Arctic Journal: What happens when natures sea bear is forced ashore? That question is being looked into by Colorado State University scientists as they seek to identify the effects of global warming on polar bears, whose Latin name Ursus marinus indicates that they spend much of their time at sea hunting seals.
Arctic sea ice, however, is in a period of rapid decline and that is increasingly pushing polar bears onto dry land. Some studies have shown that they are adaptable to life on land; if a lack of...