Sweden / Finland
White Christmas in Ranua
23.12.2025 – Source: Ranua Wildlife Park Inuvik and Kara met for the first time 🐻❄ 🐻❄ After arriving to Ranua, both polar bears were first given time on their own sides of the enclosure to […]
Articles by Mervi Niemenmaa
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Happy birthday, dear Vesa!
22.12.2025 by Mimmi (with a little help from Mervi) Hello Husse! It’s my great pleasure to wish you a very happy birthday. I made a ginger bread cottage for you instead of a cake. OK, […]
Pat Waldron's reports
Sisu’s thoughts before Christmas
20.12.2025 by Sisu Terve! Hello! It’s your pal Sisu writing again. Well, my friend Mervi has helped me as usual. She’s a good secretary! This year is coming to an end and a new year […]
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Winter Wonderland with our polar bear friends
19.12.2025 – by Felix Bernard och Richard B. Smith, Collages by Mervi Today I suggest we sing ‘Winter Wonderland’ together. I hope the collages of polar bears and snow will put you in a really […]
Gisela's column
Sizzel, Noria and Lili in Dezember
18.12.2025 von Gisela Hentschel Am 7. Dezember habe ich einen sehr schönen Vormittag mit der Kindergruppe “Zooentdecker” des Rostocker Zoovereins verbracht. Zuerst haben die Kinder ein für sie geeignetes Gehege gereinigt und Futter für die […]
Christmas, Easter and Special Days
Sisu’s White Christmas in Ranua
17.12.2025 by Sisu, Photos by Marko Junttila, Collages by Mervi Sisu wrote this story in December 2019 but I think it deserves to be published once again. This was his last Christmas in Finland. Welcome […]
Jens column
Nuna, Nanook und Giovanna in Dezember
16.12.2025 by Jens 🐻❄️ Eisbär Nuna, Nanook & Giovanna 🐻❄️ Zoo Hellabrunn 🐻❄️05.12.´25 Für eine neue Eisbärenforschungsreise im Jahr 2026 ist es notwendig, meinen Führerschein übersetzen zu lassen … Dafür musste ich nach München und […]
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White moments in Novosibirsk
15.12.2025 – Photos by Arkadi Laptenko The polar bears in the Novosibirsk Zoo have been able to enjoy snow for some weeks now. This time you meet Belka, Strelka and papa Kai. Gerda was Indoors […]
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Anne’s collages – Teil 2
14.12.2025 – Collages by Annemarie Kauth The last three collages by Anne show the fantastic bond between a keeper and his beloved polar bear. But first other kind of collages. Candle light ‘Abendstimmung’ in the […]
Michelle Rippey
Snow fun before the hibernation
12.12.2025 by Michelle Rippey It was another snowy day in the Milwaukee County Zoo. I stopped for a few fresh ❄️ photos & happened to catch the grizzly family out while their dens were being […]