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Canada's Hudson Bay was late freezing over this season, and scientists say the lack of ice, from which polar bears hunt seals, is pushing some bears to starvation, reports CBC News.
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$400,000 apiece? Canadians try to put economic value on polar bears
Canadians are willing to shell out about $500 per household each year to save their polar bear population from a die-off caused by global warming, according to research commissioned by the Canadian government. Canada has about 15,000 polar bears, two-thirds of the world population. The bears are worth $6.3 billion to Canadians, or about $400,000 apiece, according to the estimate. Continued on jump
Alaska officials pan endangered species law
The endangered species law is being used to gain control over landscapes and seascapes rather than to protect species, according to the Alaska wildlife official who works on state responses to federal species listings.
US met obligations for polar bear protection, judge rules
A federal judge ruled Monday that the government did not breach its obligations under the Endangered Species Act by not considering greenhouse gas emissions in efforts to protect polar bears.
Numerous species reportedly shrinking in individual size
From the mighty polar bear to the tiny house sparrow, many of Earth's species appear to be shrinking in size, a new study reports. And the authors think it's probably due to global warming, a little like wool sweaters that shrink when washed in hot water.
Federal agency tries to write polar bear recovery plan
In a windowless Anchorage convention center more than a thousand miles from polar bears roaming on sea ice, marine mammal biologists gathered last week to work on a recovery plan for the Arctic Ocean's most famous fauna.
Alaska joins appeal of ruling on polar bear 'threatened' status
The Parnell administration on Friday joined a parade of parties appealing the June decision by a federal judge in Washington, D.C., that the government correctly listed polar bears as a threatened species.
State seeks to quantify cost of endangered species restrictions
Federal agency lifts suspension of Arctic scientist
An Alaska scientist whose observations of drowned polar bears spurred national publicity on climate warming returned to work Friday at the federal agency that oversees offshore petroleum drilling.
State seeks to quantify cost of endangered species restrictions
The state of Alaska is soliciting proposals for a $350,000 analysis of the economic costs of Endangered Species Act listings. According to the solicitation, the economic impacts are "substantial," but the state wants a more accurate estimate.
Alaska polar bear cub gets playmate
The Louisville Zoo says it will soon have a second polar bear cub.
North Slope polar bear dies after hazing shot by guard
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service law enforcement is investigating after a guard at BP's Endicott oil field apparently mortally wounded a polar bear by shooting it with a pyrotechnic shotgun shell in a hazing incident.
Suspended Arctic scientist's complaint to get federal review
The Interior Department says an inquiry is under way into the treatment of suspended Arctic scientist Charles Monnett. A watchdog group filed a complaint on Monnett's behalf, charging scientific and scholarly misconduct in his suspension.
Watchdog says merit of polar bear paper was the issue
The federal investigation into suspended wildlife biologist Charles Monnett has focused on the scientific merit of a 2006 article in which he and a colleague recorded their observations of apparently drowned polar bears in the Arctic, a watchdog group said Tuesday.
Polar bear kills teen camper, injures 4 others in Norway
A polar bear attacked a group of British students camping on a remote Arctic glacier, killing a 17-year-old boy and injuring four other young people before a trip member fatally shot the bear.
Polar bear scientist suspension is about project management
The government's suspension of an Arctic scientist was related to how a polar bear research project was awarded and managed, not to his earlier scientific work detailing drowned polar bears, a watchdog group said Monday.
Scientist's suspension unrelated to polar bear paper, official says
The recent suspension of Alaska wildlife biologist Charles Monnett is unrelated both to an article that he wrote about presumably drowned Arctic polar bears and to his scientific work, a federal official said Friday.
Scientist questioned over 'integrity issues'
A federal wildlife biologist whose 2006 report of polar bears likely drowning in the Arctic helped galvanize the global warming movement was placed on administrative leave as officials investigate allegations of scientific misconduct.
Less ice means longer swims more lethal to polar bear cubs
Polar bears that must swim farther between rest stops because of diminished sea ice off Alaska's coast may be paying a price in lost cubs and precious calories, a federal study says.
