Today is World Ranger Day! Every year on this day, we present our World Ranger Day Award to an individual or team working to help polar bears and people coexist. This year, we are pleased to honor the dedicated men and women of the Watchman Crew in Ny-Alesund, a remote community in Spitsbergen, Svalbard, known for its Arctic research station. In the second photo is seven of the eight members of the current King’s Bay Watchman Crew, recipients of this year's World Ranger Day Award. Top row, left to right: Sigmund Lønnve, Espen Blix, Ida Kristoffersen, and Jakob Weiset. Bottom row, left to right: Marine Ilg, Morten Østlund, Erlend Havenstrøm. Not pictured, Tormod Eknes. 📷: 1) © Inger Lise Less 2-4) Joanna Sulich / Polar Bears International #WorldRangerDay #Svalbard #ProtectPolarBearsandPeople #polarbear #polarbears