The Great White Bear

The first evidence of Climate Chaos was felt mainly at the poles, as polar sea ice began to melt. Polar bears served as the first charismatic symbol of climate change but since media attention shifted from melting sea ice to wildfires, floods, heatwaves, and other impacts of our warming world, the plight of polar bears is no longer a focus. Yet there is much to know about polar bears as yet another threat to their survival has emerged: the destruction of their habitat and the ecosystems they depend upon.

On this episode of Locus Focus, we’ll learn more about the significance of polar bears than you might have ever considered, as we talk with Kieran Mulvaney, author of The Great White Bear, A Natural and Unnatural History of the Polar Bear.