The search for his tomb, though, has inspired an innovative project that could help protect polar bears. He and the team at Polar Bears International (PBI) had been looking for a technology to detect polar bear dens. Researchers search for simulated polar bear dens in a specially adapted plane, in a study in Utah. Photograph: Polar Bears InternationalOther projects to monitor polar bear movements across the Arctic include “burr on fur” temporary tracking devices. But in polar bear-human conflict, it’s the polar bear that often loses its life.”A polar bear and her cub off Svalbard, Norway.

Source: The Guardian April 27, 2021 06:00 UTC