Polar bears live on ice—but new conditions are injuring them
Warming temperatures may be changing the ways ice forms, making it more likely to stick to and injure polar bears in two far ...
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The Ice Bear Project
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 ...
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Ice blocks for park's polar bears in hot weather
A wildlife park has resorted to giving its polar bears huge blocks of ice to help keep them cool as temperatures rise. Peak Wildlife Park near Leek, Staffordshire, faces forecast temperatures of ...
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As the Arctic warms, polar bears are being injured by painful ice buildup on their paws, study says
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 ...