Polar Bear Territory

Svalbard, Norway

A red-trimmed sign stands against the vast Arctic backdrop, casually reminding you that the apex predator here isn’t human. “Gjelder hele Svalbard”—“Applies to all of Svalbard”—isn’t just a warning; it’s a line drawn between civilization and the wild. Beyond this point, the landscape belongs to the bears, the wind, and the long, glacial memory of the North..