Polar bears are getting horrific injuries on their feet – and it's all due to climate change, a new study warns. Scientists who studied the mammals in the Arctic over 10 years found ...
Population assessments have revealed that polar bears in Greenland are suffering from crippling wounds on their paws due to wet snow that gets stuck to the pads and freezes into blocks.
Researchers observing polar bears in two different populations in northern Canada and Greenland found that some of the bears were experiencing hair loss, gashes and ice buildup on their paws that, in ...
Polar bears face mounting challenges in a changing, warming world, mostly related to their waning wintery wonderland habitats. But they may be increasingly infected with germs and parasites ...