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first polar bear | 8 June 2022 |
Polar bear sightings are increasing but already this first day there is a sighting reported on the notice board. Kjetil Sagerup made this picture when the bear was on Breøyane. He is eating eggs. | |
And the next day he came home with a picture of the bear swimming to Sigridholmen. The next day, 9 June, the same polar bear as seen swimming to Sigridholmen | |
sIghtings of the same bear: 08 June Breøyane 09 June swimming in the fjord 10 June Sigridholmen 11 June Storholmen, visible from town but too far to photograph 12 June 13:30 Sigridholmen That was the last sighting of this bear but three days later there was a mother with cub on Storholmen. On 16 June, Børge Moe returned from a nest count on Storholmen and he said that all nests of eiders and geese were gone. |
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