… the larger estimate seems more plausible as an average for this subpopulation, although the authors of the report did not draw that conclusion.
Tag: Chukchi Sea
A ‘mass exodus’ of polar bears from Alaska to Russia has taken place, local residents claim
Quite simply, this flexibility in response to changing conditions in the Arctic has allowed the polar bear to be an evolutionarily successful species and not a symptom of climate change…
Chukchi Sea ice that didn’t melt this summer is now 2+m thick between Wrangel Island and the shore
Thick multiyear ice between Wrangel Island and the shore is now more than 2m thick, potentially impacting fall feeding for bears that routinely summer on Wrangel or the north coast of Chukotka.
Most Chukchi Sea ice in 20 years means no walrus feasts for polar bears at famous Russian cliffs
After years of hype, including documentary over-reach by David Attenborough and his collaborators at WWF and Netflix, there has been relatively abundant ice in the Chukchi Sea this summer, particulary along the Russian coast and…
Record number of Chukchi Sea polar bears in 2020
Reposted from Dr. Susan Crockford’s Polar Bear Science. Wrangel Island research team counted a record number of Chukchi Sea polar bears in 2020 Posted on September 21, 2021 | Comments Offon Wrangel Island research…
Abundant Chukchi Sea ice explains silence on walrus haulouts in Alaska and Russia so far
This year is a totally different story and of course, the biologists are suddenly silent.
New survey estimates 10x as many polar bears in Russian section of Chukchi Sea as in USA portion
While admitting that using fixed aircraft and heat-detecting technology for the first time in this count presented a number of challenges, the authors propose the method could yield better results…
Kivalina: A Case Study of How Media & Politics Mangle Objective Climate Science!
Kivalina and Newtok don’t exemplify climate crises. Kivalina and Newtok are iconic examples of how the media and governments have ignored the injustices suffered by native peoples, then use their…
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