Great news for wildlife was announced a couple of weeks ago when World Wildlife Fund reported a massive new park was recently established in Russia.

Here's an excerpt from the WWF press release: 

"Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin announced today that Russia will create a new 1.5 million hectare park in the Arctic, a central area for the Barents and Kara Sea polar bear populations.

The ‘Russian Arctic' park is located on the northern part of Novaya Zemlya, a long island that arcs out into the Arctic Ocean between the Barents and Kara Seas. It also includes some adjacent marine areas.

WWF has long been lobbying for the park, which is also a key area for walrus, wild reindeer and bird population. The park creation excludes all industrial activities."

You can read the whole release at: http://www.worldwildlife.org/who/media/press/2009/WWFPresitem12722.html