A network of automated camera traps along the Arctic coast. We record polar bear and other wildlife migrations without disturbing the animals.
Get archive accessPolar Monitor is an independent initiative of researchers and volunteers. Motion-triggered camera traps operate autonomously for months, recording everything happening on polar bear, walrus and Arctic fox routes.
cameras in the network from the Kola Peninsula to Chukotka
of video archive collected over three observation seasons
continuous recording: blizzards, polar night, −40°C
IR flash and low profile — animals never notice the cameras. Memory cards and batteries swapped twice a season.
Video is recorded in short motion-triggered clips. Night scenes captured in infrared.
Every frame is manually labelled: species, individuals, behaviour. Data feeds into open Arctic fauna databases.