Roy Mangersnes / Polar bears (Ursus maritimus) courting on ocean ice north of Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway, July.

Roy Mangersnes / Arctic fox (Alopex lagopus) curled up in winter coat, Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway, April.

Roy Mangersnes / Arctic fox (Alopex lagopus) resting in the snow with winter coat, Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway, April.

Roy Mangersnes / Backlit polar bears (Ursus maritimus) courting on ocean ice north of Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway, July.

Roy Mangersnes / Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) juvenile resting on ice floe, Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway, July.

Roy Mangersnes / Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) juvenile resting on ice floe, Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway, July. COP26 Countdown Photo Competition 2021 Finalist.

Roy Mangersnes / Arctic fox (Vulpes lagopus) yawning, near den on Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway, July.

Roy Mangersnes / Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) juvenile walking on ice, Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway, July.

Roy Mangersnes / Arctic fox (Alopex lagopus) in snow with winter coat, Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway, April.

Roy Mangersnes / Polar bears (Ursus maritimus) courting in ocean north of Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway, July.

Roy Mangersnes / Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) swimming towards open water and an uncertain future on Svalbard, Norway, July.

Roy Mangersnes / Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) male walking across ocean ice north of Svalbard, Norway, July.

Roy Mangersnes / Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) walking on wet rocks, Kvitoya (White Island), Svalbard, Norway, September.

Roy Mangersnes / Arctic fox (Alopex lagopus) resting near cliff, Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway, June.

Roy Mangersnes / Walrus (Odobenus rosmarus) group resting on spring snow, Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway, June.

Roy Mangersnes / Bearded seal (Erignathus barbatus) hauled out on ice floe, Kongsfjorden, Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway, June.

Roy Mangersnes / Bearded seal (Erignathus barbatus) resting on fjord ice, Liefdefjorden, Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway, July.

Roy Mangersnes / Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) on ice floe at sunset, north of Spitsbergen, Svalbard, September.

Roy Mangersnes / Harbour seal (Phoca vitulina) swimming at surface, west coast of Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway, June.

Roy Mangersnes / Harbour seal (Phoca vitulina) resting on submerged rock, west coast of Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway, June.

Roy Mangersnes / Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) in front of Von Post Glacier, Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway, March.

Roy Mangersnes / Two male Polar bears (Ursus maritimus) feeding on kill together, on an ice floe, North of Svalbard, Norway, July. Vulnerable Species.

Roy Mangersnes / Arctic fox (Vulpes lagopus) searching for food near water, Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway, July.