<p>A documentary on polar bears that fitted camaras on to them recorded how these Arctic animals are surviving in the changing weather conditions due to global warming. The standout feature from the rare footage was the change in the diet of polar bears.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Most of them hunt seals as their primary source. Now the sea ice that is their hunting platform is shrinking at a rapid rate due to climate change, forcing them to rely on other calorie-deficit food.&nbsp;</p>

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<p>The study was started in 2019 when scientists from USGS strapped recording devices to 20 polar bears in Canada’s Hudson Bay, where the ice-free period has increased by approximately three weeks since 1979. The cameras recorded 115 hours of footage over three years, from 2019 to 2022, and the findings of the study were published today in the Nature Communications journal.</p>

<h2><strong>Rare footage of polar bears is cute but concerning</strong></h2>

<p>All the little clips recorded by polar bears’ body cams were stitched into one video that shows them eating berries and grasses, chewing marine animals and feeding on bird carcasses. At times, these gargantuan creatures, which can weigh more than 1,500 pounds, seem to act like dogs, occasionally play-fighting in the water and gnawing on antlers.</p>

<p>Watch the video here.</p>

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<p><em>Source: USGS/ Washington State University</em></p>

<p>The video is heart-warming but also highlights the fact that climate change has made polar bears vulnerable to their key source of food, which is why, they are changing their food habits to survive in changing environments.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Before recording these videos, scientists thought that polar bears might adapt to life on land by either conserving energy through rest or seeking alternative prey such as seabirds and plants.&nbsp;</p>

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<p>The footage and accompanying data collected by the scientists, including measurements of movement, body mass, and energy expenditure, confirmed that polar bears employed both strategies. While some individuals opted to conserve energy by resting, others actively engaged in searching for food.</p>

<p>Neither approach, however, was successful. Approximately 20 bears lost weight, suggesting they would eventually go hungry. One individual lost nearly 80 pounds.</p>

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<p>The study revealed that some bears took long swims, which is “new and unexpected for this time of year,” Andrew Derocher, a polar bear expert at the University of Alberta, who was not involved in the study, told Vox. “These are possibly acts of desperation,” he said.</p>

<p>The polar bear population in this region has already fallen by 30 per cent since 1987, as per researchers’ estimate, which is quite alarming. This study provides some evidence for the decline in the population of polar bears- which could be starvation.&nbsp;</p>

<p><em>(With inputs from agencies)</em></p>


A documentary on polar bears that fitted camaras on to them recorded how these Arctic animals are surviving in the changing weather conditions due to global warming.

A documentary on polar bears that fitted camaras on to them recorded how these Arctic animals are surviving in the changing weather conditions due to global warming. The standout feature from the rare footage was the change in the diet of polar bears. Most of them hunt seals as their primary source. Now the sea ice that is their hunting platform is shrinking at a rapid rate due to climate change, forcing them to rely on other calorie-deficit food. Also Read | Old joke: Apes exhibit teasing behaviour, suggesting an ancient trait The study was started in 2019 when scientists from USGS strapped recording devices to 20 polar bears in Canada’s Hudson Bay, where the ice-free period has increased by approximately three weeks since 1979. The cameras recorded 115 hours of footage over three years, from 2019 to 2022, and the findings of the study were published today in the Nature Communications journal. Rare footage of polar bears is cute but concerning All the little clips recorded by polar bears’ body cams were stitched into one video that shows them eating berries and grasses, chewing marine animals and feeding on bird carcasses. At times, these gargantuan creatures, which can weigh more than 1,500 pounds, seem to act like dogs, occasionally play-fighting in the water and gnawing on antlers. Watch the video here. Source: USGS/ Washington State University The video is heart-warming but also highlights the fact that climate change has made polar bears vulnerable to their key source of food, which is why, they are changing their food habits to survive in changing environments. Before recording these videos, scientists thought that polar bears might adapt to life on land by either conserving energy through rest or seeking alternative prey such as seabirds and plants. Also Read | For the first time, scientists found traces of water on the surface of an asteroid The footage and accompanying data collected by the scientists, including measurements of movement, body mass, and energy expenditure, confirmed that polar bears employed both strategies. While some individuals opted to conserve energy by resting, others actively engaged in searching for food. Neither approach, however, was successful. Approximately 20 bears lost weight, suggesting they would eventually go hungry. One individual lost nearly 80 pounds. Also Read | XPoSat begins space observations, ISRO releases data from first find The study revealed that some bears took long swims, which is “new and unexpected for this time of year,” Andrew Derocher, a polar bear expert at the University of Alberta, who was not involved in the study, told Vox. “These are possibly acts of desperation,” he said. The polar bear population in this region has already fallen by 30 per cent since 1987, as per researchers’ estimate, which is quite alarming. This study provides some evidence for the decline in the population of polar bears- which could be starvation. (With inputs from agencies)

