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Human garbage is a plentiful but dangerous source of food for polar bears finding it harder to hunt seals on dwindling sea ice

  • Written by Thomas Scott Smith, Professor - Wildlife and Wildlands Conservation Program, Brigham Young University
Human garbage is a plentiful but dangerous source of food for polar bears finding it harder to hunt seals on dwindling sea iceScenes like this one are becoming increasingly common in the Arctic.ALEXANDER GRIR/Contributor/AFP via Getty Images

More than 50 hungry polar bears invaded the Russian coastal village of Belushya Guba over a period of three months, attracted by the local dump. Some bears entered homes and businesses by ripping doors off hinges and climbing through...

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