female polar bear resting on packice in front of a blue iceberg, hinlopen strait, svalbard archipelago, norway

polar bear ursus maritimus ursidae family threatened species vulnerable carnivorous carnivora predator predators female snow glacier landscape rest resting lay laying bjapara rnsundet bjornsundet hinlopen strait sound europe european arctic ocean spitsbergen norway svalbard archipelago cold environment pack ice icy frozen global warming melt melting floe day daylight daytime people absence horizontal packice front blue iceberg island bjrnsundet