torsdag 20. september 2007

The Mystery about the Passing Polar Bear

Did it pass Longyearbyen in July or only one week ago? Tracks were discovered yesterday, and the local paper Svalbardposten reported at first they were completely fresh. However, as William found these last Sunday, he could correct them.

We all went and had a look Sunday afternoon (they´re only about 500 meter from where we live), but as we thought they belonged to the bear that passed earlier this summer, we didn´t make a fuss. It appears that we were wrong, it probably strolled by quite recently.

Anyway, here be photos (from last Sunday):


They were BIG, at least 25 cm across.


Have any large carnivores passed through your neighbourhood lately? Eek.

2 kommentarer:

Simen sa...

Hei
Nei her har ingen bjørner passert hva vi vet, men i går klarte en elg å hoppe inn i noen kontorslokaler i Örebro 9 mil her fra. Elgen skadet seg såpass på glasset i vinduet at man var nødt til å avlive den. Villmarken er nærmere enn man tror!

Anonym sa...

Hei Anne med familie ! Vi følger med her i Horten også; for et spennende år dere kommer til å ha !Hvordan liker tenåringen seg på Svalbard ?