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New Research explores how Polar Bears cope on land

New research is providing a unique glimpse into how polar bears in Alaska cope on land when the sea ice retreats. Biologists tracked the movements of more than a dozen bears this fall on the North Slope. There was a lot of variation in how the bears appeared to fare during the second lowest arctic ice extent on record.Annie Feidt, APRN - AnchorageDownload Audio-0