挪威北极熊 Polar bears in Norway

上个月，史蒂夫卡斯罗斯基在挪威的斯瓦尔巴德群岛上的一次远程探险时拍摄了这些照片
Steve Kaslowski took the pictures during an expedition to Norway's remote Svalbard archipelago last month

事实上，他设法用相机捕捉几个不同的熊，用来最为最新的证据表明，斯瓦尔巴德群岛的北极熊的数量正在增加
The fact that he managed to capture several different bears on camera has been seen as the latest evidence that Svalbard's population is on the increase

海洋哺乳动物专家和世界野生生物基金会（WWF）的发言人汤姆Arnbom博士，50岁，在瑞典斯德哥尔摩，认为在这些图像上的北极熊可能是在世界上仅有的两个种群数量得到增长的其中之一
Marine mammal expert and World Wildlife Fund (WWF) spokesperson, Dr Tom Arnbom, 50, from Stockholm, Sweden, thinks the bears in these images could be part of only two growing populations in the world

他说：“在这个星球上，我们有19个北极熊种群。目前，我们知道，有8个的数量在不断减少，3个是稳定的，7个我们不知道，而我们已知的只有一个在加拿大，可以肯定其数量在增长。 ..“
He said: "There are 19 populations of polar bears on the planet. At present we know that eight are decreasing, three are stable, seven we are not sure about, and the only one we know for sure that is growing is in Canada..."

“...但是，我个人认为，在斯瓦尔巴德群岛的熊的数量正在增加。相比过去20年中，我们越来越有更多的目击报告，它可能是一个迹象，表明它们的数最在增多”
"...But it is my personal opinion that the bear numbers in Svalbard are increasing. Compared with the last 20 years we are getting many more reports of sightings and it could be a sign that their numbers are up"

尽管海冰-北极熊的夏季狩猎场-范围在迅速缩小-Arnbom博士，已经在该地区进行数年调查，认为对北极熊狩猎的禁令可能会导致其数量增加
Despite rapidly shrinking sea-ice - the bear's summer hunting ground - Dr Arnbom, who has been visiting the region for several years, thinks a ban on hunting bears and their prey may be causing their number to increase

“毫无疑问的海冰正在萎缩，”他说。 “数据表明世界各地的平均气温已经上升了0.7度（摄氏），在北极上涨的可能更大，达到2度...”
"There is no doubt the sea-ice is shrinking," he said. "Data suggests global temperatures around the world have increased by 0.7 degrees (Celsius) on average and the rise could be even greater in the Arctic at two degrees..."

“...但就在他们的猎场萎缩，挪威20世纪70年代起实施对熊和猎物的一些严格禁止狩猎。海象数量增长了，因为他们在1952年禁止狩猎，这可能是原因，我们看到越来越多熊。还有更多的猎物“
"...But while their hunting ground is shrinking, Norway has enforced strict hunting bans on the bears and some of their prey since the 1970s. Walrus numbers are up since the ban on their hunting in 1952 and it could be the reason we are seeing more bears. There is more prey"

Giving an insight into the behaviour of the gigantic animals and their current behaviour in Svalbard, Mr Kaslowski, from Seattle, America, witnessed several mesmerising events featuring several bears he will never forget. Magic moments caught on camera included a lone female napping patiently while she waited for air-desperate seals to pop up through the ice

几天后，他看到四个巨大的雄性北极熊激烈争夺鲸鱼尸体
A few days later he watched as four huge males savagely fought over a whale carcass

今年40岁的摄影师，专长于北极野生动物拍摄，在危险的冰岛屿周围展开独自一人的亲身体验
The 40-year-old photographer, who specialises in arctic wildlife, got up close and personal during his voyage navigating around hazardous ice islands

他的六个星期的旅程因为气温上升，冰面开裂，露出航道才得以成行。冰冻的北冰洋冰面目前开裂是由于夏季气温上升
His six-week journey inland was made possible by boat-worthy channels opening up between warming sheets of ice. The frozen Arctic Ocean is currently breaking apart due to rising summer temperatures

Once-in-a-lifetime opportunities included a nosey female coming to within inches of his face as he sat on the edge of his live-aboard yacht, 'Zodiac'

"She was a young adolescent and they always seem to be more inquisitive than some of the older bears who know to avoid humans," he said

"She kept rearing up on her hind legs and sniffing at us. She was really investigating and trying to work out what we were doing there"

"Getting as close as this to these animals is what I get up for in the morning. It's when all the work you have been doing comes together into that single perfect moment"

Just seconds later the female was bounding across the rapidly disintegrating ice in search of seals