How scientists capture polar bears

Each spring since 2003, Jon Aars, senior scientist at the Norwegian Polar Institute, and his team have conducted an annual polar bear monitoring program on Svalbard - collaring, capturing and taking samples from as many bears as they can across several weeks. Subscribe to The Guardian on YouTube ► http://bit.ly/subscribegdn By studying polar bears they get a better understanding of what is happening in this part of the Arctic environment. The bears roam over large distances and, being apex predators, provide lots of information about what is happening lower in the food chain and across different Arctic species. “We have seen really significant changes to the sea ice,” says Aars, adding that: “our main question is how are the bears doing?” The Guardian accompanied Aars and his team on an expedition to the southern end of Spitsbergen island. To find out what we learned tap the link for our full film https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Vg86XkMzRk The Guardian publishes independent journalism, made possible by supporters. Contribute to The Guardian today ► https://bit.ly/3biVfwh Sign up to the Guardian's free new daily newsletter, First Edition ► https://ift.tt/fbWJwAB Website ► https://ift.tt/PAb60Cj Facebook ► https://ift.tt/i85kLDP Twitter ► https://twitter.com/guardian Instagram ► https://ift.tt/NdjcOBX The Guardian on YouTube: Guardian News ► https://bit.ly/guardiannewssubs Guardian Australia ► https://bit.ly/guardianaussubs Guardian Football ► https://bit.ly/gdnfootballsubs Guardian Sport ► https://bit.ly/gdnsportsubs It's Complicated ► https://bit.ly/ItsComplicatedSubs Guardian Live ► https://bit.ly/guardianlivesubs #polarbear #polarbears #svalbard #norway #thearctic #arctic #arcticcircle