Are You Polar Bear Aware?
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Discover you polar bear awareness quotient here!
You'll find information ranging from Polar Bear ART to ZOOs and everything in-between. There will be bear facts and photos; cartoons & jokes; contests & factoids; links to wildlife, endangered species and environmental organizations; lists of great books; links to great videos and live polar bear cams and links sites about cute KNUT, Hudson, Flocke and Wilhelma.
In one section, my good friend David Booth from Cabin Fever Art, has a weekly Polar Bear Cartoon that changes every Monday. Check back often as I'm constantly adding new stuff.
The royalties from this lens are donated 50% to National Wildlife Federation and 50% to Polar Bears International.
Now, off you go. Relax and enjoy the journey but do take it all in. There will be a test -- I kid you not -- about half way through you'll find my "Polar Bear Aware-ness Test". Take it if you dare and find out just how Polar Bear Aware you are!
The Real Reason For Global Warming! (animation)
Polar bear animation
If you wonder what he's bopping his head to, see the polar bear on the computer screen clapping his hands.
Polar Bear Scientific Classification
Classification of Polar Bears
Domain: Eukarya
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Family: Ursidae
Genus: Ursus
Species: U. maritimus
Binomial name
Ursus maritimus
Phipps
From Wikipedia
Polar Bears Listed As 'Threatened' Species
The U.S. government lists Polar Bears as Threatened under Endangered Species Act. (May 14, 2008)
For U.S. Dept. of Interior's complete press release, click Decision to Protect Polar Bears under Endangered Species Act.
UnBEARably Cute Pictures of Polar Bears
Polar Bears In All Their Majestic Glory
Here we'll gather Flickr pictures of polar bears showcasing their many moods -- mad, bad, silly, sleepy, maternal, or majestic. Add your favorite pictures so we can all enjoy these beautiful beasts! Then, don't forget to vote by clicking the little buttons under your favorite shots. Then, refresh your screen and the picures will reorder by total points.
Thanks to the following Photographers so far:
thelearnr, lemperleconnie, Gregory Byerline, alan-sf, giles.breton, chorickr, Eisbar, Splashing!, ucumari, and iphotograph
Attention: First Time Readers
The Go-To Place for Polar Bears
I created this lens to be the GO-TO place on all things polar bear. Here you'll find loads of interesting photos and facts which might be just what you're looking for. For those of you who want more, you'll find many relevant links to more in-depth info.
As sections become overly large, I split them off into their own pages and have links to get to them. For example, Polar Bear Videos, Polar Bear Cartoons and Polar Bear Ware.
It is a long lens so you are not expected to take it all in in one bite. I've organized it logically (I think) so read for a while, bookmark the page, and come back often. I add to it often. (I research, write about, read about or sculpt polar bears every single day so I have a mammoth amount of information on them.)
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Description Of The Polar Bear - Ursus Maritimus
The Largest Member Of The Bear Family
Polar bears are such great creatures. And to think that it's only in recent evolutionary time that bears adapted to arctic sea life. It started during the Ice Age, in the northern seas, when the seals needed to breathe and reproduce at the surface. By doing this, the seals put a rich year-round food source within reach of a population of brown bears, who then started to live on the ice, evolving into something like the polar bear of today around 100,000 years ago.Weighing about 330 to 1,760 pounds, the length of the polar bear's body is approximately 6.6 to 10 feet (some sources say 8 to 11 feet) tall. The male body is usually larger than the female. The polar bear, similar to the brown bear, is large and stocky. It has an elongated neck and small head. Its fur, usually white, sometimes appears yellow, due to oxidation.
A polar bear has black skin, which helps it absorb and hold heat from the sunlight. It is definitely well dressed for the weather with a layer of fat more than 4 inches thick to provide good insulation. The heavy fur on its feet (its foot is about 9 inches wide and 12 inches long) provides warmth and traction. Since each foot is so large, it acts as a handy snowshoe. They walk with a bow-legged gait.
It is a good swimmer with its broad forepaws that serve as paddles. When swimming underwater, the small ears flatten for protection and its nostril close. It paddles at about 6 and one-half miles per hour - front feet only, hind feet trailing - and can remain submerged for about 2 minutes. The hairs of its waterproof coat are hollow which is a good insulator and increases the bear's buoyancy when swimming.
A polar bear has a good sense of smell, sensing prey at a distance of about 20 miles. Although little is known about its sense of touch (its eyesight and hearing is acute), a polar bear is able to manipulate various objects with great dexterity.
With canine teeth larger and sharper than those of other bears, the polar bear is the most carnivorous North American bear.
