Vladimir Putin's visit to Alexandra Land Island on The Franz Josef Land Archipelago Vladimir Putin arrives at Alexandra Land, an island of the Franz Josef Land Archipelago Vladimir Putin helping the researchers weigh the bear that has been caught and take all the necessary measurements and tests Vladimir Putin helping the researchers weigh the bear that has been caught and take all the necessary measurements and tests Vladimir Putin and the researchers attach a satellite-tracked GPS collar on a polar bear which has been caught in a special bear trap Vladimir Putin and the researchers attach a satellite-tracked GPS collar on a polar bear which has been caught in a special bear trap The polar bear was placed on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species and the Russian Federation’s Red List of Threatened Species. In Russia, polar bear hunting is completely prohibited During the expedition the researchers only encountered female polar bears accompanied by their cubs, and catching them would have jeopardised the life of the young. For that reason, they decided to attach collars to two males instead During the expedition the researchers only encountered female polar bears accompanied by their cubs, and catching them would have jeopardised the life of the young. For that reason, they decided to attach collars to two males instead Summer in the Moscow zoo Polar bears at the Moscow Zoo Umka the polar bear, winner of the 2011 Zoomister contest at the Yekaterinburg Zoo Umka the polar bear, winner of the 2011 Zoomister contest at the Yekaterinburg Zoo Polar bears in danger Aerial surveys and observations from helicopters also allowed the researchers to record the other animals inhabiting the area. All in all, the researchers counted 22 polar bears, including three females with cubs and a breeding pair Researchers around the world usually place satellite-tracked collars on female polar bears as the shape of their heads and necks allows the animals to wear the collars for a long time
Vladimir Putin's visit to Alexandra Land Island on The Franz Josef Land Archipelago Vladimir Putin arrives at Alexandra Land, an island of the Franz Josef Land Archipelago Vladimir Putin helping the researchers weigh the bear that has been caught and take all the necessary measurements and tests Vladimir Putin helping the researchers weigh the bear that has been caught and take all the necessary measurements and tests Vladimir Putin and the researchers attach a satellite-tracked GPS collar on a polar bear which has been caught in a special bear trap Vladimir Putin and the researchers attach a satellite-tracked GPS collar on a polar bear which has been caught in a special bear trap The polar bear was placed on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species and the Russian Federation’s Red List of Threatened Species. In Russia, polar bear hunting is completely prohibited During the expedition the researchers only encountered female polar bears accompanied by their cubs, and catching them would have jeopardised the life of the young. For that reason, they decided to attach collars to two males instead During the expedition the researchers only encountered female polar bears accompanied by their cubs, and catching them would have jeopardised the life of the young. For that reason, they decided to attach collars to two males instead Summer in the Moscow zoo Polar bears at the Moscow Zoo Umka the polar bear, winner of the 2011 Zoomister contest at the Yekaterinburg Zoo Umka the polar bear, winner of the 2011 Zoomister contest at the Yekaterinburg Zoo Polar bears in danger Aerial surveys and observations from helicopters also allowed the researchers to record the other animals inhabiting the area. All in all, the researchers counted 22 polar bears, including three females with cubs and a breeding pair Researchers around the world usually place satellite-tracked collars on female polar bears as the shape of their heads and necks allows the animals to wear the collars for a long time

THE POLAR BEAR PROGRAMME

Vladimir Putin, chairman of the Russian Geographical Society's Board of Trustees, supported its programme to research and protect polar bears in the Arctic. The tracking collar he placed on one bear has now stopped working, but the programme's research continues.

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