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- New Data Show Svalbard Polar Bears are Fatter than They Were in 1993 Despite Continued Low Sea Ice Fri, 7 Jun 24, 11:00am...polar bears in 2024 were even fatter than they were in 1993 and litter sizes of new cubs were just as high, despite continued low sea ice in the region over the summer months especially.
- A good year for Svalbard polar bears due to abundant sea ice coverage Fri, 5 Apr 24, 4:00pmThis year is probably a good year for Svalbard’s polar bears because there is a lot of sea ice here compared to recent years,” he said [The Guardian, 2 April 2024
- Polar bear habitat around Svalbard Norway above average despite high temps in N. Atlantic Fri, 28 Jul 23, 11:00amFrom Polar Bear Science Susan Crockford Sea ice extent for Svalbard was above average yesterday and has been since 17 July, despite “record-breaking” sea surface temperatures in June...
- 17th century documents & 1970s ice maps show sea ice habitat in Svalbard has always varied greatly Sun, 7 May 23, 7:00amCurrently, there is more ice than was present in early May in many years of the 1600s.
- Return of Svalbard sea ice in time for seal births and the polar bear feeding bonanza Sun, 19 Mar 23, 8:00pmIt seems that every fall and winter for the last decade at least, there has been hand-wringing about the lack of Svalbard sea ice and what a tragedy this is for polar bears.
- Svalbard walrus thrive in the face of sea ice decline, mocking predictions of future catastrophe Mon, 9 Jan 23, 5:00amIn other words, the Svalbard population of Atlantic walrus increased 109% between 2006 and 2018, even as summer sea ice declined markedly in the Barents Sea.
- Polar bear habitat update: Winter conditions well on their way across the Arctic except in Svalbard Wed, 14 Dec 22, 1:00pmSea ice is developing quickly over Hudson Bay and moving slowly towards the Bering Sea but the Svalbard archipelago is still devoid of pack ice.
- Eastern Canadian Arctic Has Much More Sea Ice Than Usual While Svalbard Polar Bears Deal with Less Sat, 26 Nov 22, 1:00amYet contrary to predictions, polar bears in Svalbard are thriving.
- BBC Response to Svalbard Complaint Wed, 23 Nov 22, 9:00pmTheir only defence of the omission of all relevant facts is that BBC News Editors can choose to include whatever they want!
- Higher than average Svalbard sea ice extent in November 2021 has implications for birth of cubs Sun, 5 Dec 21, 1:00amResults of polar bear health monitoring in the spring of 2021 indicated the bears are doing just fine after last year’s low ice levels. Despite this evidence, a single bear photographed killing a reindeer in August...
- Svalbard polar bear paper falsely assumes that loss of genetic diversity has negative consequences Fri, 10 Sep 21, 3:00am. As far as I can see, it’s all meaningless number-crunching without relevance to the real world of polar bears.
- Barents Sea polar bears thriving despite huge summer ice loss: spring research results are in Fri, 2 Jul 21, 11:00amAfter being locked out last year, fieldwork monitoring polar bears in the Svalbard region of the Barents Sea resumed this spring. The results show that despite having to deal with the most extreme loss of summer sea ice in...
- Surprising sea ice thickness across the Arctic is good news for polar bears Sat, 29 May 21, 3:00pmFrom Polar Bear Science Posted on May 27, 2021 This year near the end of May the distribution of thickest sea ice (3.5-5m/11.5-16.4 ft – or more) is a bit surprising,…
- Polar bear problems onshore in Svalbard before prime feeding season Tue, 6 Apr 21, 3:00pmA polar bear broke into the emergency room of the cabin area at Fredheim on Thursday afternoon, damaging a window and interior furnishings, before it was chased away by a tour group visiting the historic site, according to...
- Polar bear attack in Svalbard: victim survives, polar bear does not Sun, 7 Mar 21, 1:00amA man was attacked from behind this morning by a small male polar bear on the east coast of Svalbard, Norway, where there is abundant sea ice. His companion shot the bear and the victim escaped with minor head injuries. Most...