How Polar Bears Evolved
Not Your Great-Great-Great-Grandfather's Brown Bear
The earliest polar bear fossil is less than 100,000 years old. And it is likely that they separated from the brown (grizzly) bear somewhere near the arctic coast of Siberia.As the polar bear evolved, it's appearance diverged from the brown bear's, growing hair all over it's body except nose and pads of feet. The bear's coat became white to yellow and sometimes light brown depending on the time of year.
The head became elongated with a Roman nose. The cheek teeth became smaller and more jagged and the canines larger and sharper for tearing apart it's favorite food, seal. And their claws are also shorter and more solid than the brown bear.
The polar bear's tail and ears are smaller than the brown bear's but they have huge feet. Their feet are used to swim (used oar-like) and like snowshoes on the snow and ice. They also have small, soft papillae on the bottoms of their feet which gives them traction on the ice when they run.
How Polar Bears Reproduce
Polar Bear Birthing Facts
Although the egg is fertilized, it remains in a state of suspension in the female until late in August or early September. The egg then implants in the wall of the uterus and begins to grow.
Early in November or December, the female, prepares for the impending birth by digging a maternity den. She stays in the den and the babies are born between late November and early January.
Polar Bear Embryos
By Award Winning Photographers
Cibachrome print of polar bear embryos by award winning international photographers, Daniel & Geo Fuchs. To see it and more of their fabulous work, click The Bulger Gallery.By the way, how many embryos do you count?
Polar Bear Birthing Facts
Everything You Want To Know About Polar Bear Cubs
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Polar Bears are born deaf and blind.
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The cubs fur is so fine that for a long time they were thought to be born hairless.
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Cubs weigh 1 to 1-1/2 pounds at birth.
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Eyes open around day 26 after birth.
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Cubs get sense of smell at day 50.
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Cubs begin to walk at around 2 months old.
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Males weight more than females at birth.
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When cubs leave their den in March or April, they weigh 25 to 30 pounds.
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Polar bears mate in late April or early May.
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Cubs are born in late November through early January depending on mating.
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A baby polar bears is no bigger than a rat when it is born
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Polar Bears whiskers
Do polar bears have whiskers?
They have a picture of the polar bears side-view (right or left side) that shows the whisker spot patterns and scars. Each bear's is unique.
For more information, see Reuters's article Of Fingerprints and polar bear whiskers.
Polar Bear Track -- paw print
How big are polar bears paws?
Polar bear paws are large -- about 9 inches wide and 12 inches long. Here's a photo of a print left by a polar bear. You can see just the front part of the paw. 
Polar bear paw at Alaska zoo
Polar Bear Tail
How big is a polar bear's tail?
The tail of a polar bear is very small compared to the rest of his body.The tail is flat and between 3 to 5 inches long. It's not always easy to see because the long hair on the body often covers it.
Here's a great shot of one.
Polar Bear Photo Showcase
Fabulous polar bear photos
My favorite bear photos are by ucumari on Flickr. These are just a few. Click ucumari to see her complete bear set.
If you buy something from this page ...
If you buy something from this page, you'll automatically be making a donation to the National Wildlife Federation and Polar Bears International, working to save polar bears.
Doesn't that feel good?
*WEEKLY POLAR BEAR CARTOON
Weekly Polar Bear Cartoon
WEEKLY Polar Bear Cartoons by David Booth
Cartoon changes every Monday
Bear Cartoon. To see all of David's cartoons, be sure to go to his wonderful website Cabin Fever Art. Tell him you saw him at Polar Bear Aware! You can get this design or any of his other dozens of cartoons and artwork on anything from t-shirts to note cards at Cartoon Bear Ware 
Polar Bear Cartoon By David Booth
*TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE
Test Your Knowledge
Test Your Polar Bear Aware-ness ...
If You dare!
Answer the following 10 questions to find out how Polar Bear Aware you are. After taking the test, click on the link at the bottom to get the answers and your Aware-ness Quotient. Take the test again after reading though the lens.1. Polar bears evolved from which other bear?
2. Female polar bears are called what?
3. What is the Inuit name for polar bear?
4. What color is the skin of a polar bear?
5. A polar bear can remain submerged for how long?
6. _________ is known as the polar bear capital of the world.
7. A denned mother often goes without food or water for how long?
8. Cubs don't leave the den until they are how old?
9. Besides man, what is the biggest threat Polar Bears face?
10. What is the Polar Bears favorite food?
Aware-ness Quotients:
0 - 1 wrong answers = Polar Bear Aware
2 - 3 wrong answers = Bear-ly Aware
4 - 5 wrong answers = Bears Repeating
6 + wrong answers = Bear-ly Worth Scoring
Click here to see the answers and get your Aware-ness Quotient.
What Is Your Polar Bear Aware Quotient?
How Did You Score On The Polar Bear Aware-ness Test?
See how you compare with others that took the test. Remember, if you don't like your score, take the test again after you finish reading through the lens. I won't tell.
