Artificial intelligence -powered "doorbell cameras" are being trialled by an international team of specialists to alert local communities to approaching polar bears amid the growing threat of human conflict.

Created by the conservation charity Polar Bears International, the initiative is part of a broader push to safeguard both human lives and wildlife as global warming escalates the frequency of hazardous interactions.

Known as Bear-vision, the technology evolves from earlier "Bear-dar" systems, which integrated radar with video equipment to spot movement across the Arctic landscape and track nearby animals.

According to the organisation, Bear-vision provides a cost-effective and accessible warning tool designed to notify residential properties and commercial premises whenever a bear draws near.

Researchers are setting up the initial Bear-vision unit at a waste site in Churchill , a northern coastal town situated along Hudson Bay in the Canadian province of Manitoba .

This deployment is intended to…