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Researchers: Tool used to detect polar bear dens ineffective

by Associated Press
| March 3, 2020 12:05 AM

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A study by polar bear researchers in Alaska concludes that thermal imaging used by oil exploration companies to detect polar bears in dens works less than half the time.

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