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Bears are perhaps one of the most photographed groups of large mammals, with high-profile species like the Polar Bear, Grizzly and Giant Panda (yes it’s a bear) hogging most of the limelight.

We’ve become incredibly familiar with iconic images of Polar Bears on pristine snow and ice, especially sows with adorable, super cute cubs. But have you ever thought what Polar Bears do, when the ice melts? Where do they go and what (if anything) do they feed on?

Some of Nick’s images reveal a little-known side to the world’s largest land-based carnivore. On the shores of Hudson Bay, Polar Bears gather on the tundra, amongst autumnal willows and herbs, browsing on berry bushes, and waiting for the winter ice to return.

  • Black Bear Ursus americanus fishing Great Bear Rainforest British Columbia Canada
    Adult Black Bear (Ursus americanus) by stream fishing for salmon. Princess Royal Island, Great Bear Rainforest, British Columbia, Canada.
  • Black Bear Ursus americanus fishing Great Bear Rainforest British Columbia Canada
    Adult Black Bear (Ursus americanus) by stream fishing for salmon. Princess Royal Island, Great Bear Rainforest, British Columbia, Canada.
  • Black Bear Ursus americanus fishing Great Bear Rainforest British Columbia Canada
    Adult Black Bear (Ursus americanus) by stream fishing for salmon. Princess Royal Island, Great Bear Rainforest, British Columbia, Canada.
  • Black Bear Ursus americanus fishing Great Bear Rainforest British Columbia Canada
    Adult Black Bear (Ursus americanus) by stream fishing for salmon. Princess Royal Island, Great Bear Rainforest, British Columbia, Canada.
  • Black Bear Ursus americanus fishing salmon Great Bear Rainforest British Columbia Canada
    Adult Black Bear (Ursus americanus) fishing for salmon. Princess Royal Island, Great Bear Rainforest, British Columbia, Canada
  • Black Bear Ursus americanus fishing salmon Great Bear Rainforest British Columbia Canada
    Adult Black Bear (Ursus americanus) fishing for salmon. Princess Royal Island, Great Bear Rainforest, British Columbia, Canada
  • Droppings Grizzly Bear Ursus arctos horribilis Tweedsmuir Park British Columbia Canada
    Droppings of Grizzly Bear (Ursus arctos horribilis) in forests along the Atnarko River, Tweedsmuir Park, British Columbia, Canada
  • Grizzly Bear Ursus arctos horribilis feeding salmon cubs Atnarko River Tweedsmuir Park British Columbia Canada
    Female (sow) Grizzly Bear (Ursus arctos horribilis) feeding on salmon, with cubs (7 months old). Atnarko River, Tweedsmuir Park, British Columbia, Canada
  • Grizzly Bear Ursus arctos horribilis swimming cubs Atnarko River Tweedsmuir Park British Columbia Canada
    Female (sow) Grizzly Bear (Ursus arctos horribilis) swimming with cubs (7 months old). Atnarko River, Tweedsmuir Park, British Columbia, Canada
  • Grizzly Bear Ursus arctos horribilis  cubs Atnarko River Tweedsmuir Park British Columbia Canada
    Female (sow) Grizzly Bear (Ursus arctos horribilis) with cubs (7 months old). Atnarko River, Tweedsmuir Park, British Columbia, Canada
  • Grizzly Bear Ursus arctos horribilis salmon Atnarko River Tweedsmuir Park British Columbia Canada
    Female (sow) Grizzly Bear (Ursus arctos horribilis) feeding on salmon. Atnarko River, Tweedsmuir Park, British Columbia, Canada
  • Spirit Bear Kermode Bear Ursus americanus kermodei Gribbell Island Great Bear Rainforest British Columbia Canada
    Front paws of adult Spirit Bear or Kermode Bear (Ursus americanus kermodei) - white morph of the black bear- in stream fishing for salmon. Gribbell Island, Great Bear Rainforest, British Columbia, Canada