Eye Opening Polar Bear Encounters This Arctic Expedition Changed Everything

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· its a pretty risky business trying to take a blood sample from a polar bear – one of the most dangerous predators on the planet – on an arctic ice floe. I’ve seen plenty of wildlife in the arctic, but my polar bear encounters, even the brief ones, remain imprinted on my memory with surprising clarity. · for the last four decades experts from the norwegian polar institute (npi) have been keeping tabs on the health and movement of polar bears. None more so than the encounter we had in … · the eye-opening science of close encounters with polar bears like the rest of the arctic, global warming has been happening there three to four times faster than elsewhere. Having an animal that’s broken into your tent or scared the hell out of you on numerous occasions is not the same as enjoying some roly-poly white teddy bear on the disney channel. Its a pretty risky business … · arctic travelers tend to view polar bears differently than folks down south.