Government research shows dramatic decline in numbers in western Hudson Bay stronghold
A polar bear near Churchill on the western coast of Hudson Bay, where sea ice has been disappearing at an alarming rate.A polar bear near Churchill on the western coast of Hudson Bay, where sea ice has been disappearing at an alarming rate.Polar bears are disappearing fast from the western part of Hudson Bay on the southern tip of the Canadian Arctic, according to a government survey.
Researchers have flown over the region, which includes the town of Churchill, a tourist destination touted as the “polar bear capital of the world”, every five years to count the number of bears and extrapolate population trends. Comparison with aerial surveys estimates from 2011 and 2016 suggests Western Hudson Bay population “may be decreasing in abundance”, the study said.
“The observed declines are consistent with long-standing predictions regarding the demographic effects of climate change on polar bears,” the researchers said.
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