Warming temperatures may be changing the ways ice forms, making it more likely to stick to and injure polar bears in two far north populations.
Just outside the WWF International Arctic Programme's Arctic Tent at COP 15, visitors were able to see a life-size sculpture of a male hunting polar bear. The statue stood at 1.8 metres high – as high ...
Population assessments have revealed that polar bears in Greenland are suffering from crippling wounds on their paws due to ...
Some polar bears living in the far north are turning up with ice-related injuries that, in some cases, seriously affect their mobility and may be connected to the warming Arctic. Researchers ...
Polar bears in some parts of the high Arctic are developing ice buildup and related injuries to their feet, apparently due to changing sea ice conditions in a warming Arctic. While surveying the ...
Polar bears survive by hunting on sea ice, which makes them especially vulnerable to climate change. New research shows that ...
The study indicates the injuries appear to be an 'unexpected consequence of climate change' as conditions continue to change ...