When scientists discovered polar bear populations were dropping rapidly, they created a framework to understand what is standing in the way of the species’ survival.
Polar bears in Western Hudson Bay, Canada are shrinking in both size and numbers, and scientists have confirmed why - melting sea ice is cutting their hunting season short, leaving them hungry and ...
U of T Scarborough researchers have directly linked population decline in polar bears living in Western Hudson Bay to shrinking sea ice caused by climate change.