Bears forage for garbage near a small community on the coast of Hudson Bay, Canada, in this screengrab from a video taken in 2021. Picture: REUTERS/POLAR BEARS INTERNATIONAL
“Bears and garbage are a bad association,” said co-author Andrew Derocher, a University of Alberta biologist. “We know that very well from a brown bear and black bear perspective, and now it’s an issue developing with polar bears.” Such behaviour is risky. Local wildlife managers may kill bears out of concern for public safety. And consuming garbage can make bears sick.
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