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Rare attack in Alaska renews interest in polar bear patrols
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — For isolated communities at the top of the world, keeping the planet’s largest land predators — polar bears — out of town is key to coexistence. That can mean ...
The Arctic: A new theatre of critical geopolitics
The geographical proximity of the US and Russia to the Arctic Ocean will generate a constant political tremor in the ...
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Bear cubs lead to cuteness overload
The term “spring cub” refers to cubs that ... brown bear and black bear. Polar bears occur in the far northern region of Canada and Alaska. There are many subspecies of the brown bear ...
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Appeals Court Orders U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to Fix Regulations Allowing Fossil Fuel Industry to Harm Polar Bears
their entire population wouldn't even fill the home-team section since there are fewer than 900 of these polar bears left,” said Nicole Schmitt, executive director of Alaska Wildlife Alliance. “Each ...
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How To Protect Yourself From Grizzlies In Alaska
Even the illustrated Smokey the Bear, modeled after a real foundling cub ... In Alaska, there are three bear species. Black bears are found throughout the state's forests, and polar bears are ...
This is how much climate change has impacted polar bear populations
Scientists have quantified how much climate change has driven the population decline of polar bears living in Canada's Hudson ...
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Do polar bears hibernate? The arctic mammal's sleep behavior, explained.
Male polar bears or those with cubs will often continue activity even during times of low food availability, the Alaska Department of Fish and Game reports. Not only are polar bears carnivores ...