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The polar bear 'umbrella': How protecting one species saves many https://phys.org/news/2026-03-polar-umbrella-species.html 🐻‍❄️ #MarineMammals #MarineLife #MarineBiology #Science #PolarBear

The polar bear 'umbrella': How protecting one species saves many

To protect the vulnerable biodiversity of the Arctic, researchers from the University of Alberta and San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance (SDZWA) have identified a new conservation strategy in western Hudson Bay: using polar bears as an "umbrella species" to guide where protection is needed most.

Innocuous In Innisfil 2d ago

Good Morning #Canada
The 1,609 km long Churchill River is #9 on our countdown of #CanadaRivers. The river is located entirely within the Canadian Shield, flowing from Churchill Lake in northern Saskatchewan through Manitoba to Churchill, the #PolarBear capital of the world. Along the way it drains a huge watershed of 281,300 km2.

#CanadaIsAwesome
https://www.thepolartravelcompany.com/blog/churchill-the-last-town-of-the-bay/11/leer?utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=Brand_Dinamico&gad_source=5&gad_campaignid=19302249513&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIzvy6nP66kwMVf3FHAR2RmhO8EAAYAiAAEgL-bvD_BwE

The Polar Travel Company

A team of professionals with over 15 years of experience in Antarctica and the Arctic. Our passion for the Polar Regions made us develop this project to help people find the trip of their life.

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cloudless_sky 2d ago

🧵 3/3 Paws of a #polarbear - on the rocks.
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#sepia #sepiaphotography #photography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #cloudless_skyWILDlife #monochromeMarch #cloudless_skyPHOTO #WildlifeWednesday

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cloudless_sky 2d ago

🧵 2/3 Female polar bear scenting her environment while the male bear is resting on a rock in the back.

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#sepia #sepiaphotography #photography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #polarbear #cloudless_skyWILDlife #monochromeMarch #cloudless_skyPHOTO #polarbear #Hannover #zoohannover #WildlifeWednesday

cloudless_sky 2d ago

🧵 1/3 #polarbear for #monochromeMarch

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#sepia #sepiaphotography #photography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #cloudless_skyWILDlife #cloudless_skyPHOTO #WildlifeWednesday

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cloudless_sky 4d ago

🧵 2/2 ... as Animal Entertainment!
Ein Eisbär nimmt Witterung auf im Zoo Hannover.

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#sepia #sepiaphotography #photography #monochromemonday #monochromeMarch #cloudless_skyPHOTO #polarbear #Hannover #zoohannover

Kate

Mar 19

Seals risk death by polar bear for a varied meal, study finds https://phys.org/news/2026-03-death-polar-varied-meal.html 🐻‍❄️ #MarineMammals #MarineLife #MarineBiology #Science #PolarBear #Seals #Pinnipeds

Seals risk death by polar bear for a varied meal, study finds

As climate change reshapes Arctic food webs, ringed seals will swim into risky polar bear territory if the menu is varied enough. This is the central finding of a new study published in Ecology Letters. UBC researchers tracked 26 ringed seals and 39 polar bears in eastern Hudson Bay, using GPS and dive information to analyze how the animals found, and avoided becoming, food.

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CBC Calgary Mar 18

New polar bear arrives at Wilder Institute/Calgary Zoo
The Wilder Institute/Calgary Zoo is once again home to two polar bears, after 20-year-old Yellé arrived Tuesday from a Quebec zoo.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/new-polar-bear-arrives-at-wilder-institute-calgary-zoo-9.7133300?cmp=rss

Carolyn Mar 17

A bit of trivia I learned: bite force of a polar bear is 1200psi. Compare with the measly human value of 120-160psi. Don't get in a chomping battle with a polar bear. 😀

#PolarBear #TorontoZoo #JPegsFolder