Grolar bear hybrids in N.W.T. all traced back to same ‘strange’ female polar bear
By Liny Lamberink A family of polar and grizzly bear hybrids, or grolars, in Canada’s western Arctic — which all
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Avian flu detected in polar bear in Alaska
Wildlife officials in Alaska have confirmed the first known case of a polar bear that died from avian flu —
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Hunters in Sanikiluaq, Nunavut, still waiting for decision on exporting polar bear hides
Hunters in Sanikiluaq, Nunavut, are still waiting to hear the final word on when they can resume exporting polar bear hides
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Polar bear kills woman, boy in remote Alaska village
The bear was shot and killed by a local resident as it attacked the pair, troopers said A polar bear
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Warming climate poses challenge to Arctic animals — and those who hunt them
When David Kuptana looked out the window of his home in Ulukhaktok, N.W.T., and across the Beaufort Sea last Friday,
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‘We’re hoping it doesn’t come back’: 2 Rankin Inlet men help chase polar bear out of town
People in Rankin Inlet woke up to heavy fog Wednesday morning — and news of a polar bear right in their community.
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The bears are back: Nunavut sorts through 235 repatriated polar bear hides
This week Nunavut’s Environment Department is sorting through 235 repatriated polar bear hides that wouldn’t sell at auction in Ontario. The
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Over 200 Nunavut polar bear hides coming back home from Ontario
Over 200 polar bear hides are on their way home to Nunavut from an Ontario auction house where they have
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Polar bear kills Dutch citizen on Norway’s remote Svalbard Islands
A polar bear attacked a camping site Friday in Norway’s remote Svalbard Islands, killing a 38-year-old Dutch man before being
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ICE BLOG – Not “if” but “when”: Polar bears at risk of disappearing in 80 years
Rapid emissions cuts could still ensure their long-term survival. Otherwise, some Arctic regions seem set to lose polar bears by
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Scientists raise alarm about polar bears’ plastic consumption in Arctic Russia
Plastic waste makes up a quarter of the diet for polar bears, says Ivan Mizin, research director of Russian Arctic
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Russia’s Rosneft gives oil barrel-looking toys to zoo-enclosed polar bears
The plastic plaything is aimed to prevent the animals from going nuts in captivity. You might have seen one in
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Which marine mammal is most vulnerable to Arctic vessels?
As the open-water season becomes longer in the Arctic, little is known about how increasing vessel traffic affects marine mammals,
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Blog: About that bear – Why the media keeps getting the Arctic wrong
You’ve all seen it by now: the viral video of an emaciated polar bear on Baffin Island posted by National
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Finland’s foreign policy includes adorable Arctic emojis
FAIRBANKS — Searching for a cute, wry or funny way to text about the Arctic? The Finnish government is on
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