Jodouin, Camille https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9776-196X
Derocher, Andrew E. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1104-7774
Lunn, Nicholas J. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0189-5494
McGeachy, David https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1958-5363
Pilfold, Nicholas W. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5324-5499
Funding for this research was provided by:
Canadian Institution of Zoos and Aquariums
Canadian Wildlife Federation
Care for the Wild International
Banrock Station Environmental Trust
Churchill Northern Studies Centre
Earth Rangers Foundation
Environment and Climate Change Canada
Hauser Bears
Isdell Family Foundation
Kansas City Zoo
Manitoba Agriculture and Resource Development
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada
Parks Canada Agency
Pittsburg Zoo Conservation Fund
Polar Bears International
Polar Continental Shelf Project of Natural Resources Canada
Quark Expeditions
San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance
Schad Foundation
Wildlife Media Inc.
World Wildlife Fund Canada
Article History
Received: 11 October 2024
Revised: 8 January 2025
Accepted: 31 January 2025
First Online: 20 February 2025
Declarations
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: The authors have no competing interests to declare that are relevant to the content of this article.
: All polar bear capture and handling protocols followed the Canadian Council on Animal Care guidelines () and were approved by the University of Alberta BioSciences Animal Care and Use Committee (Animal Use Protocols 00000033 and 00003667).