Watch | Polar bears may be dying of starvation, rare footage provides some insight

<p>In Russia’s remote Dikson settlement in the Arctic region, veterinarians have rescued a young female polar bear after the animal got a condensed milk can stuck in its mouth.</p>

<p>Before removing the sharp metal from its mouth, the Russian Natural Resources watchdog tranquillised the animal with a dart.</p>

<p>With a supply of fish left for the animal to eat as it would not be able to hunt on its own for some time, the bear named Monetochka was transported from Dikson to its natural environment.</p>

<p>Highlighting that the can had damaged the animal's tongue, a veterinarian from Moscow Zoo, Mikhail Alshinetsky said "It will most likely recover because the underlying muscles are not affected, the skin on the surface is damaged."</p>

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<p>The bear will be taken to its natural habitat with a supply of fish after being kept under observation for a few days.</p>

<p>Polar bears, which are dependent on sea ice, are increasingly hungry and at risk of disappearing as the Arctic region is warming about three times faster than the global average.</p>

<p>With images of groups of animals gorging on rubbish in an open garbage dump, the invasion of a remote Russian village by dozens of ravenous polar bears three years ago captured headlines around the world.</p>

<p>Food discarded into garbage dumps is drawing polar bears toward human communities and into danger.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Often referred to as “the canary in the cryosphere,” polar bears have been marked as “threatened” on the endangered species list.</p>

<p><em>(With inputs from agencies)</em></p>

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In Russia’s remote Dikson settlement in the Arctic region, veterinarians have rescued a young female polar bear after the animal got a condensed milk can stuck in its mouth.

In Russia’s remote Dikson settlement in the Arctic region, veterinarians have rescued a young female polar bear after the animal got a condensed milk can stuck in its mouth. Before removing the sharp metal from its mouth, the Russian Natural Resources watchdog tranquillised the animal with a dart. With a supply of fish left for the animal to eat as it would not be able to hunt on its own for some time, the bear named Monetochka was transported from Dikson to its natural environment. Highlighting that the can had damaged the animal's tongue, a veterinarian from Moscow Zoo, Mikhail Alshinetsky said "It will most likely recover because the underlying muscles are not affected, the skin on the surface is damaged." × The bear will be taken to its natural habitat with a supply of fish after being kept under observation for a few days. Polar bears, which are dependent on sea ice, are increasingly hungry and at risk of disappearing as the Arctic region is warming about three times faster than the global average. With images of groups of animals gorging on rubbish in an open garbage dump, the invasion of a remote Russian village by dozens of ravenous polar bears three years ago captured headlines around the world. Food discarded into garbage dumps is drawing polar bears toward human communities and into danger. Often referred to as “the canary in the cryosphere,” polar bears have been marked as “threatened” on the endangered species list. (With inputs from agencies) Watch WION's live TV here: ×

Russia: After polar bear gets milk can stuck in its mouth, veterinarians rescue it

<p>Climate change could wipe out the polar by 2100, according to a report.</p>

<p>"It is extremely likely that we are going to lose almost every polar bear population in the world, with the possible exception of one in the very high Arctic as far north as you go, before the end of this century” Peter Molnar from the department of Biological Sciences at the University of Toronto, Scarborough, said.</p>

