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.

	30 June 2004 The Netherlands Arctic Station in Ny-Ålesund, Spitsbergen. International Arctic Research. 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...
	2 July 2004 Polar foxes in town. 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...