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Fewer polar bear cubs are being born in the Arctic islands, survey finds

The proportion of polar bear females around the Arctic islands of Svalbard who gave birth to cubs crashed to just 10% in 2014, according to a small scientific survey of the animals. It follows a series of warm years and poor sea ice… Source

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