Vladimir Melnik

Contest: Business and science
Note: El matador...
Locate: Franz Josef Land archipelago
City: Russian Arctic
Comment: One of the objectives of the expedition 'Open Ocean: Arctic Archipelagos' was to study the population of Atlantic walrus on the islands of Franz-Joseph Land archipelago (national park "Russian Arctic").
Taking biopsy samples from walruses task is a delicate and, at times, requiring the skills of a matador and a special forces scout rolled into one.