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    BBC Wildlife Magazine

    We need fewer tourists visiting polar bears

    Nov 14, 2024 2 minutes
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    A polar bear investigates a ship in Svalbard

    POLAR BEAR: ALAMY

    ARK CARWARDINE’S COLUMN IN THE November issue was about new regulations restricting the distance boats can approach a polar bear in Svalbard. I was lucky enough to go on the trip of a lifetime to Svalbard a couple of summers ago. There were 13 passengers and six crew on our small boat, and our guides and crew

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