75% of Bowhead Whale Habitats at Risk by 2100, Study Shows

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Arctic giants that weigh 100 tons and live over 200 years are facing a housing crisis - and it's worse than you think.

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For nearly 12,000 years, these massive creatures thrived in areas with 15-30% summer sea ice cover. Now that ice is disappearing fast.

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"65 to 75 percent of the bowhead whale's habitat will disappear this century," warns lead researcher Nicholas Freymueller.

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The Sea of Okhotsk whales face extinction first - their entire summer home could completely vanish by 2060.

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When the ice melts, where will they go? Scientists found a disturbing answer.

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Future "suitable" areas will be in deeper waters with much less food - creating a slow-motion disaster for these long-lived mammals.

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Arctic warming is breaking records - March 2025 saw the lowest winter ice coverage ever measured.

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The "Last Ice Area" once thought safe for ice-dependent animals could disappear within a decade after the central Arctic first becomes ice-free.

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Polar bears are already suffering - Western Hudson Bay population has dropped by half, with 30% global decline predicted by 2050.

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When Arctic ice melts, it affects everyone: rising seas, changing weather patterns, and thawing ground releasing more greenhouse gases.

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Can we save the bowhead whales? Scientists say reducing emissions is the only real solution.

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