Polar Bears

“Dear Mr. Polar Bear: We learned about global warming and how your ice is melting. That makes us sad. We want you to stay strong, have healthy cubs and a nice habitat to live and hunt in. We worked hard at home to earn pennies for polar bears … we …

A formidable hunter and powerful swimmer, the polar bear is perfectly adapted to the harsh demands of the wild Arctic landscape. And these extraordinary pictures give a more intimate portrait of its life than ever before.Whether diving under water, rolling in the ice alongside a cub or moving in for …

They gathered in the spirit of piliriqatigiingniq – Inuktitut for seeking a common goal – but panel members at the federal government”s first polar bear roundtable were hardly speaking with a single voice yesterday. At issue was the health of Canada”s 13 polar bear populations. On one side, researchers told …

(From princegeorgecitizen.com) Winnipeg, Canada – The federal environment minister says the health of the world”s polar bears rests in the hands of Canadians. Jim Prentice says now is a “critical time” for the iconic animals and Canada bears a “heavy responsibility” to ensure they survive. He says the swift disappearance …

(From cbc.ca)- Hunters in Nunavut”s Baffin Bay region will be able to kill up to 105 polar bears this season, after the territory”s environment minister agreed to leave the quota unchanged, despite concerns from officials about overhunting. CBC News has learned that outgoing Environment Minister Olayuk Akesuk accepted a recommendation …

(From sixers.nationalreview.com)- Polar bears in the southern Beaufort Sea may be turning to cannibalism because longer seasons without ice keep them from getting to their natural food, a new study by American and Canadian scientists has found. The study reviewed three examples of polar bears preying on each other from …

(From nationaljournal.com)- On Aug. 4, just weeks before John McCain tapped her as his running mate, Palin led her state in suing the Interior Department for overprotecting the bears by designating them as threatened under the Endangered Species Act. “She”s like an Alaskan ostrich, burying her head in the tundra …

(From thisislondon.co.uk)- Struggling against the waves, this polar bear faces almost certain death after becoming lost at sea in the Arctic. It is one of a group of nine to have plunged into the ocean after the ice float they lived on melted.

(From ap.google.com) Alaska- Nine polar bears were observed in one day swimming in open ocean off Alaska”s northwest coast, an increase from previous surveys that may indicate warming conditions are forcing bears to make riskier, long-distance swims to stable sea ice or land. Many were swimming north and ranged from …

(From todayszaman.com) İstanbul– A workshop for children to raise awareness on reducing carbon gas emissions via reforestation was held yesterday at the May 19 Youth Center in the capital as part of a nationwide campaign. The polar bear is used as the mascot for the campaign, which is called “Bears …

(From guardian.co.uk)- Ice at the North Pole melted at an unprecedented rate last week, with leading scientists warning that the Arctic could be ice-free in summer by 2013. Satellite images show that ice caps started to disintegrate dramatically several days ago as storms over Alaska”s Beaufort Sea began sucking streams …

(From ap.google.com) Alaska- The state of Alaska sued Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne on Monday, seeking to reverse his decision to list polar bears as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act. Gov. Sarah Palin and other state officials fear a listing will cripple offshore oil and gas development in …