Observations of mortality associated with extended open-water swimming by polar bears in the Alaskan Beaufort Sea

By C. Monnett, Jeffrey S. Gleason. Polar Biology, 2006

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Landward and eastward shift of Alaskan polar bear denning associated with recent sea ice changes (2007, background): “Although polar bears are strong swimmers, recent observations suggest their ability to cross large expanses of open water may be limited (Monnett and Gleason 2006).”
Consequences of long-distance swimming and travel over deep-water pack ice for a female polar bear during a year of extreme sea ice retreat (2011, background): “Monnett and Gleason (2006) highlighted the dangers to polar bears undertaking long-distance swims and warned that continued extreme summer ice melts in the Arctic may lead to an increase in mortality from drowning.”
Migratory response of polar bears to sea ice loss: to swim or not to swim (2017, methodology): “Although they are adept swimmers (Stirling 1974, Dyck and Romberg 2007, Pagano et al. 2012, Stirling and van Meurs 2015), swimming can be energetically costly (Durner et al. 2011), and may increase mortality risk (Monnett and Gleason 2006, Durner et al. 2011).”
Effects of sea ice extent and food availability on spatial and temporal distribution of polar bears during the fall open-water period in the Southern Beaufort Sea (2008, background): “Other potentially negative aspects of increased land use by polar bears during the fall open-water period include extended open-water swimming ( Monnett and Gleason 2006 ), increased intra-and interspeciWc interactions, potential increase in disease transmission, and increasing bear–human interactio”