Polar Bear Patrol, Chukotka, Russia

Video by: Tom Arnbom

The "Polar Bear Patrol" is a project involving people living on the arctic coast, polar bear researchers, and environmental organizations, including WWF. The main goal of the Patrol is to save unique arctic nature and ensure the harmonious coexistence of people and wildlife.

Since autumn 2007 four Polar Bear Patrol teams work on the arctic coast of Chukotka and Yakutia in north-east Russia.

One of the main objectives of the Patrol is to manage the increased number of polar bears that are coming ashore as a result of declining sea ice. A very large number of walrus are also coming ashore and as a result many are dying in stampedes. The Patrol are trying to manage the situation by moving walrus carsuses up shore for the polar bears to feed on and thereby discourage the bears from entering the villages.

Read more: www.panda.org/arctic

Category:

Nonprofits & Activism

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• polar
• polarbears
• arctic
• russia
• chukotka
• wwf
• climate
• climatechange
• globalwarming
• climatewitness

[nuesuh]

nice song indeed.. but actually WHAT are they doing? beyond singing and riding snowmobile?

[climatewitness]

thanks for the kind comments. They are part of the polar bear patrol team in Russia. Every year they monitor the activities of the polar bears to see how they are coping with climate change. Hope that is a enough information cheers Claire

[cortezawwris]

You ignorant western fool there not Chinese There just Eurasian people in Russia. Russia is very diverse nations with more than 200 ethic groups and languages spoken. Maybe should look passed propganda and learn truth about things.

[Pitoraq]

they are chukchi not chinese, big difference.

[gotweird]

These guys are saving the polar bears for a salary of $100-$200 a month.. You on the other hand think that you're saving the planet because you replaced your incandescent light bulbs with CFLs..

[61roman]

@RASMUSpetry эти люди с чистыми душами не испорченные даларами и еврами , гучами и прадами , мерсами и бумерами , ябляфонами и ябляпадами . простые МУЖИКИ .

[Nandins]

Very nice song and job.

Best wishes of a brazilian guy who is living in Germany.

[VODLAV]

@maximus420prime Этот ГИМН с нами всегда и на сколько я знаю не только с теми кто вырос на Севере

Удачи всем и не забывайте а ГЛАВНОЕ-НЕ ЗАСОРЯЙТЕ НАС!!!

Сохранить помогите не ВКЛАДАМИ а культурой ! Культурой души....?!!!!

[VODLAV]

@RASMUSpetry До нести бы эти (ТВОИ СЛОВА) до большой земли...!

[pawelsitek]

I am preparing my motorbike for sibirsky trip - i want go BAM Road, Road Of Bones, see Ysyakh Festival in Yakutsk, meet sakha people... my dream is reach Chukotka some day, i hope i will do it! Drink vodka with chukotka's lorry drivers, meet people, play my balalajka!

I wish i was born in far far East!

[pawelsitek]

To chyba najbardziej nieodkryte rejony wschodu. Pomału szykuje sie na wyprawe na Syberie i Kamczatke motocyklem.... a kto wie - moze i tam sie uda.... pozdro!!!

[admiralnxc]

good

[vhkfan123]

de er da mega nuttet. :D De der isbjørne. :D Nuurh! :D

[BetkaOrka]

Hi, can somebody write to me, what is name of this song?

Thanks...