Post by grrraaahhh on Dec 25, 2012 8:38:57 GMT -9
I'm not sure if this story has been posted......
From BBC NEWS:
It had been assumed that polar bears had to move on to the land during the summer, in this case, Baffin Island.
But now it is clear that not all polar bears return to land. Some spend the summer months surviving on large tabular icebergs off the coast.
Presenter Chris Packham commented: "What's there for them is security, and I think they are taking advantage of that. So I think they are living on this iceberg to stay safe, and just wait for the sea ice to come back in."
American biologist and polar bear expert Steven Amstrup said this was the first time he had heard of the bears living in large numbers on a tabular iceberg out at sea.
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For the full article story go here: BBC LINK
Also....
OPERATION ICEBERG DIARY
From BBC NEWS:
It had been assumed that polar bears had to move on to the land during the summer, in this case, Baffin Island.
But now it is clear that not all polar bears return to land. Some spend the summer months surviving on large tabular icebergs off the coast.
Presenter Chris Packham commented: "What's there for them is security, and I think they are taking advantage of that. So I think they are living on this iceberg to stay safe, and just wait for the sea ice to come back in."
American biologist and polar bear expert Steven Amstrup said this was the first time he had heard of the bears living in large numbers on a tabular iceberg out at sea.
[...]
For the full article story go here: BBC LINK
Also....
OPERATION ICEBERG DIARY