Polar Bears Change Diet
http://seagrant.uaf.edu/news/01ASJ/03.23.01bears.html

Doug Schneider, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Alaska Sea Grant College Program


This radio broadcast from 2001 explains how polar bears have adjusted their diet due to the climate warming around Hudson Bay, Canada. The ringed seals that polar bears normally eat have been harder for polar bears to get to, due to disappearing ice. This has forced polar bears to begin eating harbor seals and bearded seals. The clip is 4 minutes and 15 seconds in length.

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Subject: Biology, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climatology
Grade Level: College Lower (13-14), Middle (6-8), High School (9-12), General Public
Theme: Teach the Earth:Course Topics:Atmospheric Science, Teach the Earth:Incorporating Societal Issues:Climate Change