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Watch footage from polar bear migration in Churchill, Manitoba. Over 800 polar bears call western Hudson Bay home. The bears gather on land when the Arctic sea ice breaks up in the sumer. Like a walking hibernation, the bears fast until they can hunt for seals when the sea ice forms again in late fall.

The main threat to polar bears is loss of their sea ice habitat due to climate change. Without sea ice, polar bears can't reach their prey. Less time on the sea ice means less time to hunt. As the ice-free season gets longer and longer polar bears are forced to test the limits of their fat reserves.

How do Polar Bears respond to seasonal change? The images and video captured during the fall season are your springboard to research and discovery.

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