Heart-Wrenching VIDEO: Polar Bears Starving on Iceless Islands “When scientists say bears are going extinct, I want people to realize what it looks like. Bears are going to starve to death.” – photographer Paul Nicklen “This is what climate change looks like. This starving polar bear was spotted by National geographic photographer Paul Nicklen while on an expedition in the Baffin Islands. As temperatures rise, and sea […] SnowBrains | December 8, 2017 0 Comments
VIDEO: Two Polar Bears Charging Hard in Deep Snow This video is unreal and is gauranteed to put a smile on your face. Polar bears are considered sea mammals because of the vast amount of time they spend on sea ice. Regardless, they can still obviously charge on land. This video is a very cool glimpse into what it must feel like to be one of Earth’s top predators. […] SnowBrains | June 16, 2016 1 Comment
[VIDEO] The POLAR STAR – Full FILM – Ski Mountaineering in an Arctic Land of Giants – The FIFTY 45/50 The most remote classic of The FIFTY, The Polar Star is an iconic ski line. Set on the Arctic island of Baffin, the Polar Star Couloir is an aesthetic, breathtaking couloir set among an island of ice, polar bears, and towering granite walls. Joining up with Cody Townsend on his attempt to ski “The Fifty Classic Ski Descents of North […] Backcountry SnowBrains | November 15, 2023 0 Comments
Scientists Have Discovered a Unique Sub-Species of Polar Bear That Has Adapted to a Warming Planet Scientists have discovered that glaciers in Southeast Greenland are harboring a previously unknown subpopulation of polar bears. The bears, which are uniquely adapted to their environment, could provide insight into the future of the species in a warming Arctic. Related: 9 Amazing Facts About Polar Bears Most polar bears rely on Arctic sea ice as a platform for hunting seals, […] SnowBrains | June 17, 2022 0 Comments
[VIDEO] First Recorded Footage of Polar Bear Hunting Down an Adult Caribou If it’s white say good night! Wow, such powerful beasts. This is the first documented evidence that polar bears can successfully prey on adult caribou. Researchers witnessed the predation event in August 2020. Related: Polar Bears: The Crazy Science Behind Their Black Skin and Transparent Fur Video by Mateusz Gruszka. SnowBrains | October 29, 2021 0 Comments
Road in Grand Teton National Park, WY, Closed to Allow Bears to Get Fat Eating Berries The northern section of the Moose-Wilson Road, between Murie Ranch Junction and Death Canyon Junction in Grand Teton National Park, WY, is temporarily closed to all visitors including motorists, cyclists, and hikers. The Laurance S. Rockefeller Preserve and Death Canyon Trailhead can be accessed from the south. Related: Polar Bears, Now Mating With Grizzly Bears, Might Survive Climate Change Black […] SnowBrains | August 27, 2021 0 Comments
Man Killed by Polar Bear in Norway’s Svalbard Islands, Bear Shot and Killed A man was killed by a polar bear after the animal attacked a camping site in Norway’s Svalbard Islands in the Arctic Circle earlier this morning. The attack happened at 4 am and nobody else was injured, although six people were hospitalized for shock. The man was taken to a hospital in Longyearbyen, the main settlement of the archipelago, where he […] SnowBrains | August 28, 2020 0 Comments
The Polar Bear Could Become Extinct by 2100 The polar bear population could become extinct by 2100 due to climate change, according to research published in the journal Nature. Polar bears are spread across 19 distinct sub-populations in Canada, Alaska, Siberia, Svalbard Island, and Greenland. Their dwindling bodyweight undermines their chances of surviving Arctic winters without food. With temperatures warming twice as fast in the Arctic as the […] Brains Sebastian Opazo | July 24, 2020 4 Comments