Vadim Makhorov / APA polar bear rests in front of an abandoned research station on Kolyuchin Island, in the country’s Far East, off Chukotka, Russia, on September 14, 2025.Vadim Makhorov / APPolar bears stand on the porch of an abandoned research station on Russia’s Kolyuchin Island, on September 14, 2025.Vadim Makhorov / APAn aerial view of the abandoned research station on Kolyuchin Island.Vadim Makhorov / APPolar bears gather inside part of the abandoned research station.Vadim Makhorov / APA polar bear peers out from one of the abandoned structures on Kolyuchin Island, on September 18, 2025.Vadim Makhorov / APAn aerial view of the abandoned research facility on Kolyuchin Island, seen on September 14, 2025.Vadim Makhorov / APA polar bear rests near the abandoned structures, on September 18, 2025.Vadim Makhorov / APA polar bear yawns on the porch of one of the abandoned buildings, on September 18, 2025.Vadim Makhorov / APPolar bears rest and walk around a decaying structure on Kolyuchin Island, on September 18, 2025.Vadim Makhorov / APTwo of the bears gather on a porch, seen on September 14, 2025.
