Polar bears and Arctic sea ice status
Posted on December 7, 2025 | Comments Offon Polar bears and Arctic sea ice status
Positive news on the Arctic front as far as polar bears are concerned so far this year, with no reports of dead or dying bears, or of horrific attacks on humans that I’ve heard about. Not much to talk about but here’s what I’ve found.
Sea ice in Hudson Bay is forming rapidly while according to NSIDC, the Arctic Basin is filled with ice. Ice has also moved well into the Bering Sea, the Barents and Kara Seas, and Davis Strait. NSIDC say they have discontinued their monthly sea ice reports due to lack of funding, although under the current federal government administration, such budget cuts were likely tied to their inability to consistently produce these reports without pushing a human-caused climate change narrative of impending catastrophe.
We’ve heard nothing at all from the town of Churchill this year about how their season with polar bears went: they have not posted a single problem bear report on their website for the first time in years. Too busy to bother with keeping people informed for their safety or so few issues it would be embarassing to report?
Literally the only mention I found of how Western Hudson Bay polar bears are doing relative to sea ice formation this fall came from a Facebook post by a tour company on 30 November 2025:
https://polarbearscience.com/2025/12/07/polar-bears-and-arctic-sea-ice-status/
