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In 2006 WWF-Russia has started the model project on monitoring and conservation of polar bear in the coastal villages of Chukotsky Autonomous Okrug. The project has been implemented by local indigenous citizens.
We are going to inform our readers about our activities, giving information about new protected areas, antipoaching activity and educational programs on a regular basis. The project is called «Bear Patrol» or «Umky Patrol» (Umky means a polar bear in Chukotka).
| 12 March 2009 | |
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Future of polar bears at stake this year
According to WWF annual research, Russian polar bear black market decreased in 2009. This can be explained by WWF anti-poaching activities, population reduction caused by climate change, and economic stagnation. |
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| 10 September 2008 | |
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Walruses arrived to Kozhevnikov Cape
For the first time this year about a thousand Walruses arrived to Kozhevnikov Cape where the WWF “Bear Patrol” protects the rookery together with Ryrkaipy settlement inhabitants. |
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| 19 November 2007 | |
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Sea ice, polar bears and WWF experts are approaching Chukotka
Today a group of experts of WWF Russia and WWF Sweden are going to Chukotka. They will join “Polar Bear Patrols” of Chukotka to monitor migrating polar bears. |
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| 10 October 2007 | |
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As climate change moves Arctic ice northward, walrus haul -outs become more massive
40 thousand walruses have hauled out near Ryrkarpy village on Kozhevnikov Cape in the northwest of Russian Chukotka Peninsula . A nature reserve must be created to protect them, says WWF. |
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| 23 September 2007 | |
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Can hunt for polar bears be legalized?
The US-Russia agreement on the conservation and management of the alaska-chukotka polar bear population comes into force today. WWF is worried that after a 50-year long break polar bear hunt can be legalized in Chukotka. |
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About WWF Russia
The Polar Bear Patrol News, №1, PDF File, 1.5 Mb