Over 50 polar bears gather outside village in Russia, as Arctic sea ice shrinks

More than 50 polar bears have gathered on the edge of a village in Russia’s far north, environmentalists and residents said, as weak Arctic ice leaves them unable to roam.The Russian branch of the Worldwide Fund for Nature said climate change was to blame, as unusually warm temperatures prevented coastal ice from forming.The WWF said 56 polar bears had gathered in a one-square-kilometre area near the village of Ryrkaipy in Chukotka on the northeastern tip of Russia.There were concerns they…



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