In a study published in The Journal of Wildlife Management, we used remote cameras to study polar bear families as they emerged from their dens in Svalbard, Norway, gaining insight into the ...

In a study published in The Journal of Wildlife Management, we used remote cameras to study polar bear families as they emerged from their dens in Svalbard, Norway, gaining insight into the behaviour ...

Polar bears are some of the Arctic's most iconic animals, yet their lives remain something of a mystery. Now, incredible footage has offered a glimpse at these majestic creatures and their cubs ...

Remote cameras were deployed in the Arctic mountains across nearly a decade; Valuable footage of moms and cubs emerging from ...

However, this varied greatly between polar bear families, ranging from 2 to 31 days. Den Switching: Some moms switched dens – they left their original dens and were observed moving their family ...

The findings suggest polar bear families might be leaving their Svalbard dens earlier in the spring than they have in years past. However, researchers caution that they need to conduct further ...

Polar bear cubs were seen without their mothers only 5% of the time after the families emerged from their dens. | Credit: Dmytro Cherkasov/Polar Bears International Throughout the study period ...

The research team found that polar bear families emerged around March 9th in Svalbard, and appeared to abandon the den earlier than previously recorded. They say that changing the timing of ...