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Svalbard 2014

We sailed around Svalbard on the Sergei Vavilov, organised by Exodus and guided by Paul Goldstein with special guests Ian Stirling and Mark Carwardine. We had some excellent encounters, most notably with Arctic foxes, Svalbard Reindeer, a juvenile Blue Whale and last but not least Polar Bears, including a mother with two cubs-of-the-year. The latter encounter was wonderful and we spent a couple of hours watching them, albeit at some distance, as the cubs played around and were hugely entertaining.

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Black-legged kittiwakes in Hornsund
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Black-legged kittiwakes in Hornsund

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  • Black-legged kittiwake in Hornsund
  • Black-legged kittiwakes in Hornsund
  • Black-legged kittiwakes in Hornsund
  • Huge numbers of black-legged kittiwakes feeding in front of the glacier in Brepollen
  • Barnacle geese nesting on a large rock in Hornsund.  Safe from land predators but there is still a threat from glaucous gulls.
  • An ivory gull in Brepollen
  • Our first polar bear in Freemansundet.  He had the number 55 on his rump and had been caught three times in the past in this immediate area.
  • Our first polar bear in Freemansundet.  He had the number 55 on his rump and had been caught three times in the past in this immediate area.
  • Our first polar bear in Freemansundet.  He had the number 55 on his rump and had been caught three times in the past in this immediate area.
  • Our first polar bear in Freemansundet.  He had the number 55 on his rump and had been caught three times in the past in this immediate area.
  • Our first polar bear in Freemansundet.  He had the number 55 on his rump and had been caught three times in the past in this immediate area.
  • Polar bear hunting on pack ice in Erik Eriksenstretet
  • Polar bear hunting on pack ice in Erik Eriksenstretet
  • Polar bear hunting on pack ice in Erik Eriksenstretet
  • Polar bear hunting on pack ice in Erik Eriksenstretet
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