Climate Change Is Increasing Human-Wildlife Conflicts Globally
A lone polar bear navigating sea ice, which this species uses to traverse vast distances in the Arctic to find food. A rapid loss of sea ice in northern latitudes has driven many polar bears onto land and into human settlements to scavenge. Credit: Kathy Crane/NOAA Pacific Marine Environmental LaboratoryTraditionally, research on the effects of climate change has treated its impacts on people and ecosystems as separate entities. However, a recent study has demonstrated the interwoven nature of humans and their environment…