OJL-2009031360.jpg
  • Polar Bear, Ursus maritimus, Spitsbergen, Svalbard
    OJL-2009031278.jpg
  • Polar Bear, Ursus maritimus, Spitsbergen, Svalbard
    OJL-2009031248.jpg
  • Polar Bear, Ursus maritimus, Spitsbergen, Svalbard
    OJL-2009031232.jpg
  • Polar Bear, Ursus maritimus, Spitsbergen, Svalbard
    OJL-2009031221.jpg
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