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Canada

As the Arctic warms, some polar bears are being injured by painful ice buildup on their paws: study

Some polar bears living in the far north are turning up with ice-related injuries that, in some cases, seriously affect their…

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Tech

Curious belugas frolic in a warming Hudson Bay that threatens polar bears

Playful large white beluga whales’ happy chirps leap out in an environment and economy threatened by warming water that’s melting…

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Canada

Melting sea ice, disappearing high-fat food sources mean trouble for Hudson Bay polar bears

Searching for polar bears where the Churchill River dumps into Canada’s massive Hudson Bay, biologist Geoff York scans a region…

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Canada

Polar bear death closes Wild Canada exhibit at Calgary Zoo

The Wild Canada exhibit at the Wilder Institute Calgary Zoo was closed on Friday after one of the zoo’s two polar bears…

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Tech

Grolar bear hybrids in N.W.T. all traced back to same ‘strange’ female polar bear

A family of polar and grizzly bear hybrids, or grolars, in Canada’s western Arctic — which all started with a…

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Tech

Report predicts Hudson Bay polar bears could disappear in a few decades

Two subpopulations of polar bear in Hudson Bay will disappear in the next few decades if the world isn’t able…

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Lifestyle

Video of polar bear and cubs in Ontario’s Far North

Clendon Patrick was driving down the world’s longest seasonal winter road located in Ontario’s Far North this week when he…

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Canada

As polar bears enter peak feeding season, experts offer tips on how to avoid meeting them in the wild

Sea ice forming later in the spring can force polar bears onto land for longer periods of time, leading to…

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Nova Scotia

Nova Scotia grape growers in long recovery from devastating damage of 2023 polar vortex

Grape growers in the province will recover, eventually, but are still hurting from the polar vortex a year ago, says…

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Tech

How do polar bears eat when there’s no sea ice? Not well, study finds

For polar bears, summertime is definitely not when the living is easy. They are apex predators, mighty hunters, and as…

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