Explore Norway's incredible wildlife and its world-renowned national park system as we tour the country through its various ecoregions. Learn about polar bears in Svalbard, grey wolves on the mainland, and discover the most remote nature reserve in the world.

Chapters
0:00 The Arctic Circle
0:33 Svalbard & Russian Arctic desert
3:55 Montane Birch forest and grasslands
7:30 Scandinavian and Russian taiga
9:56 The Aquatic Biome
11:31 Kola Peninsula tundra
12:42 Scandinavian coastal conifer forests
14:28 Sarmatic mixed forests
15:38 Antarctic Territories

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Graphics/Data Attribution
Temperature & Precipitation Maps - Karger, Dirk N. et al. (2018) / CHELSA
Sea Ice Data: National Snow & Ice Data Center / NOAA
Ecoregions: Resolve
Topography: GEBCO

Editorial Attribution
Nudibranch 10 kr Postage Stamp - Mirt Alexander / shutterstock.com
Byneset, south of Trondheim - Barbala Obelix / shutterstock.com

Media & Attribution
Unless stated above, all still images are used under license from Shutterstock.com. Thank you to everyone who makes their work available for use. Covering all of the wonderful species in these videos would not be possible without your incredible work.

Sources & Further Reading
Listed below are the sources used to create the video.

National Parks in Norway
https://www.norgesnasjonalparker.no/en/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...
Mammal Species in Norway
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...
Bird Species & Important Bird Areas in Norway
http://datazone.birdlife.org/country/...
Reptile Species in Norway
https://reptile-database.reptarium.cz...
Amphibian & Fish Species in Norway
https://eol.org/
Marine Fauna of Norway
https://www.seawater.no/fauna/index.html

Visit Norway
https://www.visitnorway.com/
Animal Diversity
https://animaldiversity.org/
Encyclopedia Britannica
https://www.britannica.com/
IUCN
https://www.iucnredlist.org/
One Earth
https://www.oneearth.org/

Arctic Circle & Temperature
https://www.britannica.com/place/Arct...
https://poseidonexpeditions.com/about...
Svalbard
https://en.visitsvalbard.com/visitor-...
https://www.jstor.org/stable/3676018
https://www.npolar.no/en/species/sval...
https://www.npolar.no/en/species/barn...
https://www.weather-atlas.com/en/sval...
http://www.svalbardbirds.com/species....
https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factboo...
Dovrefjell–Sunndalsfjella National Park
https://www.lifeinnorway.net/musk-ox-...
https://dovrefjell-sunndalsfjella.no/...
Jotunheimen National Park
https://www.jotunheimen.info/en/about...
https://www.wildlifetrusts.org/wildli...
https://rovdyrsenter.no/facts-about-l...
Fjords
https://www.visitnorway.com/places-to...
https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1195
Scandinavian and Russian taiga
https://rovdyrsenter.no/prey-animal-f...
https://rovdyrsenter.no/prey-animal-f...
https://rovdyrsenter.no/prey-animal-f...
https://birdwatchinghq.com/frogs-of-n...
https://rsis.ramsar.org/ris/1198
Wolves in Norway
https://www.theguardian.com/environme...
https://www.wwf.no/dyr-og-natur/trued...
WARNING: This article includes images that some readers may find distressing
https://www.theguardian.com/world/202...
This short documentary provides an interesting insight into both sides of the controversy
https://www.hugovialet.com/#wolfzone

Full Source List (there were too many for the character limit so I've included a link to a Google Doc with the full source list for this video)
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1F...

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