Study finds polar bears aren’t so wasteful when walking
With declines in sea ice that polar bears (Ursus maritimus) in the arctic require to subsist, researchers have seen accounts of bears traveling farther north. But ...
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Does media presence create false sense of species’ success?
The images of Kellogg’s Frosted Flakes’ Tony the Tiger, Cheetos’ Chester Cheetah and Toys R Us’ Geoffrey the Giraffe surround us all the time. But how does ...
Read the most talked about papers from JWM and WSB
As a member of The Wildlife Society you can now easily read the full text of the most talked about papers from the Journal of Wildlife Management and the Wildlife ...
TWS member Bruce Marcot awarded for pioneering climate work
TWS member Bruce Marcot has been at the forefront of researching climate change impacts on at-risk species for decades. Last week, he was honored for his work, ...
Emerging pollutants present serious risk to polar bears, study finds
For years, the polar bear (Ursus maritimus) has been the posterchild of climate change, but recent research reveals that the species also faces a serious threat ...
Polar Bears Spend a Month Longer on Land During Summer
Polar bears in the Chuchki Sea have been spending more and more time on land than they were a few decades ago, according to a new study. “They are spending ...
Up Close with Polar Bears
Have you ever walked through an underwater glass tunnel surrounded by polar bears swimming overhead or come face to face with a polar bear purring affectionately ...
Film Premiere: Attendees Get a Glimpse into Canadian Naturalist’s Career
It was as if you were right by the polar bears wrestling in the wild and could feel the great gray owls fly overhead at the premier of the film, “Private Lives of ...
Managing Human-Wildlife Conflict in the Polar Bear Capital
For most of the world, polar bears are beautiful and fascinating creatures more likely to be seen on the cover of a magazine. But the raw size of one of the largest ...
TWS Member: Hudson Bay Polar Bears Could Survive Ice Melt
Polar bears in the western Hudson Bay may be able to survive the ice melt, according to a new prediction model. “We do know that bears eat on land,” said Robert ...