In September 2021, Russian photographer Dmitry Kokh took a long sailing trip to Wrangel Island in the Russian Arctic with the aim of photographing polar bears.
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Unfortunately, there were none. But later, while skirting the small island of Kolioutchine, he sees movement in the windows of abandoned buildings. They are here, the bears!
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Polar bears have visited the buildings of the polar station, abandoned in the 1990s, and have decided to temporarily settle there.
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Old buildings provide shelter from the elements and make for a great vantage point.
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Scientists left the station about 30 years ago. The new occupants are a bit intimidating.
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A polar bear stands guard. He looks nice like that, but you probably have to be wary of him.
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Koliuchin Island is covered with tundra. There is nothing there except for a few old buildings in ruins and a few squatters.