A recent Trends in Ecology and Evolution (TREE) paper just came out (will be in print January 2015). There has been one article about it so far:
A 2010 Nature article eceived a large amount of press coverage. We are trying to raise awareness of the possibility that reduced seasonal Arctic ice coverage could lead to increased hybridization rates among Arctic taxa.
Here’s a subset of the press coverage (I also appeared on a Fox News show, but I can’t ethically provide a link to that network here):
National Geographic: http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2010/12/photogalleries/101215-pizzly-grolar-bear-polar-grizzly-hybrids-nature-arctic-global-warming-pictures/
LA Times: http://www.latimes.com/news/science/la-sci-arctic-animals-20101216,0,439283.story
CBC: http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2010/12/15/science-arctic-hybrids.html
BBC:http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-11986236
LiveScience: http://www.livescience.com/animals/hybrid-animals-arctic-climate-101215.html
OnEarth: http://www.onearth.org/article/grolar-bears-and-narlugas-rise-of-the-arctic-hybrids
UMass: http://www.umass.edu/loop/talkingpoints/articles/117465.php
El Mundo:
http://www.elmundo.es/elmundo/2010/12/15/ciencia/1292435526.html
Ultimo Segundo, Brazil: http://ultimosegundo.ig.com.br/ciencia/meioambiente/especies+hibridas+encontradas+no+artico+ameacam+biodiversidade/n1237868825292.html
Reuters: http://blogs.reuters.com/environment/2010/12/16/polar-bears-sure-but-grolar-bears/
The Star (Toronto): http://mobile.thestar.com/mobile/NEWS/article/908923