IFLScience

Polar Bear Paw Prints Help Scientists Monitor Populations For First Time

Eleanor has an undergraduate degree in zoology from the University of Reading and a master’s in wildlife documentary production from the University of Salford.View full profile Eleanor has an ...
BioTechniques

The proof is in the paw print: how researchers are monitoring polar bear populations

Researchers can now extract environmental DNA from paw prints left in the snow by threatened species, such as polar bears and lynxes, and use it to monitor their populations. Polar bears and lynxes, ...
KTLA

Collared black bear tracked to Leo Carrillo Beach, where paw prints found in sand

A black bear at the beach? That’s what National Park Service officials said happened with a collared black bear recently. BB-12, a 3-to-4-year-old male bear captured and collared on April 23, was ...
Local News 8

U of I research team identifies polar bears using DNA found in paw prints

MOSCOW, Idaho (KIFI) — University of Idaho researchers have found a unique, non-invasive way to identify polar bears in the Arctic by scraping DNA from a bear’s paw print. In the face of diminishing ...