Advisory Council scientist interview videos
Expert Q & A
Advisory Council Scientist Interviews
What’s it like to work with polar bears? Just what do scientists think about what’s happening in the Arctic? What needs to be done? Can we save the polar bear?
Hear and see what our Advisory Council scientists have to say in these short videos.
Dr. Ian Stirling
Twelve-year-old Alex Wolff of Nickelodeon interviews Dr. Ian Stirling, adjunct professor with the University of Alberta, about his 38 years of studying polar bears.
Dr. Steven C. Amstrup
Dr. Steven C. Amstrup, polar bear scientist with the U.S. Geological Survey, talks about his 25-year career studying polar bears and the changes he’s seeing today.
Dr. Andrew Derocher
Dr. Andrew Derocher, professor of biological sciences at the University of Alberta and past chair of the IUCN Polar Bear Specialist Group, talks about Churchill's polar bears and the longer ice-free season of Western Hudson Bay.
Dr. Thomas S. Smith
Dr. Tom Smith, associate professor and research wildlife biologist in the Department of Plant and Wildlife Sciences at Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah, has studied polar bear maternity dens for a decade. He’s noticing more polar bears choosing to den on land instead of sea ice amidst increasing industrial activity.
Dr. Ronald S. Swaisgood
Dr. Ronald S. Swaisgood, director of animal ecology at San Diego Zoo, reminds us that hope remains to save the polar bear species, but we must each do our part.
