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Monthly Archives: December 2011
THE PRECIOUS WHITE BEARS OF THE POLAR REGIONS
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As of 2008, the World Conservation Union (IUCN) reports that the global population of polar bears is 20,000 to 25,000, and is declining.In 2006, the IUCN upgraded the polar bear from a species of least concern to avulnerable species.It cited a “suspected population reduction of >30% within three generations (45 years)”, due primarily to climate change.Other risks to the polar bear include pollution in the form of toxiccontaminants, conflicts with shipping, stresses from recreational polar-bear watching, and oil and gas exploration and development. The IUCN also cited a “potential risk of over-harvest” through legal and illegal hunting.
According to the World Wildlife Fund, the polar bear is important as an indicator of arctic ecosystem health. Polar bears are studied to gain understanding of what is happening throughout the Arctic, because at-risk polar bears are often a sign of something wrong with the arctic marine ecosystem.”
Courtesy of Wikipedia, Polar Bears
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POLAR BEARS EMERGING
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“This is turning into polar-bear week … but did ANYONE consult with me? Nooooooo.”
Amazing images taken from the Arctic circle as a mother bear emerges from her winter long sleep with two new arrivals. With brilliant images of mother polar bear sledging down the slopes and cute cubs first taste of the Arctic air, this is a video you don’t want to miss from BBC natural history masterpiece ‘Planet Earth’. BBC
Video uploaded to YouTub by BBCWorldwide
Photo credit ~ morgueFile
