A quarter of what polar bears eat is made up of plastic waste, Russian scientist Ivan Mizin warned Tuesday as the animals are more frequently approaching human settlements due to the climate crisis. Russian scientists warned in a recent report that the decline in Arctic ice forces bears to abandon their habitat in search of food near populated areas to the point that in recent months several videos showing the animals wandering around Russian Arctic towns went viral. In some cases, hungry bears had traveled hundreds of kilometers from their natural habitat searching for food.
— source telesurenglish.net | 27 Nov 2019