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Scientists have now quantified how much climate change has drastically reduced the number of polar bears living in Canada's Hudson Bay, the most studied group of polar bears in the world.

University of Toronto Scarborough researchers have directly linked population decline in polar bears living in Western Hudson Bay to shrinking sea ice caused by climate change.

Bad hair bears! Greasy hair gives polar bears fur with anti-icing properties

Bad hair bears! Greasy hair gives polar bears fur with anti-icing properties - EurekAlert

How polar bears stop ice from freezing on their fur

Polar Bears’ Slick Secret: How Greasy Fur Defies the Arctic Freeze

Polar bears' exposure to pathogens is increasing as their environment changes - EurekAlert

Polar bears' exposure to pathogens is increasing as their environment changes

Polar bears are being exposed to more pathogens as the climate warms

Paws of polar bears sustaining ice-related injuries in a warming Arctic

Paws of polar bears sustaining ice-related injuries in a warming Arctic - EurekAlert

Collision course: polar bears forced into people’s path by climate crisis

See How Scientists Track Polar Bears With Groundbreaking “Burr on Fur” Tags

Polar bears appear to be ageing faster as the Arctic gets warmer

Adaptation or Starvation? Polar Bears’ Struggle With Climate Shifts

First Case of Lethal Bird Flu in Polar Bears Reported in Alaska

Footprint Forensics: How DNA From Polar Bears’ Snow Tracks Aids Conservation

Protecting polar bears: New and improved radar technology