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H an s S ch a an n in g an d b ird fa u n a re se a rc h in th e P a sv ik v alley The Hans Schaanning house on Varlam island. 1901. PhotobyE. Wessel («TheBertelsenalbum»),privately owned. dren. In the memory of his wife and the happy years spent together, he erect ed a stone opposite their old house on Varlam Island with engraving ‘ELSA’. A fter his wife’s death Hans permanently relocated to Noatun. In 1909 he married again - to Hedevig Lysholm Schjelderup (1888-1973). They lived in Noatun until 1911, and then moved to the south of Norway ( www.da.digi- talarkivet.no ). Many years after, his elder son Torolv and his wife Ivara took over the estate in Noatun. This legendary woman was awarded a medal for living in the border area and keeping the farm in the harsh conditions of the High North. When Torolv died, his brother Gunnar participated in the work and research, including archeological projects. Later, Torolv’s son - Hans Lyder Schaanning took over Noatun. He lived until very advanced age. Descendents of the first Norwegian settler and ornithologist in Pasvik visit Noatun, keep up the memory of their famous ancestor, and support con tinuation of the research started by Hans Schaanning long ago. It was in Noatun where Russian and Norwegian researchers met to discuss establish ment of the common reserve in June 1990. Rolf Schaanning-Kollstrom, Hans’ great-grandson, attended the meeting. In 1916 another book by Hans Schaanning was published in Kristiania - «Jasgerliv Nordpaa» (Life as hunter in the North). It was so popular th a t pro fessional researchers and amateur explorers began to arrive at the Pasvik 152