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Canada’s Hudson Bay polar bear population plummets as climate change warms the Arctic

The Western Hudson Bay bears, one of the world's southernmost populations, is especially vulnerable.

By Gloria Dickie, Reuters December 27, 2022
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TORONTO — Canada’s Western Hudson Bay polar bear population has fallen 27 percent in just five years, according to a government report released last week, suggesting climate change is impacting the animals.

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