Receding sea ice means polar bears in the Beaufort Sea struggle to capture enough food and go hungry — right when they should be fattening up for the summer. "High-energy, high-fat lifestyle challenges an Arctic apex predator, the polar bear" was published Thursday in the Feb. 2 issue of the journal Science. An adult male polar bear still-hunting at a seal hole on the sea ice of the southern Beaufort Sea. Regional results may varyPagano said it would be hard to say how widely these results might apply across the Beaufort Sea. Inuit experienceNobody has more history and experience with polar bears in the Beaufort Sea than the North's Indigenous people.

Source: CBC News February 01, 2018 21:22 UTC