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The bears had come to feast on the carcass of a bowhead whale that washed ashore, later resting around the food source. (Photo: AFP)

Polar bears feast on a whale in the Arctic

The bears had come to feast on the carcass of a bowhead whale that washed ashore, later resting around the food source.

25 Nov 2017 1:28 PM IST

Polar bears gathering around the carcass of a bowhead whale on the shore of Russias Wrangel Island. (Photo: AFP)

Polar bears crowd on Russian island in sign of Arctic change

Locals are also at risk from hungry animals venturing into villages.

24 Nov 2017 6:34 AM IST

Climate change is affecting their environment for hunting fat-rich prey. (Photo: Pixabay)

Polar bears starving due to climate change: study

Researchers have been studying polar bears in the Beaufort Sea area since the 1980s.

3 Feb 2018 10:11 AM IST

The researchers monitored the behaviour, hunting success, and metabolic rates of adult female polar bears (Photo: AFP)

Climate change is leaving polar bears starved

Their most recent population estimate indicates the polar bear population has declined by about 40 per cent over the...

2 Feb 2018 4:48 PM IST

Representational Image. (Photo: Pixabay)

Polar bears can't catch enough seals to stay fed: study

Polar bear survival has been declining in the past decade.

2 Feb 2018 11:32 AM IST

Russias weather service said temperatures in the region should fall from Saturday and that coastal ice should freeze by December 11. (Photo: AFP)

Polar bears move away from Arctic as ice weakens

Weak Arctic ice sees 56 polar bears descend on Russian village.

7 Dec 2019 1:53 PM IST

Polar bears were listed as threatened under the Endangered Species Act in 2008 because of the loss of sea-ice habitat (Photo: AFP)

Global warming a major risk to polar bears

The plan focuses on the two US subpopulations of polar bears that live off the coast of Alaska.

10 Jan 2017 10:17 AM IST