Polar Bears Search for Scraps in Changing Climate

Clip: Season 40 Episode 12 | 2m 52s | Video has closed captioning.

A polar bear mother and her cubs search for scraps during a too-hot summer. In the Southern Beaufort Sea, there are only about half as many polar bears as there were 35 years ago. North Alaska has the largest oil field in America, and its effects can be seen in the changing landscape and climate.

Aired: 04/13/22

Rating: NR

Buy Now:

Problems Playing Video? | Closed Captioning

Major support for NATURE is provided by the Arnhold Foundation, The Fairweather Foundation, Kate W. Cassidy Foundation, Sue and Edgar Wachenheim III, Kathy Chiao and Ken Hao, Charles Rosenblum, Sarah and Sandra Lyu in memory of Seung and Dorothy Lyu, Filomen M. D’Agostino Foundation, Lillian Goldman Charitable Trust, Gregg Peters Monsees Foundation, Koo and Patricia Yuen, Arlene and Milton D. Berkman, Sandra Atlas Bass, Bradley L. Goldberg Family Foundation, The Hite Foundation, by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and by Viewers Like You.

More Extras

More Episodes

Teaching resources for Find standards-aligned teaching resources for Nature.

Explore Free Resources

2023-06-08T19:00:00-06:00	Aging Backwards 4: The Miracle of Flexibility With Miranda Esmonde-White
2023-06-08T20:00:00-06:00	Midsomer Murders: The Sting of Death: Part 1
2023-06-08T20:42:00-06:00	Midsomer Murders: The Sting of Death: Part 2
2023-06-08T21:33:00-06:00	Antiques Roadshow Recut: Desert Botanical Garden, Part 1
2023-06-08T22:00:00-06:00	Memory Makeover With Daniel Amen, MD

Polar Bears Search for Scraps in Changing Climate

Buy Now:

Explore More Ways to Watch

More Science and Nature Shows