Russian underwater and wildlife photographerDmitry Kokhtook a trip of a lifetime to an abandoned meteorological station on Kolyuchin Island.
This small island, located in the Chukchi Sea, is in a remote area of the Russian arctic.
While humans have long since left the area, Kokh discovered that there are other creatures making themselves comfortable.
Kokh’s photos are a welcome sight, as we’re often shown images ofpolar bears who are struggling.
This thrilling opportunity to see the polar bears is something that Kokh will not soon forget.
Their original destination to photograph polar bearsWrangle Islandturned out to be a bust.
Though the island is famous for its bears, they simply weren’t there when the adventurers landed.
Instead, they were treated to something that was perhaps betterand certainly more unexpected.
Nature always sends you something when you least expect it, Kokh tells My Modern Met.
And when we got closethose were bears!
Never before they were seen in those buildings, so that was a once in a lifetime situation.
See more photos from Dmitry Kokh’s once-in-a-lifetime encounter with polar bears.
The bears seem to be thriving in an abandoned meteorological station in the Russian arctic.
Kokh’s group happened to pass by the locationKolyuchin Islandwhen they noticed the population of polar bears.
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