The reduction of sea ice level due to climate change is hitting polar bear numbers.
The proportion of polar bear females around the Arctic islands of Svalbard which gave birth to cubs crashed to just 10% in 2014, according to a small scientific survey of the animals. It follows a series of warm years and poor sea ice.
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