Bears

Polar bear population discovered that can survive with little sea ice —

Nature reports The group has adapted to hunting on glacial ice, which suggests some members of the species might survive as the Arctic heats up. An isolated population of polar bears has been discovered in southeast Greenland1, which is free of sea ice for most of the year. Polar bears (Ursus maritimus) typically need sea ice […]

Polar bear population discovered that can survive with little sea ice —
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Grizzly spotted on Western Hudson Bay shore but there are no polar bears on land for it to mate with — polarbearscience

On 28 May last week a big grizzly (probably a male) was spotted on the shore of Wapusk National Park just south of Churchill, Manitoba but unless he heads out onto the sea ice, he has no chance of finding a polar bear female to mate with. Even if he does, he is unlikely to […]

Grizzly spotted on Western Hudson Bay shore but there are no polar bears on land for it to mate with — polarbearscience
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Forest Service’s Huge Clearcutting Plan Next to Yellowstone National Park Threatens Grizzlies, Lynx — Natural History Wanderings

Center for Biological Diversity News Release WEST YELLOWSTONE, Mont.— Four conservation groups today challenged a U.S. Forest Service plan to clearcut more than 4,600 acres of pine forests, log across an additional 9,000 acres, and bulldoze up to 56 miles of road on lands just outside Yellowstone National Park within the Custer Gallatin National Forest. […]

Forest Service’s Huge Clearcutting Plan Next to Yellowstone National Park Threatens Grizzlies, Lynx — Natural History Wanderings
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Mysterious Disease Killing Young Bears in the Sierra Nevada  — Natural History Wanderings

NBC Bay Area reports The bears with dangerously inflamed brains have been found on the Nevada side of Lake Tahoe and as far away as Humboldt County. A mysterious disease has stricken several young black bears captured in the Sierra Nevada, and one telltale sign is their fearlessness at being around humans. Read more at  Mysterious […]

Mysterious Disease Killing Young Bears in the Sierra Nevada  — Natural History Wanderings
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