Polar Bears Are Drowning

Many polar bears have died off the coast of Alaska, where they likely drowned by swimming long distances through the ocean to find the artic ice shelf. They couldn't find it because it had retreated 160 miles north of the coast of Alaska. Some polar bears have swam up to 60 miles before keeling over due to exhaustion. The polar bears that have survived now live on land and feed off of carcasses of poached whales. The population of polar bears living on sea ice has shifted from 87% to 33%. Read more.