Author Anthony Pagano

Anthony Pagano

My research is examining the physiology of wild and captive polar bears. In particular, I am quantifying the behaviors and energetic rates of polar bears to examine habitat use and the effect that declining sea ice conditions may have on polar bear energetic rates.

As Arctic Sea Ice Shrinks, New Research Shows How Much Energy Polar Bears Use to Find Food

Science & Medicine

Polar bears live in a remote and inhospitable environment far from most human settlements. For most biologists, opportunities to observe these animals are fleeting. In fact, scientists’ main resources for...