Russian scientists trapped in Arctic by polar bears face month-long wait for rescue

Russian media reports the five researchers based at a weather station have been encircled by 10 adult bears for the last two weeks Russian scientists reportedly besieged by polar bears on a tiny island in the Arctic ocean may face more than a month's wait for help to arrive. Five scientists based at a weather station on Troynoy island, in the Kara sea north of Siberia, have been encircled by 10 adult bears and some cubs for nearly two weeks, the Russian news agency TASS reported on Monday.