Date: 8/17/26 8:58 pm From: Steve Hampton via Tweeters <tweeters...> Subject: Re: [Tweeters] BBC WILDLIFE MAGAZINE: Polar bear destroys almost entire colony of seabird nests in Alaska. This is why it did it
The article mentions Cooper Island, but it fails to mention George Divoky,
who spent 50 consecutive summers on this sandbar off Utqiagvik studying
climate change, though he wasn't really aware of it when he began. For more
on his work, check out his presentation here:
George predicted this outcome wrt the polar bears. At one point, he had to
be evacuated due to them.
He lives in Seattle.
On Mon, Aug 17, 2026 at 1:43 PM Dan Reiff via Tweeters <
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> *Polar bear destroys almost entire colony of seabird nests in Alaska. This
> is why it did it*
> The feeding behaviour is on the rise along the state’s Arctic coast,
> driven by climate change. August 17, 2026 mlharing/Getty Images Hungry
> polar bears in northern Alaska are increasingly plundering seabird colonies
> for eggs. A new study, co-led by the Wildlife Conservation Society and
> published in the journal Polar Research, shows that the region’s most
> imposing land predator is adapting its age-old hunting practices. It’s a
> change borne from necessity. Polar bears have long depended on sea ice
>
> Read in BBC Wildlife Magazine: https://apple.news/AmlccmDeBTzGZn5naU_CiDA >
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> Shared from Apple News <https://www.apple.com/news> >
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