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Polar bear encounters

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Polar bear sightings and encounters

Have you seen a polar bear and/or had a close encounter? Please share your observation and/or encounter by filling out this form. The goal of this documentation is to identify safety hazards, trends in human-bear encounters and eventually give statistics on bear observations. (Part of) the data from this form are presented to NySMAC and shared once a year to the local people in Ny-Ålesund.

Date of sighting / encounter(Required)
Approx. time of the encounter
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If you don’t know the name of the place, try to describe it. (e.g. approx. 5 km west of Ny-Ålesund)
Did (one of) the bear(s) have a collar?
Your form of transportation when observing/encountering the bear(s)?

Did you change your field plans due to the encounter?
E.g. “at a cabin” or “during fieldwork on the coastline”.
What was your group size?
Please mention anything you think is relevant for others to know. There is no judgement about your own behavior and this form is anonymous. Any information on the reaction of both the bear(s) as the human(s) gives us insights and important lessons learned. By sharing your experience, you help increase the field safety in the Arctic.
What is your role in Ny-Ålesund? (you can choose several)
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