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Julienne Stroeve stands in front of a framed map hung on a yellow wall

Clayton H. Riddell Faculty of Environment, Earth, and Resources

Associated Press: In the gateway to the Arctic, fat, ice and polar bears are crucial. All three are in trouble

September 24, 2024 — 
In the gateway to the Arctic, fat, ice and polar bears are crucial. All three are in trouble

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UM researcher Julienne Stroeve looking down at ice to measure thickness in Hudson Bay area.

Scientists predict localized extinction of Hudson Bay polar bears if Paris Climate Agreements are breached

June 13, 2024 — 
For the first time, a multi-disciplinary team of scientists, including UM's Julienne Stroeve and Alex Crawford, analyzed sea ice thickness against polar bear and seal survival across all of Hudson Bay; due to faster-than-expected sea ice loss, scientists predict localized polar bear extinction.

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Photo of a grolar or pizzly bear (a hybrid of a polar and grizzly bear) sleeping on a rock

UM researcher helps to track Grolar or Pizzly bears

June 13, 2024 — 
A UM researcher is part of team of North American researchers who used a new chip to track the diversity and hybridization between polar bears and grizzly bears. Read more about the research and the new tool they used to find out just how common this kind of hybridization might be around the world.

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2 polar bears walking on snow and near melting water

Clayton H. Riddell Faculty of Environment, Earth, and Resources

CBC Manitoba: Churchill considers burning, composting waste to keep polar bears out of town

December 11, 2023 — 
Churchill considers burning, composting waste to keep polar bears out of town

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