Every May and June, when the ice retreats and the tundra clears of snow, upwards of three million birds flock to Svalbard. They're vast in number but not variety. Only about 28 species are ...

Most birds that breed in Svalbard migrate south in late summer/autumn. Around six million birds return to Svalbard every spring, travelling many thousands of kilometres from their winter homes in ...

The Alkhornet bird cliffs. Naturally occurring nutrient-rich soil can be found directly below the bird cliffs, and researchers are monitoring whether non-native plants have spread there.

A 2023 satellite image captured a pair of peculiar phenomena painting parallel swirls in the sea and sky around Norway's Bear ...

The report also showed there have been 3,573 findings in wild birds, with the virus affecting 37 countries, spreading from Svalbard to south Portugal and eastward to Ukraine. But it warned that ...

"To preserve Svalbard's wilderness ... A ban on the use of drones near bird nests has also been implemented during the breeding season from April to the end of August, and in protected areas ...