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Are polar bears dying in the ocean?

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Anonymous

12y ago
Updated: 8/19/2019

Their habitat, the Arctic sea ice, is shrinking annually because of global warming. Bears need their habitat for cub dens, as well as seal trapping. The winter ice melting earlier every year means that bears are weaker and having fewer cubs.

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