Dmitry Kokh encountered the bears in September 2021 while on an expedition to Wrangel Island. His photos, which gained widespread fame in early 2022, show roughly 20 bears (mostly males) lounging on porches, peering through windows, and wandering through the dilapidated buildings.
In 2022, photographer Dmitry Kokh captured viral images of polar bears "occupying" an abandoned weather station on in the Chukchi Sea, located off the far east coast of Russia. This "ghost town" became a symbol of wildlife adapting to human-abandoned spaces in the Arctic. The Story of Kolyuchin Island 2022---The-ghost-town-of-polar-bears
While Kolyuchin Island is a deserted "ghost town," other Arctic communities face active challenges with polar bear incursions: Polar bears move into abandoned Arctic weather station Dmitry Kokh encountered the bears in September 2021
The imagery from the series, published across major outlets like The Guardian and BBC News , depicts a surreal, post-apocalyptic scene where nature has reclaimed human structures. Broader Context: Polar Bears and Arctic Towns This "ghost town" became a symbol of wildlife
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