Off in the distance, tourists thought they were approaching a hillside dotted white specs. Could they be birds, sheep, goats, or something else?
The dots turned out to be the largest land predator in the world.
A bowhead whale carcass washed on the remote Wrangel Island State Nature Reserve near the Northern coast of Siberia, drawing numerous bears.
“There were male and female bears, some with little bears of all ages, two female bears with 4 little ones. Tourists were lucky to find such unique gathering of bears because the ship has passed by the island. There were scientists and security supervisors on the ship. International scientific group for monitoring population of white bears on Chukotka and Alaska working in that area of the island was informed about the finding. At the moment, thorough scientific observations are made,” the release stated.
Russ, meanwhile, said it was an astounding sight.
“What we saw (and experienced) next will rewrite expedition travel experiences. We were cruising down the coast and saw a ‘herd’ or ‘convention’ of Polar Bears on/near the beach,” he noted.
“There was a dead bowhead whale and we counted over 150 Polar Bears (of all ages, sexes and sizes) that were either feeding or had been feeding on it in the immediate vicinity of the whale. We launched the zodiacs for a closer look and that is the memory we will all carry with us … there are no words to describe it. I share one photo in the hope that it will portray something of our experience,” he added.
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