<p>A new report has said climate change is starving polar bears into extinction and if current trends persist the apex carnivore could all but disappear within the span of a human lifetime.</p>

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<p>"There is absolutely a sense of urgency. there has been a sense of urgency for a very long time. we need to deal with this, and you know frankly had we dealt with the problem earlier, it wouldn't be so difficult to deal with it now but we still have a chance, and we need to use that chance,” Molnar added.</p>

<p>However, the question is, will we use this chance wisely to save the polar bears? While we all gush at visuals of polar bears across social media, we are completely oblivious to their current plight.</p>

<p>The report published in the journal Nature suggests that climate change has driven sea to lose ice as a result of global warming&nbsp;and it has impacted polar bears directly.</p>

<p>Sea ice loss forces polar bears to fast for longer as they rely on the frozen surfaces to hunt for seals which is their main source of sustenance, if sea ice loss persists, all but a few of the 19 subpopulations of polar bears could be wiped out by 2100.</p>

<p>Statistics from the national snow and ice data centre in Colorado reveal that 13 per cent of the Arctic sea ice has been lost each decade since the 1970s.</p>

<p>“They are so clearly connected to the sea ice, which in turn is so clearly connected to what kind of temperatures we're having on this planet, that climate change impacts are going to be seen on polar bears first, or among the first but that is by no means to say that these are the only animals to be affected," Molnar asserted.</p>

<p>Polar bears may be immediately affected by the consequences of climate change but other species in the animal kingdom may also soon follow.</p>

<p>A polar bear weighs up to 1,600 pounds and needs plenty of food to survive but large regions in the Arctic turn completely ice-free during summer months and the dwindling bodyweights of polar bears is testimony to their ongoing struggle.</p>

<p>So by 2100, the polar bear may be gone completely but the question remains, what all do we have to lose to wake up and take action?</p>


Climate change could wipe out the polar by 2100, according to a report. "It is extremely likely that we are going to lose almost every polar bear population in the world, with the possible exception of one in the very high Arctic as far north as you go, before the end of this century” Peter Molnar from the department of Biological Sciences at the University of Toronto, Scarborough, said.

Climate change could wipe out the polar by 2100, according to a report. "It is extremely likely that we are going to lose almost every polar bear population in the world, with the possible exception of one in the very high Arctic as far north as you go, before the end of this century” Peter Molnar from the department of Biological Sciences at the University of Toronto, Scarborough, said. A new report has said climate change is starving polar bears into extinction and if current trends persist the apex carnivore could all but disappear within the span of a human lifetime. "There is absolutely a sense of urgency. there has been a sense of urgency for a very long time. we need to deal with this, and you know frankly had we dealt with the problem earlier, it wouldn't be so difficult to deal with it now but we still have a chance, and we need to use that chance,” Molnar added. However, the question is, will we use this chance wisely to save the polar bears? While we all gush at visuals of polar bears across social media, we are completely oblivious to their current plight. The report published in the journal Nature suggests that climate change has driven sea to lose ice as a result of global warming and it has impacted polar bears directly. Sea ice loss forces polar bears to fast for longer as they rely on the frozen surfaces to hunt for seals which is their main source of sustenance, if sea ice loss persists, all but a few of the 19 subpopulations of polar bears could be wiped out by 2100. Statistics from the national snow and ice data centre in Colorado reveal that 13 per cent of the Arctic sea ice has been lost each decade since the 1970s. “They are so clearly connected to the sea ice, which in turn is so clearly connected to what kind of temperatures we're having on this planet, that climate change impacts are going to be seen on polar bears first, or among the first but that is by no means to say that these are the only animals to be affected," Molnar asserted. Polar bears may be immediately affected by the consequences of climate change but other species in the animal kingdom may also soon follow. A polar bear weighs up to 1,600 pounds and needs plenty of food to survive but large regions in the Arctic turn completely ice-free during summer months and the dwindling bodyweights of polar bears is testimony to their ongoing struggle. So by 2100, the polar bear may be gone completely but the question remains, what all do we have to lose to wake up and take action?

Climate change could wipe out polar bears by 2100: Report