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In “Family Rest,” Christopher Paetkau immortalized a female polar bear and her young ones taking a siesta in the Canadian summer’s heat.(Image credit: Christopher Paetkau / Wildlife Photographer of the Year)
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An austere photograph depicts a polar bear parent and her three offspring relaxing on exposed earth and moss, their coats colored brown with dirt.
The picture is featured on the shortlist for this year’s Wildlife Photographer of the Year Nuveen People’s Choice Award — a competition where the general population casts ballots for their preferred selection among 24 images chosen by the Natural History Museum, situated in London, along with a team of photography and wildlife authorities.
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The moving fresh photograph serves as an indication that global warming puts polar bears at risk through reducing their sea ice terrain, driving them to locate alternate sources of nourishment elsewhere. Unlike other bear species, polar bears (Ursus maritimus) do not go into hibernation. At one time, a majority of polar bears remained on the ice year-round as they stalked their preferred quarry of ringed seals (Pusa hispida) and bearded seals (Erignathus barbatus). Nonetheless, with annual losses to sea ice, polar bears now must hunt for extra land-based prey types, like reindeer.
An additional polar bear image finds itself on this year’s People’s Choice Award shortlist. It showcases a cub over a hunting expedition situated on the Norwegian archipelago called Svalbard, ending in tragedy if the baby bear and the mother came near a human populated area. The mother bear turned up deceased not long after the event, plus police agents shot the cub upon it seeming aggressive.
The Nuveen People’s Choice Award polling is now in progress via the internet until March 18th to allow anybody to pick the champion of this people’s preference honor.
On March 25, the victorious image together with four runners-up will be disclosed.
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“Whether displaying captivating conduct or presenting a robust tale, this year’s array of pictures is truly extraordinary, and we enthusiastically await determining which one gains the public’s preferred pick,” Douglas Gurr, the director with the Natural History Museum, communicated in a declaration distributed to Live Science.
The prize-winning picture shall be presented coupled with 100 pictures originating from last year’s Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition in an exhibition inside the museum that is accessible up to July 2026. The Natural History Museum establishes and organizes the Wildlife Photographer of the Year.
You can see the pictures having achieved a space upon the shortlist through this link.
Sascha PareSocial Links NavigationStaff writer
Sascha functions as a U.K.-based staff writer with Live Science. She possesses a bachelor’s degree relating to biology taken from the University of Southampton across England and a master’s qualification within science communication out of Imperial College located in London. Her efforts have been featured in The Guardian along with the well-being platform Zoe. In addition to her writing interests, she appreciates partaking in tennis activities, bread-making activities and rummaging in second-hand outlets when searching for hidden treasures.
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