Posts Tagged ‘polar bears’
Government-sponsored polar bear hunting in Canada?
Whitney Angell Leonard, Wildlife Advocate, Livingston, Montana: The Canadian government, which manages two thirds of the world’s polar bear population, claims its management framework “ensure[s] the sustainability of Polar Bear populations in Canada.” ...
A call to action on climate change
Just over a week ago, I was in Churchill, Manitoba, enjoying the company of some of the local polar bears. While it was great to see so many bears in action, it was also a sad sight, since there was still no sign of the sea ice that is ...
Arctic settles into new phase – warmer, greener, and less ice
December 1, 2011 NOAA Arctic StarDot NetCam - Monday, July 5, 2010. Download here. (Credit: NOAA) An international team of scientists who monitor the rapid changes in the Earth’s northern polar region say that the Arctic is entering a new state ...
Polar Bears Originated In Ireland And Britain
First it was US President Barack Obama, now Ireland can claim Polar Bears too! An international team of scientists has discovered that the female ancestor of all living polar bears was a brown bear that lived in the vicinity of present-day Britain...
YouTube: The Environmental Film “Home”
As described on YouTube, "HOME is a feature film directed by Yann Arthus-Bertrand and co-produced by EuropaCorp (Luc Besson's studio) and Elzévir Films and supported ...
Climate Change: Canada’s Polar Bears At Extreme Risks
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