Sweden : Snow

Update from our Sweden bear volunteer project

Sweden is as beautiful as ever, so is our expedition base and the surrounding forest. Note that it snowed today.

The bears have not fared too well over the past 12 months. The government has slashed the number of bears it wants alive in Sweden from 2800 to 1400. This has meant that over the past year lots of bears have been killed in the study site, many of them with collars. At the same time the SBBRP has been starved of funds. How all this impacts what we do on the expedition this year, Andrea will explain when you get here. Suffice it to say that your contribution will be as important as ever, if not more.

On the bright side, we’ll be getting everything ready for you over the next few days. The weather forecast says the weather should improve and get warmer by the time you arrive, but come prepared for fours seasons anyway.

So safe travels and I’ll leave you with some impressions from today…

Sweden bear conservation holiday update