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Camera location	79° 46′ 12.57″ N, 18° 02′ 17.79″ E	View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMap - Google Earth	79.770158; 18.038275

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Valued image This image has been assessed under the valued image criteria and is considered the most valued image on Commons within the scope: ...starving Ursus maritimus. You can see its nomination here.

This image has been selected as picture of the day on Wikimedia Commons for 9 May 2017. It will be captioned as follows: English: In summer several polar bears do not make it from their winter residence on the Svalbard islands to the dense drift ice and the pack ice of the high arctic where they find a plethora of preys. This is owing to the global climate change which leaves the ice around the islands melting much earlier than before. The bears need to switch from their genuine food to waste, small animals, bird eggs and cadavers of marine animals. Very often they are starving and doomed to die. The number of these animals sadly is increasing.. Other languages:  Deutsch: Im arktischen Sommer schaffen es viele Eisbären nicht mehr, von ihrem Winterquartier auf Spitzbergen in die Treibeis- und Packeis-Zone der hohen Arktis zu gelangen, wo sie normalerweise reiche Beute machen können. Das liegt an der veränderten Eislage, die durch den Klimawandel schon früh im Jahr große eisfreie Flächen um den Archipel entstehen lässt. Stattdessen müssen die Eisbären ihre Nahrung auf Abfälle, Kleintiere, Vogeleier und Tierkadaver umstellen. Sehr oft verhungern die Tiere in dieser Situation. Ihre Zahl nimmt in jüngster Zeit beängstigend zu.. English: In summer several polar bears do not make it from their winter residence on the Svalbard islands to the dense drift ice and the pack ice of the high arctic where they find a plethora of preys. This is owing to the global climate change which leaves the ice around the islands melting much earlier than before. The bears need to switch from their genuine food to waste, small animals, bird eggs and cadavers of marine animals. Very often they are starving and doomed to die. The number of these animals sadly is increasing.. Español: En el verano, un número de osos polares no logra trasladarse desde su residencia de invierno en las islas de Svalbard hasta el denso hielo a la deriva y pack de hielo del alto Ártico donde se encuentra una plétora de presas. Esto se debe al calentamiento global que derrite el hielo alrededor de las islas mucho más temprano que anteriormente. Los osos polares se ven obligados a alimentarse de desechos, pequeños animales, huevos de pájaros y cadáveres de animales marinos. A menudo están hambrientes y condenados a morir. El número de estos animales está aumentando.

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In summer several polar bears do not make it from their winter residence on the Svalbard islands to the dense drift ice and the pack ice of the high arctic where they find a plethora of preys. This is owing to the global climate change which leaves the ice around the islands melting much earlier than before. The bears need to switch from their genuine food to waste, small animals, bird eggs and cadavers of marine animals. Very often they are starving and doomed to die. The number of these animals sadly is increasing. Deutsch: Im arktischen Sommer schaffen es viele Eisbären nicht mehr, von ihrem Winterquartier auf Spitzbergen in die Treibeis- und Packeis-Zone der hohen Arktis zu gelangen, wo sie normalerweise reiche Beute machen können. Das liegt an der veränderten Eislage, die durch den Klimawandel schon früh im Jahr große eisfreie Flächen um den Archipel entstehen lässt. Stattdessen müssen die Eisbären ihre Nahrung auf Abfälle, Kleintiere, Vogeleier und Tierkadaver umstellen. Sehr oft verhungern die Tiere in dieser Situation. Ihre Zahl nimmt in jüngster Zeit beängstigend zu. Español: En el verano, un número de osos polares no logra trasladarse desde su residencia de invierno en las islas de Svalbard hasta el denso hielo a la deriva y pack de hielo del alto Ártico donde se encuentra una plétora de presas. Esto se debe al calentamiento global que derrite el hielo alrededor de las islas mucho más temprano que anteriormente. Los osos polares se ven obligados a alimentarse de desechos, pequeños animales, huevos de pájaros y cadáveres de animales marinos. A menudo están hambrientes y condenados a morir. El número de estos animales está aumentando.