welcome
Guardian

Guardian

Science

Science

‘I know their names, what they eat’: tracking polar bears on Svalbard’s shifting icescapes

Guardian
Summary
Nutrition label

82% Informative

Rolf-Arne Ølberg is a vet working with the Norwegian Polar Institute , the body responsible for the monitoring of polar bears in Svalbard , an archipelago that lies between mainland Norway and the north pole.

Every year he and his colleagues track the bears by helicopter, collect blood, fat and hair samples and fit electronic tracking collars.

The aim of the annual monitoring programme is to understand more about the general biology of the bears.

VR Score

85

Informative language

84

Neutral language

84

Article tone

informal

Language

English

Language complexity

33

Offensive language

not offensive

Hate speech

not hateful

Attention-grabbing headline

not detected

Known propaganda techniques

not detected

Time-value

long-living

Affiliate links

no affiliate links

Small business owner?

Otherweb launches Autoblogger—a revolutionary way to bring more leads to any small business, using the power of AI.