US EditionSvalbard Polar Bears Thrive Despite Sea Ice Loss and Rising Pollutants
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"Eternal pollutants", melting of the ice pack: the polar bears of the Svalbard in the Arctic manage to face the ravages of man on the planet better than expected, have found experts of the Norwegian Polar Institute (NPI), but for how long?
Bears live for a long time, accumulate experience, learn throughout their lives and adapt. At least as long as they do not reach the tipping point beyond which they can no longer...
A close encounter with a polar bear in Arctic Svalbard
It's a pretty risky business trying to take a blood sample from a polar bear -- one of the most dangerous predators on the planet -- on an Arctic ice floe. AFP journalist Olivier Morin went to Svalbard with the Norwegian Polar Institute to see how it's done.
Scientists from the Norwegian Polar Institute are conducting a risky mission in the Norwegian Arctic to monitor the health of polar bears in the Svalbard. By equipping females with GPS collars and heart sensors, and taking samples of fat and blood, they are studying the effects of global warming, pollution, and ice retreat on their physiology and diet. With temperatures that may fall to -30°C, the team must act quickly. The first analyses show a…
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