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New Obama Offshore Oil Plan Sacrifices Polar Bear Habitat

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Interior Secretary Ken Salazar today issued a revised offshore oil plan that will allow drilling in the heart of polar bear habitat in Alaska. Salazar’s announcement, which came in response to a previous court ruling, finalized a revised 2007-2012 nationwide offshore oil leasing plan. The previous plan, issued under the …

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Polar bears spotted swimming with cubs on back

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Polar bears have been spotted carrying their cubs on their backs while they swim through icy waters, according to researchers. It is thought the practice is new and the result of the bears having to swim longer distance in the sea because of reductions in the Arctic ice in the …

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Polar Bears’ Habitat in the Arctic Designated as “Critical”

Polar bears’ Arctic home in Alaska will be designated as “critical habitat,” the U.S. Interior Department’s Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) said on Wednesday. The zone encompasses more than 187,000 square miles (484,000 square kilometers) along Alaska”s north coast. “The critical habitat designation clearly identifies the areas that need to …

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Study sees polar bears losing out to grizzlies

Polar bears are likely to lose out to grizzly bears in fierce competition for food as climate change drives the two species closer together into shared habitat, biologists concluded in a study released on Tuesday. The research was based on 3-D computer modeling that compared the skull and jaw strength …

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Late Hudson Bay ice imperils polar bears

Hundreds of polar bears in northeastern Manitoba may face an increased risk of starvation due to delayed ice formation along the western coast of Hudson Bay, conservationists say. Higher-than-normal temperatures have prevented ice from forming in the region, putting it three to four weeks behind schedule, according to the Canadian …

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Canada opposes U.S. effort to ban polar bear trade

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A cross-border battle is looming over polar bears, the Arctic giants that provoke passionate reactions in both Canada and the United States. The U.S. wants to ban the trade in polar-bear body parts, a proposal that will be considered at a meeting beginning next week of the Convention on International …

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Arctic polar bears imperilled by man-made pollution

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The long term survival of polar bears is being threatened by man-made pollution that is reaching the Arctic. This conclusion comes from a major review of research into how industrial chemicals such as mercury and organochlorines affect the bears. The review suggests that such chemicals have a range of subclinical …

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