Spot polar bears on Svalbard

The polar bear is one of the most beloved creatures on the planet. Many people want to visit polar bears in their natural environment since they are the endangered poster child of the climate change campaign. Polar bears are difficult to see since they dwell in some of the world's most remote and inhospitable environments. Seeing polar bears in Svalbard is a once-in-a-lifetime experience. 3000 polar bears visit the Svalbard archipelago on a regular basis. This polar bear population outnumbers the human population of Svalbard, which is slightly over 2700 people. However, this polar bear population is not a residential one. Polar bears can only be found in Svalbard at particular periods of the year.

The ideal time to observe polar bears in Svalbard is between the months of May and September. When the ice pack around Svalbard melts, polar bears go there to hunt. This is also when you can see polar bears from the sea, which is the easiest and safest method to see them. During the winter, the waterways ice over, making Svalbard polar bear excursions impossible, and the polar bears themselves migrate north.

Svalbard is teeming with polar bears, literally thousands of them. While this is exciting news, it does not guarantee sightings. Polar bears are both tough and simple to locate. Simple, because there isn't much to hide them except ice and ocean. Difficult because they are the color of the ice they swim and hunt on, polar bears in Svalbard might be difficult to notice from a distance. If you go looking for them at the correct time of year, your chances are excellent, but nothing is certain. The longer you spend in Svalbard looking for bears, the more probable it is that you will spot one.