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Polar Bear Population Plummets 50% Due to Climate Change
2/1/2025
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- A University of Toronto study reveals a troubling connection between climate change and the plummeting polar bear population in Western Hudson Bay. As sea ice vanishes, bears struggle to hunt, leading to energy shortages that jeopardize reproduction and cub survival. With numbers dwindling by nearly 50% in just 40 years, the future of these majestic creatures hangs in the balance.
