(WILDLIFE) — Where did polar bears originate? The white polar bears from the Arctic are descendents from the brown bear. The original mother bear inhabited the British Isles. Brown bears and polar bears hybridize in the wild today.
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Climate Change In Alaska Threatens Polar Bears
ALASKA – The changing climate is threatening the lives of polar bears. The sea ice they rely on to hunt is fast disappearing, forcing the bears to find new ways to get food. Unfortunately, one new way involves raiding food stores in coastal communities. Discover what we can do to help save the polar bears.
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Obama Designates Polar Bear Protected Habitat
Washington, DC, November, 25, 2010 – In a big environmental move, the Obama administration is setting aside 187,000 square miles in Alaska as a “critical habitat” for polar bears. This is the first step in staving off extinction for this iconic species, recognizing that saving animals cannot be separated from saving the natural world in which they live. Kudos – Global Animal
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Polar Bears Stranded On Hudson Bay Coast
CANADA – Polar bears have been loitering by the Hudson Bay waiting for the month-late ice they need to hunt effectively. Lucky for them, a big storm is on the way that is expected to create the sea ice the polar bears are waiting for. Find out why the ice is late here.
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Online Shopping Is For Bargain Hunting, Not Endangered Animals
The internet is a great place to find a deal. Unfortunately, what some people are looking for are exotic, illegally poached animals. See these seven glorious and endangered creatures that are being traded like baseball cards on the world wide web.
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Polar Bears Drowning In Denial
(POLAR BEARS) ALASKA — Polar Bears are endangered and on the decline. Since being declared endangered two years ago little has been done. The current plan is basically to hope predictions of polar bear extinction and global warming are wrong. Did these officials miss the Dr. Phil episode where we learned denial changes nothing? — Global Animal
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Alaska Commission Says “Sure, Kill Polar Bears!”
ALASKA – Alaska recommended to the U.S.-Russia Polar Bear Commission to lift the ban on killing polar bears in Russia for the first time in 50 years.
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UN Gives No Protection To Bluefin Tuna, Polar Bears
In a disappointing action, the United Nations voted against limitations on fishing of bluefin tuna and decreased hunting of polar bears despite declining populations of both species.
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