As the year-round presence of sea ice wanes in the Arctic, Polar Bears face significant challenges. These large predators depend on the presence of sea ice for habitat and hunting grounds. Primarily hunters of seals, Polar Bears face significant threats due to Climate change. Indeed, predictions showing that yearlong polar ice cover may disappear by […]
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Recent Research Shows That Bears Could be the Smartest Animals
Bears are known for their strength, solitude, and adaptability, but recent research has uncovered a surprising dimension to their capabilities: tool use, according to reporting done by Newsweek. One of the most remarkable findings in this regard is a polar bear using a block of ice to hunt seals—an action that typically remains the domain […]
Scientists Find Direct Link Between Polar Bear Cub Survival Rates and Human-Caused Carbon Emissions
A new study has found a direct link between human-caused greenhouse gas emissions and the survival of polar bear cubs. The findings could help address a former legal opinion that impacts polar bear protections. A 2008 legal opinion from the Solicitor of the Department of Interior noted that emissions did not need to be considered […]
Rampaging polar bear kills woman and boy ‘after chasing residents’ in Wales
A rampaging polar bear has attacked and killed two people in the village of Wales, Alaska. The horrifying incident was initially reported to authorities at around 2.30pm (local time) on Tuesday (January 17), Alaska State Troopers said. Authorities confirmed that the beast killed a woman and a boy after entering the village and running after […]
Orphaned Polar Bear Cub Captured and Brought to Alaska Zoo in Rare Decision
A wild polar bear cub was captured and moved to Alaska Zoo in a rare decision that officials said was the best course of action. Wildlife officials saw the cub roaming around the Prudhoe Bay area of Alaska alone and witnessed how comfortable the bear was around humans. According to a press release from U.S. […]
Canada’s polar bear population plummets – government report
The polar bear population in Canada’s western Hudson Bay has dropped by 27% in just five years, a report has said. A government report estimates that 618 animals lived in the area last year, down from 842 in 2016. It says adult female bears and cubs are particularly affected and that climate change may be […]
Cloistered Arctic whales face a bigger climate threat than polar bears
The tracking of cold-water creatures offers insights into the worrisome effects of global warming. They swim in icy waters off the coast of Greenland, dive to depths of nearly two kilometers and are so secluded that, once upon a time, their long, straight tusks could be pawned off by Vikings on gullible Europeans as unicorn […]
Emperor penguins listed as endangered by US because of climate crisis
The emperor penguin, the tallest and bulkiest of all the world’s penguins, has been officially declared a threatened species by the US government due to the existential risk posed to the birds by the climate crisis. The penguins, which are endemic to Antarctica, face almost complete annihilation from the loss of sea ice over the […]