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A federal appeals court made a final decision Wednesday on whether Fish and Wildlife could allow oil companies to interfere with polarbears. The complaint is that the government isn't doing enough to protect marine animals from the effects of oil and gas development. Tags: oil drilling polarbear arctic.
Unlikely Animal Friends 2 premieres Friday, January 7, 2010, at 9:00 PM ET/PT. You will be introduced to several unlikely friendships, from a leopard and golden retriever, to polarbears and Canadian Eskimo dogs (and more)! Who ever would have thought that polarbears and dogs would play, and even sleep, together in harmony?
If you are looking for a little cuteness, and a whole bunch of “awe&# , then you must check out the truly unlikely friendships, in Friends: True Stories of Extraordinary Animal Friendships ! Using rhymes to tell the stories of how the animals met, you will meet 13 unlikely pairs (like polarbears and sled dogs).
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I remember the guide on my first Kenyan birding safari remarking that “birding groups always see far more mammals than those who come just to see animals. At the time (1968) sightings of lynx in the Doñana were extremely rare as the animals were so shy: I was extremely fortunate to have this encounter. (I
Apart from issues like combating elephant poaching for ivory in Africa and banning trade in polarbear skins, those focusing on sharks and tuna are likely to be among the most contentious. Tags: australia CITES marine life marine animals Japan. Australia and Japan are among the countries refusing to back a total ban.
Narrated by Queen Latifah, Arctic Tale is the coming of age story of a walrus pup and polarbear cub as they fight for survival in the Arctic wilderness. Armed with only their natural instinct and mothers’ guidance, these animals face countless challenges in a rapidly melting icebound world.
First wolves, then polarbears, now beluga whales. And those are just the endangered animals (remember the turkey being ground up during her tv interview?)
We loved seeing penguins, whales, polarbears, and wolves. Truly a series for any animal lover, but more than that, it’s an amazing look at our planet. We watched in amazement as a furry caterpillar froze and thawed each year until finally becoming a moth at age 14!
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To the Editor: Re “ Bearing Up ” (Op-Ed, Jan. Sarah Palin of Alaska, the scientific literature is very clear that polarbear survival is highly threatened in the wild. Because polarbears are at the top of the marine food chain, their bodies accumulate persistent organic pollutants that disrupt their reproductive systems.
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Here's an article in the Nunatsiaq News that talks about polarbear conservation from the Inuit point of view. The Inuit harvest, or hunt, polarbears in Canada. "In But not with polarbears." Tags: indigenous hunting canada inuit polarbear.
Supposedly, environmentalists and animal rights activists have "unfairly made the polarbear into 'the panda bear of North America.'" Tags: canada blood sport polarbear hunting trophy hunting endangered species. insert crying baby picture here.) Here's the article from the Globe and Mail.
They had to cancel a big project that would have showcased polarbears and seals. Lanthier, a veterinarian and walrus researcher who took the helm in Calgary two years ago, says the cancellation of the polarbears exhibit might please some animal-rights extremists, but the reality is a blow to Canada's white bears.
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