Sentences with phrase «polar bear sighting»

Melting sea ice has led to a spike in polar bear sightings in the town of Churchill, Manitoba, while scientists say the starving bears are resorting to risky and atypical behaviour, such as cannibalism and wandering far inland in search of food.

The trend that seems to emerge is that a decreasing habitat is related to an increase in polar bear sightings.

Not exact matches

The polar bears which inhabit the region have become a Churchill icon, but Beluga whales are also a common sight in Churchill's waters and the area is also world - renowned amongst ornithologists for its diverse and often rare birdlife.

Despite decades of helicopter surveys, field research and the increasing use of satellite - monitored tags and the like, much of what polar bears do in the Arctic remains out of sight and unmonitored.

Felicity Barringer, who's been covering the recent listing of the polar bear as threatened under the Endangered Species Act, has written a news article on the offshore sightings.

What if dozens of people have been killed and eaten by hungry polar bears and there is no end in sight?

Tagged Davis Strait, Gulf of St. Lawrence, Labrador, onshore, polar bears, Quebec, sea ice, sightings, spring feeding, winter

Tagged Davis Strait, expert, harp seals, Labrador, Newfoundland, onshore, polar bears, population increase, sea ice, sightings

Tagged Black Tickle, Charlottetown, climate change, Davis Strait, encounters, facts, Labrador, Newfoundland, Perry Trimper, polar bears, population increase, range contraction, sea ice, sightings

In 2017, sea ice levels during the spring were higher than usual in the Labrador Sea (home to Davis Strait polar bears) and as a consequence, communities in coastal Labrador and Newfoundland saw record - breaking numbers of bear sightings, including a scary encounter that resulted in a bear being shot.