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Isolated polar bear population endures, even when sea ice is gone

Researchers discovered an isolated, genetically distinct polar bear population that survives in a landscape without sea ice for most of the year.

Polar bear population discovered that can survive with little sea ice

An isolated population of polar bears has been discovered in southeast Greenland 1 , which is free of sea ice for most of the year.

How Scientists Discovered a New Polar Bear Population

When Dr. · A map of the two polar bear populations of Greenland, showing the newly discovered 20th · “The offshore area is very poor polar bear ...

Newly documented population of polar bears in Southeast ...

The polar bears survive with limited access to sea ice by hunting from freshwater ice that pours into the ocean from Greenland's glaciers.

Isolated Greenland polar bear population adapts to climate change

An isolated population of polar bears in Greenland has made a clever adaptation to the decline in the sea ice they depend upon as a platform ...

Subpopulation of Greenland Polar Bears Found by NASA-Funded ...

But in Southeast Greenland, researchers found that bears survive for most of the year in fjords by relying on ice melanges, a mix of sea ice and ...

Why this newly identified polar bear subpopulation is so special

These genetically and geographically isolated bears survive longer without sea ice than scientists thought possible ... “Isolated populations ...

Secret Polar Bear Population Is Found Living in a Seemingly ...

“We present the first evidence for a genetically distinct and functionally isolated group of polar bears in southeast Greenland, which meet [the] ...

Polar bear population hunts without sea ice - BBC Wildlife Magazine

An isolated, genetically distinct population of polar bears has been discovered in southeast Greenland where it is thriving despite a lack of summer sea ice.

Unexpected polar bear population may offer some hope for the ...

Several things set this group of bears apart. For much of the year, they survive by hunting from ice that falls into the ocean after breaking ...

Newly documented polar bear population lives in a surprising place

A genetically distinct and isolated population of polar bears have been newly documented living in Southeast Greenland.

Scientists Discover a Polar Bear Subpopulation

The way the southeastern polar bears have adapted could be an indication of how other polar bear populations may adapt to survive as global ...

Here's how one group of polar bears is adapting to climate change

An isolated population of polar bears in Greenland has made a clever adaptation to the decline in the sea ice they depend upon as a platform ...

Polar bears and climate change: What does the science say?

The differing behaviour of sea ice across the Arctic means that not all polar bear populations will respond in the same way to thinning ice. In ...

Greenland polar bears have learned to hunt without sea ice

While the sea ice may allow these polar bears to persist longer than other populations, the group's isolation and small size could drive them ...

Unique polar bear group adapts to climate change by hunting seals ...

It sheds light on this isolated population of a few hundred polar bears that are genetically distinct and uniquely adapted to this environment.

Isolated Polar Bear Population Can Survive Without Sea Ice

An isolated population of polar bears has been discovered in southeast Greenland1, which is free of sea ice for most of the year.

A Clever Population of Polar Bears Survives on Glacial Ice in ...

The bears live in southeast Greenland and are a genetically distinct subpopulation, which suggests they've been isolated from other polar bears ...

These Polar Bears in Greenland Can Survive With Less Sea Ice

But the researchers and other polar experts cautioned that grave risks to the overall polar bear population in the Arctic remain and will only ...

Fighting to survive as Arctic sea ice disappears, new group of polar ...

A study found that on the Norwegian archipelago of Svalbard, polar bear populations have seen a 10% loss in their genetic diversity from 1995 to ...