"Polar Bears' Grim Reality: Starvation Risk and Struggles in a Warming Arctic"

A study tracking 20 polar bears in Manitoba, Canada, reveals the grim impact of melting sea ice on the bears' ability to access their main food source, leading to starvation and weight loss. As the bears are forced to seek alternate food sources on land due to longer periods of scant ice caused by human-induced global warming, they are burning as much energy as they are gaining from these terrestrial foods. This not only threatens the bears' survival but also increases the risk of human-bear interactions as the bears venture into local towns in search of food.