Yes, they can: polar bears Ursus maritimus successfully hunt Svalbard reindeer Rangifer tarandus platyrhynchus

• Published in: Polar Biology
• Main Authors: Stempniewicz, Lech, Kulaszewicz, Izabela, Aars, Jon
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Springer Science and Business Media LLC 2021
• Subjects: General Agricultural and Biological Sciences; Arctic; Hornsund; Svalbard; Polar Biology; Rangifer tarandus; Rangifer tarandus platyrhynchus; Sea ice; svalbard reindeer; Ursus maritimus; Spitsbergen
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00300-021-02954-w; https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s00300-021-02954-w.pdf; https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00300-021-02954-w/fulltext.html

Abstract The polar bear Ursus maritimus is one of the species most endangered by the rapidly declining sea–ice cover in the Arctic, which they use as a platform to hunt fatty, high-energy seals. In recent decades, more polar bears have been forced to remain longer on land, so their access to seals i...