On Spitsbergen, we are studying barnacle geese and their ecology. The study in Kongsfjorden started in 1990 and is continuing till today. Maarten Loonen is keeping a personal log of this study.

	15-21 June 2005 Reading rings, checking nests, measuring plants, polar bear protection read more...
	11 June 2005 Start of season Netherlands Arctic Field Station read more...
	10 June 2005 Travel to Ny-Ålesund, including webcam read more...
	5-8 August 2004 Counting geese, reading rings, catching geese and measuring vegetation change. Finally a visit to a kittiwake colony. read more...
	2 July 2004 Polar foxes in town. read more...
	1 July 2004 A day on which we went counting nests of eider ducks and geese on the islands in the fjord. read more...
	30 June 2004 The Netherlands Arctic Station in Ny-Ålesund, Spitsbergen. International Arctic Research. read more...