Researchers use remote camera footage and satellite collars to gain new insights into polar bear denning behavior and cub survival. The denning period is the most critical time in a polar bear’s life.
"Polar bear mothers are having increasing difficulties reproducing due to climate-driven changes, and are likely to face further challenges with the expansion of the human footprint in the Arctic," ...
Remote cameras in Norway have given us the first detailed look at polar bear cubs emerging from their dens, in videos more ...
Scientists captured polar bear cubs emerging from their dens in a world-first in Svalbard, Norway. Experts say the footage, ...
Despite this clear motivation to get back to hunting seals on the sea ice, polar bear families will often hang out at the den for days or weeks after emerging. On average, the families we monitored in ...
International Polar Bear Day highlights conservation efforts to protect polar bears and their fragile Arctic habitat.
In the frigid Arctic, polar bear mothers and their cubs emerge each spring from snow dens that have sheltered them through ...
The extremely rare footage was captured by remote cameras deployed in the Arctic mountains for nearly a decade.
“Polar bear mothers are having increasing difficulties reproducing due to climate-driven changes, and are likely to face further challenges with the expansion of the human footprint in the ...
The time lapse footage is the result of almost a decade of work monitoring the vulnerable predators' maternal behavior.
Credit: Simon Gee/Kt Miller/Steven C Amstrup/Polar Bears International/Cover Images Researchers have revealed astonishing new insights into the lives of polar bear cubs by studying them as they emerge ...