New Study: Alaska polar bears working hard to keep up with drifting sea ice

A polar bear study, unlike any before, is offering new insight into the challenges the animals face in Alaska.
The study was led by the U.S. Geological Survey and the University of Wyoming.
Research Zoologist George Durner says they collected 27 years of data to determine what factors are affecting local polar bear populations.
They discovered that sea ice drifts are moving faster than ever and the bears are draining their energy trying to keep up.
“What that means for the polar bears is t