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Spitsbergen Tag

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23 September 2025
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Spitsbergen expedition cruise Summer 2025

Nine night cruise with Oceanwide in the summer of 2025 produced 11 mammal species including Polar Bear, Walrus, and Hooded Seal.

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6 July 2024
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Bowheads & Bears Cruise, Svalbard 2024

I’ve been a tiny bit obsessed with seeing a Bowhead Whale for as long as I can remember and I’m not sure why. Maybe it is because they are the longest-lived mammal on the plane

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14 June 2021
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New Trip Report: Western Spitsbergen, 2019

Here’s a report from Jon Swenson. Western Spitsbergen, 2019: Jon Swenson, 4 days & 13 species including Blue, Beluga and Bowhead Whales. Jon

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7 August 2016
Europe
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Svalbard (Spitsbergen)

I've taken two cruises off of Svalbard. Great scenery and good wildlife, even if ataking part in a cruise takes a bit of getting use to.

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23 August 2026
Updating IUCN status of data deficient species?
22 August 2026
Good places to go for my first mammal watching trip
21 August 2026
How to find a pine marten?

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  2. Jim Vanderpoel on Good places to go for my first mammal watching trip23 August 2026
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  1. Grayson Ponti on Good places to go for my first mammal watching trip23 August 2026

    In my book nowhere tops East Africa (Kenya or Tanzania) for a first-time mammal watching trip. I would start with…

  2. Jim Vanderpoel on Good places to go for my first mammal watching trip23 August 2026

    Sorry, I just re-read your comment and you mentioned January and February--you don't want to visit Yellowstone in winter. June…

  3. Jim Vanderpoel on Good places to go for my first mammal watching trip23 August 2026

    I nominate Yellowstone National Park in the United States for first mammal trip. Easy to see lots of big game…

  4. Michael Johnson on Good places to go for my first mammal watching trip22 August 2026

    I agree with Jan, Africa (or at least southern and eastern Africa) would be my pick for a "first" mammal…

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How to find a pine marten?
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Queensland June/July 2026
19 August 2026
Large rodents of southeast Poland

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