a pack of Walrus (Odobenus rosmarus) depicted in Northern Spitsbergen, Svalbard Islands

Arctic, north of Svalbard. A polar bear rests on the edge of a slab of pack ice.

Frozen bay of Adventdalen in late winter, Longyearbyen, Svalbard

Frozen bay of Adventdalen in late winter, Longyearbyen, Svalbard

Svalbard reindeer (Rangifer tarandus platyrhynchus) in Spitsbergen

Polar bear (ursus maritimus) in Billefjorden, near Pyramiden, in western Spitsbergen Island, Svalbard.

Svalbard reindeer (Rangifer tarandus platyrhynchus) in Spitsbergen

Arctic slopes in Adventdalen, Spitsbergen, Svalbard

Arctic fox (Alopex lagopus), Billenfjorden, Pyramiden, Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway

Polar Bear in the sea ice, Arctic Ocean North off Spitsbergen island, Svalbard.

Norway, Svalbard, Spitsbergen. Polar bear with backlit breath

Norway, Svalbard, Spitsbergen. Polar bear on sea ice at sunrise

The Arctic, Europe, Norway, Svalbard, Spitsbergen, ripples on the water from a ships wake

Arctic, Svalbard, Longsfjorden. Moonrise at midnight. Pastel shades of pink are created by atmospheric dust and aerosol pollution which ultimately melts glaciers.

Arctic, Svalbard, Longsfjorden. Moonrise rises above dust at midnight. Pastel shades are created by atmospheric dust and aerosol pollution which ultimately melts the glaciers.

Europe, Norway, Svalbard, Longyearbyen. Colorful houses and cottongrass field.

A polar bear depicted from very close distance from a zodiac in Kvitoya Island, in the remote Eastern Svalbard

Svalbard, Norway. Polar Bear jumps across ice sheets.

Mist on the pack ice, in the high arctic ocean, north of Spitsbergen, Svalbard islands, Norway

A polar bear rests in the drifting ice floating on the Arctic Ocean, Svalbard, Norway.

Norway, Spitsbergen. Adult polar bear (Ursus maritimus) jumps from ice floe to ice floe as it travels across the pack ice in search of food.

Norway, Spitsbergen, Greenland Sea. Bearded seal (Erignathus barbatus) pup rests on sea ice floating along the northwest coast in summer.

Norway, Arctic, Svalbard, Nordaustlandet, Torelineset. A herd of Atlantic walruses lazing on a beach. These moustached, long-tusked marine mammals are found near the Arctic circle.

Greenland Sea, Norway, Svalbard Archipelago, Spitsbergen. Walrus, Odobenus rosmarus, profile of a bull in shallow water along the coast.

Norway, Svalbard, Spitsbergen, Longyearbyen, polar bear sign

Norway, Svalbard, Tiholmane Islands, Underwater view of Walrus (Odobenus rosmarus) swimming

Norway, Svalbard, Edgeoya Island, Walrus (Odobenus rosmarus) on sea ice near Kapp Lee in midnight sun

Norway, Svalbard, Nordaustlandet, Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus) walking across melting fjord ice in Sabinebukta Bay

Norway, Svalbard, Walrus (Odobenus rosmarus) on sea ice near Lagoya Island

Arctic, Norway, Spitsbergen. Seals being air cured at old trapping station.

Ice texture on a glacier at Svalbard Islands, Norway, Europe

Walrus (Odobenus rosmarus) depicted in Northern Spitsbergen, Svalbard Islands

A Walrus mother and her cub (Odobenus rosmarus) depicted in Northern Spitsbergen, Svalbard Islands

A polar bear (ursus maritimus) on the pack ice in Svalbard

Walrus (Odobenus rosmarus) depicted in Northern Spitsbergen, Svalbard Islands

Polar bear (Ursus maritimus), Polar Ice Cap, 81north of Spitsbergen, Norway

Norway, Svalbard, Spitzbergen, Longyearbyen, direction and distance signs in front of Longyearbyen Airport and warning sign of potential danger of presence of polar bear