Coverage dated December 22, 2022

Canadian polar bears dying at fast rate

Headline from Concord Monitor

Polar bears in Canada’s Western Hudson Bay — on the southern edge of the Arctic — are continuing to die in high numbers, a new government survey of the land carnivore has found. Females and bear cubs are having an especially hard time. Researchers...

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  1. Daily Hampshire Gazette

    Canadian polar bears near ‘bear capital’ dying at fast rate (opens Daily Hampshire Gazette)

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    Polar bears in Canada’s Western Hudson Bay — on the southern edge of the Arctic — are continuing to die in high numbers, a new government survey of the land carnivore has found. Females and bear cubs are having an especially hard time.Researchers...

  2. Concord Monitor

    Canadian polar bears dying at fast rate (opens Concord Monitor)

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    Polar bears in Canada’s Western Hudson Bay — on the southern edge of the Arctic — are continuing to die in high numbers, a new government survey of the land carnivore has found. Females and bear cubs are having an especially hard time. Researchers...

  3. NBC Chicago

    Polar Bears Near 'Bear Capital' in Canada Are Dying at a Fast Rate (opens NBC Chicago)

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    Since the 1980s, the number of bears in the region has fallen by nearly 50%, the authors found. The ice essential to their survival is disappearing.

  4. NPR

    Polar bears in a key region of Canada are in sharp decline, a new survey shows (opens NPR)

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    Polar bears in Western Hudson Bay — on the southern edge of the Arctic — are continuing to die in high numbers, a government survey has found. Females and bear cubs are having an especially hard time.

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