“The main concern is that the virus could jump on humans and cause a new pandemic”, scientists warn. The first case of a walrus dying from bird flu has been detected on Hopen Island in the Norwegian ...

A tourist visiting the most northern settlement in the world was fined for getting too close to a walrus sleeping on an ice floe. Authorities in the Norwegian archipelago of Svalbard were alerted when ...

My life-long fascination with wildlife led to my career in conservation. Without the time or finances in my younger years to engage in wildlife travel expeditions, now retired, my wife and I have been ...

The unidentified man, wearing yellow pants and a black hooded coat, can be seen standing footsteps away from the large animal residing in the remote Isfjorden on Svalbard’s Spitsbergen island.

Under local law, it is illegal to cause unnecessary disturbance to wildlife in Svalberg, which lies halfway between the northern coast of mainland Norway and the North Pole. The Svalbard Environment ...

With much of it covered in ice all year round and with no daylight from October to March, the Arctic Ocean is one of the world's most remarkable oceans. It's home to a multitude of unique life forms, ...

People in the Norwegian Arctic archipelago of Svalbard called authorities when they saw a man climb onto an ice floe to approach a resting walrus. The tourist was fined about $1,100. Good morning. I'm ...

This photo provided by the United States Geological Survey shows a female Pacific walrus resting, Sept. 19, 2013 in Point Lay, Alaska. (Ryan Kingsbery/U.S. Geological Survey via AP) COPENHAGEN, ...

A tourist has been fined NOK 12,500 Norwegian Kroner (£900) for approaching a walrus in the Norwegian archipelago of Svalbard. The authorities said the man went out onto an ice floe on Wednesday and ...

"Where’s Freya?" That’s the question of the summer in Norway, where a young female walrus has shot to stardom by traveling the country's coastline, feeding in local harbors and crushing small boats ...

Next to the thin polar bear and her cub, the sleeping walruses look enormous. They were spotted by Travis Wilkinson in July of 2015 just after midnight. Because they were in Svalbard, a Norwegian ...