Alaska scientists say polar bear encounters to increase

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Alaska scientists say the chances of a polar bear encounter have increased after research reveals the bears are arriving on shore earlier and staying on land longer.
The Anchorage Daily News reported Saturday that scientists a part of the U.S. Geological Survey found changes in sea ice habitat have coincided with evidence that polar bears’ use of land is increasing.
Biologists say the bears come from the Beaufort Sea during the ice melt season when the ice br