Lowell H. Suring with his ideas of human impact related that other environmental factors influenced the “availability of important foods” for bears. Each of these articles relates to how Bears change what Alaska means to us as an unchangeable wilderness to a wilderness that is changing due to...
One big question I asked before writing my book onpolar bear evolutionwas this: did interbreeding with grizzlies, akabrown bears, profoundly impact polar bear history, as geneticists insist? Or is something else going on? Polar bear hybrid, 3/4 grizzly (offspring of a hybrid female backcrossed...
While brown bears maul and leave the human being afterwards, polar bears attack in a predatory manner, often resulting in a killing. Polar bear walking across the arctic ice floe ? Adult male polar bears walk with an average speed of about 6 km/h (3 mph) while that of a female with ...
Coca-Cola's polar bears brought a human characteristics to animal facing extinction –– gaining both love and criticism for the ads.
There are clear linkages between population biology and current anthropogenic threats, and we suggest that future research and management should focus on and take into consideration the combined effects of several stressors on polar bears. Keywords: Top predator; environmental threats; climate warming; ...
After filming their award-winning documentary PENGUINS (2019) in Antarctica, co-directors Alastair Fothergill and Jeff Wilson re-teamed and headed to Norway, not far from the North Pole, to capture life and the fight for survival by polar bears in this feature for Disneynature.As we would ...
The melting of sea ice due to global warming has a significant impact on their survival. Polar bears rely on sea ice to hunt, travel, and mate. With the melting ice, their hunting grounds are shrinking, making it more difficult for them to find enough food. Conservation efforts are ...
POLAR BEARS “PUBLIC safety concerns, combined with the effects of polar bears on other species, suggest that in many Nunavut communities, thepolar bear may have exceeded the co-existence threshold.” –Nunavut’s polar bear population is unsafe, ...
Polar Bear Week started as a way to get people from all over the world to make extra efforts in reducing their impact on the environment during this week. The week-long observation aims to create awareness about climate change, especially concerning polar bears. Many people are already reducing...
How Big Is a Polar Bear Compared to a Human:… Polar bears, the largest polar bear species and the largest… How Long Can a Polar Bear Hold Its Breath: Arctic… Polar bears are remarkable Arctic predators, uniquely adapted to life… ...