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Polar bear habitat update: ice forming along Hudson Bay, Wrangel & Franz...
Western Hudson Bay polar bears near Churchill will be able to leave shore within days, at most one week later than in the 1980s, although you wouldn’t know that from the climate change activists at...
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Inuit in Arctic Canada now observing higher numbers of polar bears, says...
A 2021 publication by the government of Canada released last month called Species at Risk in Nunavut says the region is “now observing higher numbers of polar bears“, and that management goals are...
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Low mid-winter polar bear habitat in Barents Sea spawns warnings of more...
There’s abundant sea ice in the Bering, Greenland and Labrador Seas, although less than usual in the Barents Sea because strong winds drove the ice north. Any time there is a bit less sea ice than...
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‘Less ice means more conflicts with polar bears’ narrative not supported by...
In another failed prediction, a new study on the number of polar bears killed in self-defense in Svalbard, Norway did not find the expected correlation with lack of sea ice or more tourists (Vongraven...
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Netflix polar bear star dies in Svalbard days after being tranquilized; her...
Early in the morning on Good Friday (7 April), a mature polar bear sow with a cub at heal was chased with snowmobiles away from a recreation area used by locals on the west coast but drowned after she...
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Conservation officers misleading the public about polar bear problems in...
Canadian government-funded media outlet CBC ran a story this morning about problem polar bears in the town of Churchill, Manitoba, the self-described “Polar Bear Capital of the World” that contains...
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Churchill so far has few problems with polar bears despite predictions of a...
Despite misleading warnings in mid-August that a record number of incidents had already taken place, and that Churchill was on track for a record-number of bear problems this fall, the number of...
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Polar bear sea ice habitat update at 15 November & problem bears in Western...
Abundant polar bear habitat this fall across the Arctic so far, with only Hudson Bay sea ice formation a bit behind schedule. However, Churchill has not seen the anticipated spike in problem bear...
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Churchill end-of-season problem polar bear reports finally published
Today the Town of Churchill finally published the final problem bear reports of the season, which presents an opportunity to do a quick comparison to recent years. This season lasted 24 weeks, the...
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Polar bears and sea ice fail to implode in 2023 as predicted, with special...
As this year draws to a close, it is worth noting that over the last 12 months — and contrary to predictions and headlines, including claims about “the warmest year ever” — polar bears have not been...
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A good year for Svalbard polar bears due to abundant sea ice coverage
A sow and a pair of half-grown cubs recently paid a visit to the Polish Research Station in southwestern Svalbard without causing any more trouble than racing heart-rates, according to a report in The...
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W. Hudson Bay sea ice not going away anytime soon as polar bears sit tight...
A broad band of sea ice is jammed up against the western shore of Hudson Bay, hanging on despite warm mid-July temperatures. Its unusual thickness suggests it won’t be gone anytime soon, which means...
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Polar bear “boom” reported in East & Southwest Greenland comes with the usual...
Reports over the last week of an unexpected abundance of polar bears onshore in East and Southwest Greenland have locals and tourists concerned. The former Prime Minister of Greenland claims the...
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Western Hudson Bay sea ice breakup for polar bears like the 1980s for 3 of...
The 1980s and early 1990s are said to have been the “good old days” for sea ice conditions and polar bears in Western Hudson Bay, with all tagged bears usually ashore by mid-to-late August. Then an...
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Churchill seemingly unworried about polar bears, fails to post problem bear...
We know transparency’s gone out the window for many public officials, but still: Since early August, I’ve been checking daily for Problem Polar Bear Reports issued by the Churchill Polar Bear Alert...
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Conservation officers misleading the public about polar bear problems in...
Canadian government-funded media outlet CBC ran a story this morning about problem polar bears in the town of Churchill, Manitoba, the self-described “Polar Bear Capital of the World” that contains...
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Churchill so far has few problems with polar bears despite predictions of a...
Despite misleading warnings in mid-August that a record number of incidents had already taken place, and that Churchill was on track for a record-number of bear problems this fall, the number of...
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Polar bear sea ice habitat update at 15 November & problem bears in Western...
Abundant polar bear habitat this fall across the Arctic so far, with only Hudson Bay sea ice formation a bit behind schedule. However, Churchill has not seen the anticipated spike in problem bear...
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Churchill end-of-season problem polar bear reports finally published
Today the Town of Churchill finally published the final problem bear reports of the season, which presents an opportunity to do a quick comparison to recent years. This season lasted 24 weeks, the...
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Polar bears and sea ice fail to implode in 2023 as predicted, with special...
As this year draws to a close, it is worth noting that over the last 12 months — and contrary to predictions and headlines, including claims about “the warmest year ever” — polar bears have not been...
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