Tag: bearded seals

September 10, 2021

Climate change changes Indigenous seal hunting

A changing climate resulting in reduced sea ice coverage is causing Indigenous seal hunters who rely on the marine mammals for subsistence to change their methods. As the ice continues...

June 19, 2017

As sea ice melts, polar bears’ mercury levels fall

Climate change hasn’t been kind to the polar bear (Ursus maritimus), which has seen its traditional habitat dwindle as sea ice melts. But the rising mercury in thermometers in the...