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From Polar Bear Science
Polar bears can come ashore any time of year and cause trouble: a timely reminder
Posted on January 14, 2021
Excerpt:
If you thought polar bears were only a danger to people in summer when sea ice is low, think again. Bears do occasionally come ashore early to mid-winter looking for food because hunting is difficult and they are approaching their leanest time of year. They simply walk from the ice onto land – often close to communities – because many things associated with modern human living are food attractants for polar bears.
This tracking map of Western Hudson Bay bears (females with collars) 11 January 2021 (courtesy Andrew Derocher) shows a bear just offshore near the community of Whale Cove on the northwest coast – close enough to come ashore if she decides that could be in her best interests:
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The Bears are still thriving despite low summer sea ice cover, now they don't even stay on the ice cover during the entire winter, they go where the food is the best they can during the offseason.
From Polar Bear Science
Polar bears can come ashore any time of year and cause trouble: a timely reminder
Posted on January 14, 2021
Excerpt:
If you thought polar bears were only a danger to people in summer when sea ice is low, think again. Bears do occasionally come ashore early to mid-winter looking for food because hunting is difficult and they are approaching their leanest time of year. They simply walk from the ice onto land – often close to communities – because many things associated with modern human living are food attractants for polar bears.
This tracking map of Western Hudson Bay bears (females with collars) 11 January 2021 (courtesy Andrew Derocher) shows a bear just offshore near the community of Whale Cove on the northwest coast – close enough to come ashore if she decides that could be in her best interests:
LINK
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The Bears are still thriving despite low summer sea ice cover, now they don't even stay on the ice cover during the entire winter, they go where the food is the best they can during the offseason.
