Wrangel Island Nature Reserve

A bowhead whale beached on the remote outpost in the Arctic Ocean, and the news spread fast among the island's bears.

Inquisitive beasts are intrigued by camera traps but pictures have mixed results.

Up to 500 mother bears a year give birth on remote Wrangel island, also the last place to see woolly mammoths.

The predator is chased away by dog and man with stick as it comes too close for comfort.

Scientist thought he had stumbled upon an unusual stone, only for tests to show he had unearthed major dinosaur find.

One region alone - Yakutia - has 5 million tons scrap metal dumped in polar regions, an ugly Soviet legacy.

International team of scientists complete major DNA study of extinct beast and fuel hopes of producing clone to live in special park.

Map of shame: Greenpeace highlights junk and debris in dozens of sites across the 'pristine' environment.

And take part in scientific experiment to PROVE that the leaking of harmful greenhouse gases in the Arctic can be slowed.

Worried about the rapid destruction of permafrost from global warming? Here's how you can counter it by restoring the woolly mammoth habitat.