Ole is an acclaimed wildlife photographer, author, expedition leader and conservationist. His exceptional images have earned him many international awards.
Ole has always been interested in nature conservation and sustainable resource management. He became a full time photographer in 2003 after earning a Masters degrees in Natural Resource Management, Resource Economics and Environmental Politics from the University in Ås in Norway. He also studied Wildlife Management, Ornithology and Mammalogy at the University of Fairbanks in Alaska.
Ole uses his compelling photography to draw much needed attention to environmental problems, specifically in marine ecosystems and the Arctic.
In 2015, Ole launched the Polar Bears & Humans project. His latest book of the same name brings together unprecedented, detailed and new information about polar bear populations, trophy hunting and the alarming rise of international exports of polar bear skins to Asia. The Polar Bears & Humans initiative is about doing something about this problem.
Ole has always been interested in nature conservation and sustainable resource management. He became a full time photographer in 2003 after earning a Masters degrees in Natural Resource Management, Resource Economics and Environmental Politics from the University in Ås in Norway. He also studied Wildlife Management, Ornithology and Mammalogy at the University of Fairbanks in Alaska.
Ole uses his compelling photography to draw much needed attention to environmental problems, specifically in marine ecosystems and the Arctic.
In 2015, Ole launched the Polar Bears & Humans project. His latest book of the same name brings together unprecedented, detailed and new information about polar bear populations, trophy hunting and the alarming rise of international exports of polar bear skins to Asia. The Polar Bears & Humans initiative is about doing something about this problem.
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Norway is the world's second largest importer of polar bear skins. Despite protecting its own polar bears from hunting since 1973, Norway imported the furs of 1,104 polar bears from Canada between 1990 and 2015. That's an average of 40 dead bears a year. Right now, the government is considering whether to ban these imports. |
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To get things going, we are bringing you a series of rhino related delights. They include information, images and things to do at home, just for fun.
To get things going, we are bringing you a series of rhino related delights. They include information, images and things to do at home, just for fun.
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Celebrate International Polar Bear Day with these stunning images and get a little closer to the great white bear of the arctic.
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Under Canadian law, Inuit knowledge or Qaujimajatuqangit is considered equally important as science in setting native hunting quotas for polar bears and managing their populations.
The Inuit government of Nunavut, which retains the ultimate authority over polar bear management in the area
The Inuit government of Nunavut, which retains the ultimate authority over polar bear management in the area
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International trade in polar bear skins and trophies undermines the species' survival. Please help us end it.
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Hunting polar bears as trophies or for their skins is an act of violence towards individuals, the species and biodiversity. Please help us stop it.
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Polar bears and climate change: Hunting polar bears for their skins and as trophies undermines the species' survival in a warming Arctic
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Polar bear fact file
Learn about the way polar bears live, what they eat, how they raise their young, and more! 
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Report: Polar bears are far less protected than you might think. People still kill them as trophies or for their skins, most of which end up in China.
Help us throw a lifeline to polar bears by putting an end to the growing international trade in polar bear skins
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The videos below contain graphic images of polar bear hunts
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In some areas in the Canadian Arctic more than 90% of polar bears targeted are large males. The number of polar bears killed during the 2011 and 2012 Canadian hunting seasons exceeded government hunting quotas by 11 percent, adding a growing number of illegal kills to the already high legal death toll.
The average price of polar bear skins at fur auctions in Canada has more than quadrupled between 2006 and 2014 (from CAD 1,311 to CAD 6,063).
In contrast to trade levels observed amongst the other four main polar bear skin importing countries, exports to China rose dramatically after 2006 (red line). Source: Liodden 2019, Polar Bears and Humans
