Polar Bear

Not the Change Polar Bears Need: President Obama's Polar Bear Extinction Plan

Kassie Siegel | Posted 05.07.2012

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Kassie Siegel

More than two-thirds of these amazing animals, including all the polar bears in Alaska, will likely be gone by 2050. So it boggles the mind that the Obama administration announced plans to reissue a Bush-era regulation that limits protections for polar bears under the Endangered Species Act.

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Officials Baffled Over Polar Bears' Fur Loss

AP | Posted 04.08.2012

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ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- Alaska polar bears are losing their fur and U.S. Geological Survey scientists don't know why. In the past two weeks, nine of 33 ...

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The Arctic: A Journey Of Epic Proportions

G Adventures | Posted 05.24.2012

Read More: Ms Expedition, G Adventures Travel, Antarctica, Adventure Travel, Bloggers, Wild Junket, Arctic, Polar Bear, Slidepollajax, Travel News
G Adventures

Each day of the journey brought unpredictable thrills and excitement. And it wasn't just the landscapes that floored me.

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Global Warming Very Real to Baby Seals, Baby

Neil Wagner | Posted 04.02.2012

Read More: Baby Harp Seals, Harp Seals, Sea Ice, Melting Sea Ice, Polar Bears, Canada, Climate Change, Polar Bear, Puffins, Puffin, Global Warming, Arctic Sea Ice, Green News
Neil Wagner

Climate change spares no one. Not even the adorable.

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PHOTOS: Tiny Polar Bear Cub Saved After Mother Unable To Care For Him

AP | Posted 02.21.2012

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COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A Danish zoo says a month-old polar bear cub is being raised by humans after his mother failed to produce enough milk to ...

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GRAPHIC PHOTOS: Polar Bear Eats Cub; Cannibalism May Be On The Rise

The Huffington Post | Joanna Zelman | Posted 12.12.2011

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Cannibalism is not a part of polar bears' M.O. The animals normally refrain from feasting on their own kind. But desperate times apparently call f...

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One Critical Reason to Cut Global Warming Pollution Now: The Amazing Polar Bear

Kassie Siegel | Posted 01.16.2012

Read More: Melting Sea Ice, Endangered Species, Climate Change, Polar Bear, Global Warming, Arctic, Polar Bears Climate Change, Polar Bears Global Warming, Climate Change Polar Ice, Polar Bears Endangered, Green News
Kassie Siegel

Polar bears fasting on land lose about two pounds per day, and it's not clear how much longer it will be before the ice freezes and bears here can go back out onto the ice to hunt seals.

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Tell Your City Leaders: Join Call for Action on Climate Crisis

Kassie Siegel | Posted 11.23.2011

Read More: Epa, Polar Bears, Polar Bear, Green Cities, Climate, Global Warming, Clean Air Act, Smog, Carbon Emissions, Climate Change, Local Government, Green News
Kassie Siegel

We've got to get national leaders off the dime. Here's one way: When city leaders speak out, especially in large numbers, Washington tends to listen.

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Norway: Polar Bear Makes Unexpected Boat Visit

AP | Posted 11.04.2011

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OSLO, Norway -- A Norwegian boat crew recently had an unexpected wake-up call when a full-grown polar bear climbed aboard their anchored ship for a 30...

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BPing the Arctic, Again -- Fast-Tracking Shell's Dangerous Drilling

Subhankar Banerjee | Posted 10.15.2011

Read More: Indigenous Human Rights, Charles Monnett, Arctic Drilling, Climate Change, Green News, Chukchi Sea, Polar Bear, Beaufort Sea, Animals, Shell Oil, Boemre, Green News
Subhankar Banerjee

We must envision and fight for a sustainable and clean energy future for our sake, our future generation and for all life on earth.

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Are Polar Bears Threatened By The Report That Polar Bears Are ... Threatened?

AP | By BECKY BOHRER | Posted 10.10.2011

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JUNEAU, Alaska -- The federal investigation into suspended wildlife biologist Charles Monnett has focused on the scientific merit of a 2006 article in...

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Alaskan Polar Bear Cub Rescued At Oil Field

AP | By RACHEL D'ORO | Posted 06.30.2011

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ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- Wanted: A zoo for an orphaned polar bear cub that was rescued at an Alaska oil field. Officials from the Alaska Zoo in Anchorage...

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Naked Circle Line Cruise Will Benefit Wildlife Conservatory

dnainfo.com | Posted 05.25.2011

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MIDTOWN -- The frigid February weather won't keep these Polar Bears from stripping down on the Hudson River Saturday. For the third year running, t...

