Home to vast, frozen tundra and formidable glaciers, this Norwegian archipelago is a wildlife hotspot like no other. Here are ...

Seabirds migrate to Svalbard in the millions. Five species of seals and 12 kinds of whales feed in the waters off its coast. Atlantic walruses prosper on the rich clam beds along the shallow shelf ...

particularly the Svalbard seal on a chickpea pancake topped with blueberry. Other creative dishes include a no-waste play on fish and chips using local wolfish and super tender Svalbard rock ...

The only other known case of rabies in a sea mammal was in a ringed seal in Norway's Svalbard islands in the early 1980s. That seal had likely been infected by a rabid arctic fox, researchers said ...

While filming my National Geographic show, Restaurants at the End of the World, in 2022, we visited Isfjord Radio Adventure Hotel in Svalbard ... and diving like a seal, having the time of ...

Rabid seals in South Africa are attacking people ... case of a seal contracting the disease was in 1980 in Norway's Svalbard islands, The Guardian reported July 11. The new upsurge in cases ...

The chance to come face-to-face with this adorable seal was all thanks to an Aurora Expeditions cruise. I was on the Sylvia Earle following the Svalbard in Depth itinerary, a 15-day trip that ...

Rabies in seals is rare and the only known case of the viral disease in a seal was detected in the Svalbard islands of Norway in 1980. Cape Town, home to dozens of beaches and a coastline ...

Svalbard's church is a blood-red wooden building ... their hunting ground which means it is harder for them to find seals. So more bears are exploring built-up areas in search of food and are ...

There is barely any human population or infrastructure in Svalbard. What is there is wildlife. Walruses, seals, reindeer and, of course, polar bears are a big draw for expedition sailings there.

In the summer months, Svalbard enjoys constant daylight ... Elsewhere, you can spot seals warily navigating the sea ice, or ogle thousands of sea birds — including guillemots, glaucous ...