A polar bear has killed a man in Norway's Arctic Spitsbergen island, local officials say. The attack occurred at a campsite near Longyearbyen, the main town of the island in the Svalbard archipelago.

Many people may not be aware that Svalbard is a part of Norway. The number of polar bears outnumber people—which is a big draw for tourists. Additionally, important research is done in Svalbard ...

Although polar bears are the main attraction for many travelers to Svalbard — and understandably so — they’re not the only draw. The archipelago, which is part of Norway, is teaming with a ...

A polar bear has been shot dead in a remote Icelandic ... And on Ny-Ålesund, the largest island of Norway's Svalbard archipelago and site of the "world's most northerly human settlement", they ...

Polar bears thrive here ... At the end of World War I the Svalbard Treaty gave Norway sovereignty over the archipelago, whose resources Sweden and Russia also eyed. The treaty proved to be ...

Polar bears range across the Arctic Ocean, in parts of Canada, Alaska, Russia, Greenland and Norway (Svalbard). They can walk on ice or swim long distances to find food or breed – sometimes roaming ...

Sarikhani made the image after three days searching for polar bears through thick fog off Norway's Svalbard archipelago. Wildlife photography and nature fans from around the world were invited to ...

Visit large glaciers, and spend the night in our small "trappers cabin" on the East side of Svalbard. Maybe we spot some ...