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...
View ArticleW. 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...
View ArticlePolar 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...
View ArticleWestern 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...
View ArticleChurchill 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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