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Maarten Loonen - Syssemester website: 2 June 2026 0:30 polar bear shot which tried to break into a hut with hiking Svalbard residents in Salyhamna.

posted 13-07-2026 at 13:38

 

Maarten Loonen - Today it is raining. Good to work on the website. Lots will appear soon.

posted 11-07-2026 at 18:44

 

Maarten Loonen - Now the geese have hatched, we are working on Arctic Terns. The gated tankyard is a safe area against foxes. We are following 43 nests while under screaming attack.

posted 06-07-2026 at 20:39

 

Maarten Loonen - There is often a fox in town, which has successful hunts on goslings. Almost all geese have left Solvatnet.

posted 06-07-2026 at 20:37

 

Maarten Loonen - All goose nests are hatched (39%) or predated by polar bear (61%). We excluded 28 nests for which we were not sure what happened. Total goose nests checked is 221 nests. 190 Storholmen, 31 PrinsHeinr.

posted 06-07-2026 at 20:36

 

 
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Ernst de Leeuw - Las op Wikipedia dat Ny Alesund niet meer door cruiseschepen bezocht wordt. Prinsendam wel? Volg haar nu omdat ik volgend jaar de reis wil maken.

posted 12-08-2015 at 05:00