U.S.-Russia commission to meet on Chukchi polar bears
Polar bears in the Chukchi Sea off Alaska's northwest coast face an uncertain future because of the warming climate. A U.S. and Russia commission aims to address short-term threats.
Judge backs decision to list polar bears as threatened
A judge on Thursday backed a finding by government scientists that global warming is threatening the survival of the polar bear. The state of Alaska and hunting groups argued that the listing was unnecessary.
Polar bear cub's mother found, but they won't be reunited
A rescued polar bear cub is thriving at the Alaska Zoo but federal wildlife officials said Wednesday they briefly considered trying to reunite the wild tyke with its mother after the adult bear was spotted on sea ice off the state's northern coast.
Their status as an endangered species is a hot political item, but the images of these rare arctic animals are a breathtaking sight.
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Tracking Anchorage grizzly bears
Track the movements of 11 Brown Bears in and around Anchorage.
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Zayk and Mavis, the Alaska Zoo's black bears, give up on a 96-gallon bear-resistant garbage container before successfully opening a standard can.
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Coverage of the "Grizzly Man," Timothy Treadwell, who was killed by a bear in Katmai National Park and then made international headlines when a documentary was made about him.
Retiree welcomes neighborhood bears
Fifty miles northwest of Alaska's largest city, the roadless hills and boggy swamps of the Yentna River Valley have for years hidden the secret of bear man Charlie Vandergaw.
Alaska Department of Fish and Game
State seeks to quantify cost of endangered species restrictions
Alaska polar bear cub gets playmate
North Slope polar bear dies after hazing shot by guard
Bear drags teen camper out of tent at site near Fairbanks
Grizzly knocks down hiker on brushy Chugach State Park trail
Eagle River trail closed as seasonal bear activity increases
Watchdog says merit of polar bear paper was the issue
Bear shot with arrow likely lured by trash
Bold black bears are causing some trouble in Juneau
Polar bear scientist suspension is about project management
Facebook page details bear sightings
Experts say hikers prepared but bear attack was unavoidable
Bears trapped in downtown Juneau
Less ice means longer swims more lethal to polar bear cubs
U.S.-Russia commission to meet on Chukchi polar bears
Chicken coops irresistible to hungry urban bears
One-time Alaska bear dies in St. Louis zoo
5 bad-news grizzly bears plague Interior town of Salcha
All polar bears said to descend from single female brown bear
Native groups sue feds over polar bear critical habitat
Hunters' polar bear trophies are put on ice
Polar bear cub rescued in Alaska oil field
Winter Arctic ice coverage tied for lowest ever recorded
Young moves to allow hunters to import legal polar bear hides
Young wants to let hunters import hides of Canadian polar bears
Alaska files suit against feds over polar bear habitat status
Court focuses on polar bears in endangered species talks
Hearings on polar bear status back in court this week
Polar bear's epic swim seen as harbinger of Arctic future
Experts tackle plight of the polar bear
Native groups may file suit over polar bear habitat designation
Group plans lawsuit to shield polar bears from energy drilling
Young moves to delist polar bears
Melting Arctic ice could fuel interbreeding by mammals
Debate rages over level of protection for polar bears
State of Alaska to sue over federal polar bear protection
Scientists cling to hope for polar bears in a warming world
Polar bears gain 187,000 square miles of critical habitat
Federal judge sets deadline in polar bear listing suit
Arctic warming accelerates in 2010, scientists report
Judge seeks clarification of terms in battle over polar bears
Polar bear causes stir in Yukon delta village
Endangered polar bears' future rests on thin ice
Alaska protests proposed polar bear protected area
Commission recommends polar bear hunts in Russia
Young wants polar bears off threatened list
Federal agency estimates cost of polar bear habitat protection
Alaska kids name polar bear cub
Polar bear patrols vital as Arctic ice recedes
Lawmakers tone down effort to overturn polar bear listing
Scientists go to extremes for Arctic research
Wanted by Alaska lawmakers: PR firm to fight species listings
Group seeks more polar bear protections
Group sues to protect polar bears from pesticides
Court rejects lawsuit over polar bears
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