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Collision course: polar bears forced into people’s path by climate crisis

Recent encounters – one fatal – in Canada highlight how sea ice changes have disrupted Arctic predator’s search for food

The Guardian - US · Aug 20, 2024

'This is unlikely to be an isolated event': 1st polar bear death from bird flu spells trouble for species

Bird flu could be another blow for polar bear populations that are already at risk from climate change.

LiveScience · Jan 8, 2024

Why it may be time to stop using the polar bear as a symbol of the climate crisis

The warming planet is causing steep declines among some of the world’s 26,000 wild polar bears, but it is not universal and the picture is complicated, say experts

The Guardian - UK · Aug 30, 2023

Canadian polar bears near 'bear capital' dying at fast rate

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

The Independent UK · Dec 23, 2022

Canadian police fatally shoot polar bear that wandered into Quebec community

Bear had wandered hundreds of kilometres south of species’ territory in incident experts say could become more common

The Guardian - US · May 3, 2022