"As strange as it sounds, with climate warming there are more frequent freeze-thaw cycles with more wet snow, and this leads to ice buildup on polar bears' paws." Between 2012 and 2022, Laidre and ...

"As strange as it sounds, with climate warming there are more frequent freeze-thaw cycles with more wet snow, and this leads to ice buildup on polar bears' paws." Between 2012 and 2022, Laidre and ...

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. When you ...

This photo shows the rear paws of a polar bear temporarily sedated for research in East Greenland in 2022. The bear has large chunks of ice frozen onto its feet, which the researchers removed.

Three adult polar bears travel across sea ice in eastern Greenland. Image courtesy of Kristin Laidre/University of Washington. Banner image of rear paws of a polar bear with large chunks of ice ...

Polar bears are developing horrific wounds on their paws due to changing ice conditions in the Arctic, a new study reports.

Researchers observing polar bears in two different populations in northern Canada and Greenland found that some were experiencing hair loss, gashes and sometimes severe ice buildup on their paws.

Polar bears are developing horrific wounds on their paws due to changing ice conditions in the Arctic, a new study reports. In the most severe cases, researchers describe two bears with crippling, ...

"As strange as it sounds, with climate warming there are more frequent freeze-thaw cycles with more wet snow, and this leads to ice buildup on polar bears' paws." Between 2012 and 2022, Laidre and ...