Sea ice off Newfoundland thickest ever yet another polar bear comes ashore

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Amid reports that ice conditions between Newfoundland and southern Labrador are the worst in living memory, another polar bear was reported ashore in the area — just after biologist Andrew Derocher explained to the CBC that bears only come on land when sea ice conditions “fail.” “Ice too thick for coast guard’s heavy icebreaker,” said […]

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April 24, 2017 at 02:35AM