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Some polar bears in Greenland survive on surprisingly little sea ice


Some polar bears in Greenland survive on surprisingly little sea ice

Some isolated polar bears are surviving as homebodies. Unlike most polar bears, these bears don't follow the sea ice during its annual recession or move onto ...

Some Greenland polar bears are surviving with very little sea ice

Most polar bears (Ursus maritimus) follow the sea ice as it grows and recedes throughout the year. But in this part of Greenland, the sea ...

Adaptations of Genetically Isolated Polar Bears in Southeast ...

Ogasa, N., 2022: Some Polar Bears in Greenland Survive on Surprisingly Little Sea Ice, Science News, https://www.sciencenews.org/article/polar- ...

These Polar Bears in Greenland Can Survive With Less Sea Ice

Scientists have identified a distinct subpopulation of polar bears in southeastern Greenland that, in an area with little sea ice, survive by hunting from ice ...

Newly documented polar bear population lives in a surprising place

The bears have evolved to live without sea ice, which is crucial for ... ice and some limited access to sea ice, which helps them catch seals.

Secret population of polar bears found living in seemingly ...

The new discovery suggests that some polar bears, at least, may be able to adapt to sea ice disappearing as climate change worsens, the study ...

How Scientists Discovered a New Polar Bear Population

Most notably, this group of polar bears spent the bulk of its time living without sea ice, as a strong southward-flowing current carries ice ...

Polar Bears in Greenland Adapting to Life Without Sea Ice

The bears described in the paper—a few hundred animals living in fjords and isolated from other polar bear populations by mountains and ocean ...

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

The bears living in southeast Greenland go even longer without sea ice—around 250 days. But they've been able to continue hunting during that ...

Polar Bears in Greenland Adapting to Life Without Sea Ice - WSJ

The small group shows resilience as the climate warms, but some scientists warn that polar bears elsewhere might still struggle to survive.

Scientists Find Polar Bear Subpopulation Surviving With Less Sea Ice

There should be no polar bears in southeastern Greenland, but apparently, this previously unknown subpopulation of polar bears didn't get the ...

With sea ice melting, glacial ice could be a lifeline for polar bears

Scientists recently discovered a new subpopulation of polar bears living in southeast Greenland that is genetically and behaviorally distinct.

Polar Bears in Greenland Are Surprising Researchers - WSJ

When sea ice cover retreats and polar bears are forced to forage for food on land, they have trouble surviving on the small birds or plants ...

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.

Polar bears in Greenland have learned to hunt on glacier ice - NPR

Polar bears normally need sea ice to hunt seals, but an isolated group of polar bears living on the rugged, mountainous coast of southeast ...

Why this newly identified polar bear subpopulation is so special

Tracking data from satellite radio collars on 27 bears also confirmed that this population survives without sea ice for three months longer than ...

Greenland's polar bears are learning to get around in a less icy world

A newly discovered population of polar bears uses freshwater ice flowing from glaciers for hunting grounds in the warming Arctic.

Glacial ice supports a distinct and undocumented polar bear ...

We use these data to explore the prospects for polar bear survival in a warmer, ice-free Arctic. The East Greenland subpopulation, one of 19 ...

Wild Life | Icy Seas

Ogasa, N., 2022: Some Polar Bears in Greenland Survive on Surprisingly Little Sea Ice, Science News, https://www.sciencenews.org/article/polar- ...

Newly documented polar bear population... (CNN News) - NCBI

A genetically distinct and isolated population of polar bears have been newly documented living in Southeast Greenland. The bears have evolved to live without ...