Researchers out to hire £400,000 polar bear counter

Arctic researchers have faced a backlash from environmental campaigners after advertising work as a polar bear spotter in Siberia.

The Arctic Research and Design Centre for Offshore Developments is looking for a researcher to count polar bears in up to 25 groups living in the Kara Sea.

Applicants will be required to count bears, place collars on females and take blood samples in temperatures as low as -46°C.