The remote locations of polar bear dens makes footage of the bears emerging from hibernation rare – but a research project spanning nearly ten years is offering an in-depth look at how and when the vulnerable species leave the dens. Researchers in Norway have recently shared timelapse footage of the bears emerging from their dens, along with insight on how remote cameras can help build existing information on the species.
Researchers from Polar Bears International, the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance, the Norwegian Polar Bear Institute, and the University of Toronto Scarborough recently shared footage and research from nearly a decade of remote camera research, published in the Journal of Wildlife Management earlier this week. The researchers are calling the footage the first in-depth look at how the bears emerge from hibernation.
