This location is so remote, it took the crew over a week to get there. On the coast of northern Russia in Asia’s Arctic is one of the biggest concentrations of animals on the continent.

I was reaching for the marmalade when bear ... walrus or her counterpart, the frisky younger bulls (if they attack one section, the others will keep the dinghy afloat). I thought the polar bears ...

The noise generated by routine oil operations can disturb essential polar bear behavior and increase stress on the animals’ when food may be scarce. Walruses are also highly sensitive to human ...