Warming climate drove the decline of brown bear twofold, indirectly by promoting human expansion, but also directly, possibly by disturbing bears’ hibernation period, new study published by the GLOBE team in the Scientific Reports […]
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Bears have smelly feet
A new study realised (among others) by the GLOBE project team members, finds that bears communicate through their feet while walking. By twisting their feet into the ground, bears leave their scent. This scent is produced by foot glands and contains 26 specific compounds that inform other bears, for example about the sex of […]
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THE LAST INTERIM MEETING OF THE GLOBE TEAM (ZAKOPANE, POLAND)
The last interim meeting of the GLOBE project team took place again in Zakopane (Poland) on 5-9 December 2016. As last year, we again had the opportunity to meet in the hospitable Center for Research and Conservation of Mountain Plants of the Institute of Nature […]
Read more“Climate changes keep bears awake” – GLOBE in Polish TV
The issue of climate changes impact on the biology and ecology of bears interested Polish information TV programme, “Teleekspress”. TV editor Michael Hajdenrajch prepared material in which Dr. Agnieszka Sergiel and Prof. Nuria Selva explained how climate changes influence the behavior, physiology and diet of polar […]
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“Climate changes keep bears awake” – GLOBE in Polish TV
The issue of climate changes impact on the biology and ecology of bears interested Polish information TV programme, “Teleekspress”. TV editor Michael Hajdenrajch prepared material in which Dr. Agnieszka Sergiel and Prof. Nuria Selva explained how climate changes influence the behavior, physiology and diet of polar […]
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