So another Wednesday has arrived and and it’s finally time for a status update. It’s getting warmer in Stockholm so it seems as the long winter is soon to be over. We’ve had snow since November here so we think we deserve some warmth.

We’re planning to kick off a new event tomorrow and we hope that you’ll all enjoy it. It’ll be a full week of competitions and happenings, so make sure you check in every day, so you don’t miss out on all the fun.

We got a lot of great name suggestions from you, our beloved community. We’ve spent a lot of time going through your suggestions. A great deal of them were good, others kind of odd and some made us laugh. We finally, after tough discussions, decided on the name Hemmeldal. We’d like to give a warm thank you to BioTek who suggested Hemmeldalen. We think that the name Hemmeldal reflects the spirit of the reserve and has the right Scandinavian tone to it.

We’ve gotten a lot of questions about the new Species both in the forum and on Facebook. Initially we wanted to keep it a secret until we release Hemmeldal, but since some of you are way to anxious, here it come: * drum-roll* Say hello to our new “little” friend, the Brown Bear!

Besides the brown color preference the main difference between this new addition and it’s Redfeather Falls cousin, the Black Bear, is that it is a lot bigger. This size difference does not only make this beast a lot harder to put down but it also makes them more confident which translates into a somewhat less spooky species that is more likely to resort to violence when cornered*.

This coupled with the already notorious viciousness of the female Moose makes the First Aid Kit a highly recommended accessory when exploring this hostile reserve…

*Most Brown Bears are usually not very active predators, in fact only about 10% of the European Brown Bears diet consists of meat. This however does not mean that they won’t tear you apart if you surprise or corner them.

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