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Polar bear biopsies to shed light on Arctic pollutants

Scientists in Norway's Svalbard archipelago have taken fat tissue biopsies from polar bears for the first time to study the impact of pollutants on their health.
News Lens • 19 May

'Beardar' keeps Canadian town safe from polar bears

Along the frosty coast of Canada's Hudson Bay, hundreds of polar bears have been wandering for weeks, waiting for the wintertime sea ice to form so they can return to hunting ringed seals.
News Lens • 11 Nov 20

Polar bear kills Dutch man in Norway's Arctic Svalbard

A 38-year-old Dutch man has been killed by a polar bear in the Norwegian Arctic Svalbard islands, local authorities said.
World • 28 Aug 20

Russian village becomes home to 56 polar bears

A village in Russia's Far East has become home to more than 50 polar bears, with abnormally warm weather being blamed.
News Lens • 06 Dec 19

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