Home News Young white-tailed eagle in the grass. Photo © Bård-Jørgen Bårdsen From near extinction to a new normal: White-tailed eagle populations in Northern Europe face new constraints October 30, 2026 Strong population growth puts new demands on the management of a seabird predator SEAPOP has launched a new application presenting the habitat use of Norwegian seabirds during the breeding season. Illustration © SEAPOP New SEAPOP Data Product: Seabird Habitat Use During the Breeding Season October 9, 2026 The map application illustrates how seabirds use areas surrounding their breeding colonies during the chick-rearing period. Black-legged kittiwakes breeding along the Norwegian coast and around the Barents Sea declined considerably between 2024 and -25. One of the chicks in this nest has died. Photo © Signe Christensen-Dalsgaard Report from the seabird monitoring in Norway in 2025 September 16, 2026 The long-term decline of Norwegian seabird populations continues at a disturbing pace. Polar bear snatches commom eider eggs. Photo © Børge Moe & Sveinn Are Hanssen Record number of polar bear visits to eiders nesting on islets on Spitsbergen July 10, 2026 Causes repeated breeding failure which may threaten the population. More news Maps and dataInsight into distribution- and time series data SEATRACK Migration patterns outside the breeding season GPS trackingSeabird habitat use during the breeding season Register data Data reporting to the seabird mapping authority SEAPOP Short Report Key-site monitoring in Norway 2025. Latest publications Key-site monitoring in Norway 2025, including Svalbard and Jan Mayen Seabird survival as indicator of sustainable capelin fishery management From the brink of extinction to regulation: northern Europe’s white-tailed eagles now face density dependence and climate constraints after rapid population growth Environmentally induced stress affects fitness of bold and shy alike: A long-term study of personality and feather corticosterone in Arctic-breeding kittiwakes An individual-based model to quantify the non-breeding season impact of wind farms on seabirds More Publications
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