bears, as they can roam freely from land to ice. for us it means it will limit us in the places we can go, but it also means we have a greater opportunity of finding bears on ice, something very high on the guests wish list.
things like this always make a visit to the high arctic very exciting (or sad sometimes). you will never know what to expect.
what’s the cause of the improvement of the ice situation?
i’m not sure, probably a bit a colder period later in winter. but it will be quite thin ice that will melt quickly when it gets warmer. 