Polar bears unlikely to adapt to longer summers

ScienceDaily
Feb 13, 2024, 1:04 pm80 pts
More time stranded on land means greater risk of starvation for polar bears, a new study indicates. During three summer weeks, 20 polar bears closely observed by scientists tried different strategies to maintain energy reserves, including resting, scavenging and foraging. Yet nearly all of them lost weight…

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