WWF in the Arctic: Tourism

A cruise around Svalbard

Miriam Geitz, tourism officer for the WWF International Arctic Programme, joined a tourist group for a cruise around Svalbard in the Norwegian high Arctic at the end of August. Here some highlights of her voyage into a fascinating arctic wilderness...




The puffin, often referred to as the "parrot of the north

22 Sep 2005
A cruise around Svalbard: day eleven
Fossil fuels and feathered friends » Read more


 
Brunnich's guillemo

21 Sep 2005
A cruise around Svalbard: day ten
Birds and baleen. » Read more


 
Tufted Saxifrage (Saxifraga caespitosa). A small plant that grows in thick mats on the tundr

20 Sep 2005
A cruise around Svalbard: day nine
Tundra and plastic trash. » Read more


 
A waterfall runs from the front of Brasvell glacier, Svalbard, Norwa

19 Sep 2005
A cruise around Svalbard: day eight
Endless glacier and sleeping polar bear » Read more


 
The Eider duck nests on the ground and is very sensitive to disturbance

18 Sep 2005
A cruise around Svalbard: day seven
More walrus and the elusive Sabine’s gull » Read more


 
A polar bear on the pack ice. Svalbard, Norway.

17 Sep 2005
A cruise around Svalbard: day six
Polar bears and pack ice. » Read more


 
Brunnich’s guillemots nesting on the bird cliffs of Alkefjelle

16 Sep 2005
A cruise around Svalbard: day five
The bird cliffs of Alkefjellet. » Read more


 
Walrus spotted on a tourist cruise around the archipelago of Svalbard, located between the Norwegian mainland and the Northpole.

15 Sep 2005
A cruise around Svalbard: day four
Walrus ahead at Moffen Nature Reserve. » Read more


 
Svalbard iceberg in Norway

14 Sep 2005
A cruise around Svalbard: day three
The permafrost in Hamburger Bay. » Read more


 
Arctic terns: They look quite fragile and are not only elegant flyers but also cover large distances.

13 Sep 2005
A cruise around Svalbard: day two
Arctic terns and our first icebergs. » Read more



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