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polar bear swimming More than any other animal, the polar bear, Ursus maritimus, is recognized as the symbol of the Arctic. With white fur and a sub-skin blubber providing insulation, the polar bear has adapted to live in severe cold condit...

By Peter Prokosch

Red Knots (Calidris canutus islandica,) feeding at Porsanger Fjord, Northern Norway The Red Knot is a migratory shorebird that travels up to 20,000 km twice a year from its breeding grounds on the high Arctic tundra to its southern non-breeding sites. Along with having one of the longest total migration...

By Peter Prokosch

Horned Grebe (Podiceps auritus,) Porsanger Fjord The Horned Grebe or Slavonian Grebe, Podiceps auritus, is a member of the grebe family of water birds. It appears in Northern Norway (here at a breeding site at the Porsanger fjord) when in May the lake ice is opening. ...

By Peter Prokosch

By Peter Prokosch

Red Knots (Calidris canutus islandica,) feeding at Porsanger Fjord, Northern Norway Of the six subspecies of Red Knot, one is now stable, four are in decline, and the trend in the sixth population is unclear. These declines can be attributed to the loss of important feeding areas and food sources along ...

By Peter Prokosch

Dark-bellied brent geese (branta b. bernicla,) Langeness, Schleswig-Holstein Wadden Sea National Park The Dark-bellied Brent Geese breeds during the short Arctic summer on the northernmost coast and offshore islands of the Taimyr peninsular in northernmost Siberia/Russian Federation. It winters along the coasts of South-...

By Peter Prokosch

Migrating Bar-tailed Godwits (Limosa lapponica,) German Wadden Sea Birds are certainly the most known representatives of migratory species and fascinating in their incredible flight strategies. They attract millions of birdwatchers and eco-tourists all over the world. Approximately 1,80...

By Peter Prokosch

Brent geese (Branta b. bernicla,) Langeness, Nationalpark Schleswig-Holsten Wadden Sea The Dark-bellied Brent Geese breeds during the short Arctic summer on the northernmost coast and offshore islands of the Taimyr peninsular in northernmost Siberia/Russian Federation. It winters along the coasts of South-...

By Peter Prokosch

Polar bear diving after whale cadaver, Svalbard Even after 2 years in the cold Arctic environment a dead whale still serves as food source for polar bears. They just have to dive to get down to the rotten meat. A known site in Northern Svalbard for tour operators to ...

By Peter Prokosch

The importance of trees Trees are of invaluable importance to our environment and to human well being. They give us clean water to drink, air to breathe, shade and food to humans, animals and plants. They provide habitats for numerous species o...

By Peter Prokosch

Beech forest, Germany The European beech (Fagus sylvatica) spans from southern Sweden in the north, with some isolated locations in southern Norway, to central Italy. The beech tree can reach a height of up to 49 m and a trunk diameter of 3 m...

By Peter Prokosch

Borjomi-Kharagauli national park, Georgia With its 75,000 hectares of land, the Borjomi-Kharagauli national park in central Georgia is one of the largest parks in Europe. Established with the support of WWF and the German government in 2001, the park is home to ...

By Peter Prokosch

Autumn colors, northern Norway The changing of the forest colors in the autumn is caused by the retreat of the same pigment as the one that makes the leaves green in the spring – chlorophyll. Chlorophyll absorbs solar rays, which in turn is used for t...

By Peter Prokosch

Borjomi-Kharagauli national park, Caucasus The Borjomi-Kharagauli national park in central Georgia is the first national park in the Caucasus and one of the largest parks in Europe with its 75,000 hectares of land. Established with the support of WWF and the Germ...

By Peter Prokosch

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