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Can we help polar bears through supplementary feeding?
Answered by Dr. Steven C. Amstrup. "Feeding wildlife is always a complicated issue." more...
Can't polar bears simply move north where the ice isn't melting? If not, why?
Answered by Dr. Steven C. Amstrup. "As the world continues to warm, all of the sea ice eventually will be gone ..." more ...
How did polar bears survive earlier warming trends?
Answered by Dr. Andrew Derocher, professor of biological sciences at the University of Alberta. “Today’s projected climate warming is far more intense than anything the species has seen in its evolutionary history.” more...
Can polar bears survive by eating goose eggs?
Answered by Dr. Steven C. Amstrup. "Polar bears in Western Hudson Bay have been forced ashore for increasing lengths of time ...." more ....
Can we save polar bears by moving them to Antarctica?
Answered by Scott Schliebe, polar bear scientist emeritus of the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service. “Although it may seem an obvious solution, the risks outweigh the benefits.” more...
Could polar bears learn to hunt like grizzlies?
Answered by Dr. Andrew Derocher. “Climate change is by far the biggest threat to polar bears and finding viable conservation measures is important.” more...
Why all the fuss about polar bears? Aren't their populations booming?
Answered by Dr. Steven C. Amstrup, chief scientist at Polar Bears International and USGS polar bear project leader for 30 years. "I should begin my response by saying I don't know any source for the claim that polar bears are not threatened but, in fact, are booming." more ...
Are Canadian scientists opposed to listing the polar bear as threatened, as some news organizations have reported?
Answered by Dr. Andrew Derocher. “There are very few other polar bear scientists in Canada so it is unclear who these scientists are who might be opposing the listing.” more...
Can you tell me all about satellite collars and why scientists use them?
Answered by Dr. Andrew Derocher. “We can get a good overview of the population’s ecology by following just a few animals intensively.” more...
Could floating platforms be used to save the polar bear from ice loss?
Answered by Dr. Steven C. Amstrup. “Giving polar bears a place to rest doesn't solve their main problem. . .” more...
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