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A Marshall Plan for Nature: How to Protect Endangered Species from Climate Change

Leda Huta | Posted 05.25.2011

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Leda Huta

With our new report, the Endangered Species Coalition and our member groups attempt to answer the question: To save endangered species from climate change, where do we begin?

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After The Arctic Spill -- Shell, Palin and Obama

Subhankar Banerjee | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Arctic Drilling, Shell, Climate Change, Green News, Oil, Chukchi Sea, Polar Bear, Critical Habitat Designation, Beaufort Sea, Bp Spill, Sarah Palin, Barack Obama, Global Warming, Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Green News
Subhankar Banerjee

Did the administration approve Shell to go drill in the Arctic or not and if yes, then when? The truth it seems is somewhere in between.

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Thankful for Polar Bear Habitat But Shell Must Not Go There

Subhankar Banerjee | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: 112th Congress, Arctic Drilling, Shell, Climate Change, Green News, Oil, Chukchi Sea, Polar Bear, Critical Habitat Designation, Beaufort Sea, Global Warming, Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Slidepollajax, Green News
Subhankar Banerjee

2010-11-26-p.jpgWill Obama deny-or-grant Shell the permit to go drill-and-destroy the critical habitat of polar bears that he just designated?

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Northern Thanksgiving Exposure From the Top of Alaska

James M. Clash | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Alaska, Turkey, Dogsledding, Adventure Travel, Barrow, Inupiat Eskimo, Point Barrow, King Eider Inn, Polar Bear, Cold Weather, Northern Lights, Jim Clash, Mongolian Beef, Tsa, Thanksgiving 2010, Travel News
James M. Clash

A few years back, on a whim, I flew way north for turkey day. While my friends enjoyed Thanksgiving dinners with their families, I sat shivering in a tiny Chinese restaurant in Barrow, AK, chowing down not on turkey but Mongolian beef.

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PHOTOS: Zoo Animals Love Halloween

The Huffington Post | Alden Wicker | Posted 05.25.2011

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Animals have the right idea. Forget the sugary candy and throw-away costumes; when it comes to Halloween, zoo animals just want the jack-o-lanterns! ...

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Federal Judge Orders Obama Administration To Review Bush-Era Decision That Limits Polar Bear Protection

AP | MATTHEW DALY | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — A federal judge is ordering the Obama administration to review whether polar bears, at risk because of global warming, are endanger...

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PHOTOS: Wholphins, Ligers, And Other Crazy Animals Hybrids

Huffington Post | Alden Wicker | Posted 05.25.2011

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You've probably seen a hybrid in your time. The mule is a hybrid between the horse and a donkey. Plants and flowers are frequently mixed to create new...

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Explorer Wakes Up In Jaws Of A Polar Bear

Yahoo! News UK | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Polar Bear Attacks Explorer, Polar Bear Attack, Arctic Expedition, Polar Bear, Svalbard, Sebastian Plur Nilssen, World News

An explorer has described the moment he was attacked by a polar bear - waking up to find the animal's jaws around his head. ...

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Alaskan Official Objects To Polar Bear Protection Plan, Sides With Oil Industry

AP | DAN JOLING | Posted 05.25.2011

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ANCHORAGE, Alaska — The federal plan for designating more than 187,000 square miles as polar bear critical habitat is too large and will lead to...

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America's Leadership in Protecting Endangered Species

Leda Huta | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Polar Bear, Obama Administration, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Cites, United Nations' Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, Sharks, Bluefin Tuna, Green News
Leda Huta

Historically, America has been a leader in endangered species protections. Our nation has one of the strongest laws in the world to protect endangered species and their habitat.

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Polar Bear Ban Fails At UN Conservation Meeting

AP | MICHAEL CASEY | Posted 05.25.2011

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DOHA, Qatar — Fishing nations won a victory over environmentalists Thursday when a U.S.-backed proposal to ban export of the Atlantic bluefin tu...

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For Bluefin, Polar Bears Commerce Trumps Conservation

Julie Packard | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Monterey Bay Aquarium, Extinction, Iccat, Cites, Julie Packard, Climate Change, Monterey Bay Seafood Watch, Polar Bear, Tuna, Atlantic Bluefin Tuna, Overfishing, Bluefin Tuna, Ocean, Green News
Julie Packard

The proposal to ban global trade in Atlantic bluefin tuna was always a long shot. But it's a huge disappointment that delegates to CITES today rejected the ban by a wide margin.

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