OT - Polar bears living in an abandoned weather station in Kolyuchin, Russia.

[David B.]

Dmitry Kokh is an IT entrepreneur and a wildlife photographer and he said ....

//The bears may look calm and sweet in these photos, but one must not forget
that they are smart and incredibly powerful animals! As they probably thought
the drone was some sort of bird, they did not let it out of their sight. Never
one to miss a meal, they were probably ready to strike at any moment, even
when seemingly chilling out on the grass!

I shot from a drone equipped with low-noise propellers so as to not disturb
them. I was very careful and very patient, and let the bears slowly get used
to the drone so that eventually I was able to get closer and coser. Bears are
very curious and were probably intrigued by this '"weird-looking bird", which
was amazing for me as they looked right into the camera.

I think that these images of the polar bears on Kolyuchin island are very
timely, they are like snapshots of a premonition reflecting what could be in
our not-so-distant future. The world as we know it is very fragile, and the
current state of the world - from political conflicts and nuclear tension to
the climate crisis - means that the end could very well be nigh. These things
are real, and if they continue as they are, the outcome will be
catastrophic.//

https://www.dmitrykokh.com/abandoned

[Mike Easter]

BDB cited:

> polar bears on Kolyuchin island

Location of KI relative to Siberia & Alaska, first the Chukchi Sea.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chukchi_Sea#/media/File:Chukchi_Sea.png

... then KI is 'next to' the Chukotka Peninsula which 'reaches across'
toward the AK Seward Peninsula where .ru & the .us try to meet in the
Bering Sea area.

The photog said:
> There was about 20 animals insight at the same time, mostly males.
> The females kept to the side with their cubs, closer to the shores of
> the island.

That is a lot of polar bears; I wonder how they get enough to eat. I
wonder how the Ruskies 'got along' w/ polar bears when they were staying
at the weather station before it was abandoned back in '92.

Also, BDB; you failed to comment on your link again.


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Mike Easter

[Mike Easter]

Mike Easter wrote:
> first the Chukchi Sea.

For 'fun', for an even broader contexual view, here's a great big .png
(off a .svg) of the Arctic
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9e/Arctic.svg/1634px-Arctic.svg.png

That view gives me a better appreciation for a LOT of things that have
to do with the broad concept of the 'north' worldwide.

Depending how your browser works, you may have to click it to make it big.

--
Mike Easter

[FromTheRafters]

Mike Easter wrote :

Abandoned, or did the bears simply run out of humans?

[T i m]

On 18/02/2024 21:19, FromTheRafters wrote:
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>
> Abandoned, or did the bears simply run out of humans?

;-)

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Cheers, T i m

[Mike Easter]

FTR wrote:
> Abandoned, or did the bears simply run out of humans?

Ha!


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Mike Easter

[David B.]

Thanks for that, Mike. :-D

It's good to refresh one's memory when reviewing such a projection.

I think I've still got a 'Blue Nose Certificate' from when I first sailed into
Arctic waters!

[David B.]

On 18 Feb 2024 at 18:41:50 GMT, "Mike Easter" <Mi...@ster.invalid> wrote:

> BDB cited:
>> polar bears on Kolyuchin island
>
> Location of KI relative to Siberia & Alaska, first the Chukchi Sea.
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chukchi_Sea#/media/File:Chukchi_Sea.png
>
> ... then KI is 'next to' the Chukotka Peninsula which 'reaches across'
> toward the AK Seward Peninsula where .ru & the .us try to meet in the
> Bering Sea area.

You've mentioned that before! It looks so very close when viewed from above!

> The photog said:
>> There was about 20 animals insight at the same time, mostly males.
>> The females kept to the side with their cubs, closer to the shores of
>> the island.
>
> That is a lot of polar bears; I wonder how they get enough to eat. I
> wonder how the Ruskies 'got along' w/ polar bears when they were staying
> at the weather station before it was abandoned back in '92.

There's really no way of knowing. :-(

> Also, BDB; you failed to comment on your link again.

<sigh> Accepted - but you KNOW that I wouldn't post something if I thought
nobody would be at all interested.

Similarly, you didn't comment on this thread:-
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/t/794583/apple-support-communities-asc-forums-access/

Have you simply *NO* idea as to how it may be done?
It's a techie question! ;-)

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David

[David B.]

On 18 Feb 2024 at 22:56:43 GMT, "Mike Easter" <Mi...@ster.invalid> wrote:

> FTR wrote:
>> Abandoned, or did the bears simply run out of humans?
>
> Ha!

He's always been sharp! ;-)

[Mike Easter]

BDB wrote:
> you KNOW that I wouldn't post something if I thought
> nobody would be at all interested.

- your opinion or notion of whether others than yourself would be
interested in a link or not is highly suspect and most frequently faulty IMO

> Similarly, you didn't comment on this thread:-

Many is the link that you post that I never touch.

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Mike Easter

[T i m]

On 18/02/2024 23:05, David B. wrote:

<snip>

> <sigh> Accepted - but you KNOW that I wouldn't post something if I thought
> nobody would be at all interested.

Erm, I think more of your threads get no replies than mine do when I'm
trying to save the world, not just save myself! ;-)

Cheers, T i m