N26358 (Lumi)

Sex
Female
Age
11
Cubs
0
Length
211 cm
Weight
188 kg
Most recent location
2021-03-31

October 2019

N26358 (Lumi) is most likely in a den right now only a few kilometers from Barentsøya. Data indicates that she is not moving much and her temperature sensor is logging her temperature higher than the outside air. It is likely that she will settle in this den for the winter and possibly give birth to cubs. Sometimes the bears will shift between local dens and snow pits for a while before entering their final den.

- Jon Aars, Norwegian Polar Institute

June 2019

N26358 (Lumi) was tagged on one of the islands in the Kong Karls Land archipelago, a group of islands far east in Svalbard. The area is known as good polar bear habitat and used to hold a large number of polar bear maternity dens, but sea ice declined significantly during the fall in the area, and these islands are no longer being visited by the same number of pregnant females. In April the eastern parts of Svalbard had lots of sea ice, but it came late, and no dens were found during our survey. For non-denning bears, however, conditions were good, and in the time following her capture, N26358 (Lumi) stayed out on the sea ice in between Edgeøya and Kong Karls Land in what we believe is good hunting habitat.

- Magnus Andersen, Norwegian Polar Institute

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