Meteorologists on Russia's remote Izvesti Tsik Islands have been trapped in their base for almost two weeks after being besieged by polar bears, the TASS news agency reported Tuesday.A dozen polar bears began to stake out the weather station on Aug. 31 after eating one of the scientists' dogs, station chief Vadim Plotnikov told TASS. The five staff members are unable to leave the building, he said.
The Moscow Times: Polar bears trap Russian scientists in Arctic weather station siege
A polar bear