Polar Bears And Their Habitat
Where You'll Find Polar Bears
Polar bears live only in the Northern Hemisphere. They inhabit the Arctic ice cap, islands, sea ice, and water and continental coastlines. Polar bears prefer the sea ice habitat. They like to be near the continental coastlines or islands.Polar bears are found in Canada, from the northern arctic islands south to the Hudson Bay. They are also found in Greenland, the islands off the coast of Norway, on the northern and northwestern coasts of Alaska and on the northern coast of the former Soviet Union.
Some polar bears spend part of the year on land, although in warmer climates a bear might become stranded. Most pregnant females spend the autumn and winter on land in their maternity dens.
The home range of a polar bear tend to be larger than for other mammal species because of the changes in sea ice from year to year and even season to season. Small home ranges are between 19,000 to 23,000 miles, and can be found near Canadian Arctic Islands. Large home ranges are about 135,000 miles and can be found in the Bering or Chukchi Seas. A polar bear is capable of traveling 19 miles or more per day for several days, although some are capable of much more than that.
Polar Bear Habits
Polar bears are Fierce, Playful, Maternal
Polar bears, like people, prefer certain foods. They have an acute sense of smell and is able to locate prey, even when hidden by snowdrifts or ice. Polar bears mainly stalks young seals and can eat nearly 50 a year). They also like walruses and capture them by swimming underwater to their ice floes. They also likes algae (when available), berries, birds and bird eggs, crabs, dead animals (including whales), grasses, mushrooms, small mammals, starfish, and sometimes...adult seals.The polar bear, when it returns to it's den is lethargic. Males usually den from late November to late January, while females den for a longer period of time, from November to March. During that time, the sows give birth. The cubs remain with their mother about 1-1/2 to 2 years.
One of the largest denning areas for polar bears is the lowlands of Hudson Bay and James Bay. It is also the only known region where polar bears den in earth rather than in snow. They actually dig down to the permafrost to excavate caves.
Most polar bears meet their potential mates in prime seal-hunting spots. Female polar bears don't breed every year since they have cubs for up to 2 years. So, getting a date can be a real challenge! Therefore, competition for the attention of a female can be truly fierce. The males must fight one another for the privilege of mating, sometimes viciously.
Although mating takes place in late March to mid-July, females delay implantation of its fertilized eggs until early fall when it digs out and enters its den, giving birth a month or two later. To carry off a successful pregnancy and denning, the pregnant female must greatly increase her weight, mostly in fat. The denned mother often goes without food or water for as long as nine months.
The cubs are born in December or January, usually a pair of fur balls. They weigh in at about 1 to 1.5 pounds. When they leave their den in March or Apr, the cubs will weigh 25 to 30 pounds.
What Polar Bears Eat
Are polar bears omnivores?
Foods Polar Bears love -- Watermelon!
Photo of a polar bear eating a watermellon
Click to see more photos.
Interesting Polar Bear Facts
Did You Know This about Polar Bears?
Please vote for the one you find most interesting and add your own. Come back to see what else we find out about Polar Bears.
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Polar bears are considered marine mammals because their primary habitat is sea ice and not the adjacent land.
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Polar bear liver is not safe for human consumption.
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The polar bear is also called nanook, nanuq, nanuk, ice bear, sea bear, eisbär, isbjørn and white bear.
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Polar bears can sleep in any position.
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Photograph a polar bear with an ultraviolet light sensitive camera, it will appear black.
That's because their hair is hollow and not white but clear and their skin is black.3 points
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Polar bears shed their hair annually in the Spring.
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Alaska's Chukchi and Beauford Seas are known as the Polar Bear Seas.
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Photograph a polar bear with infrared film in the wild and it will not appear at all.
This is due to the 4 to 4-1/2 inch thickness of their fat and 2 layers of fur.2 points
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Polar bears are the largest carnivores in the world.
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Scientific name is Ursus maritimus.
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Polar bears are found only in the Northern Hemisphere.
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United Russia in 2005 approved the polar bear as its new symbol replacing the brown bear.
1 point
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Polar bears molt once every year.
Their fur sheds and is replaced with a shiny, new coat.1 point
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*INUIT BELIEFS
Inuit Beliefs
Inuit Beliefs About The Polar Bear
What do Inuits believe about polar bears?
The prehistoric Inuit people held strong beliefs about animals and about the polar bear specifically. They knew how to kill animals including polar bears but they believed they had to defer to their spirits when they did.
The beliefs and practices varied some depending on where the people lived. However, they had (maybe some still do) the following common themes: They believed that...
* All creatures have souls.
* That a polar bear would give itself to a hunter only if it were treated properly after death.
* The spirit of an animal might be chosen to be the tornaq (spiritual guardian) of an individual.
* The most powerful tornaq (after the Sedna, the Goddess of the sea, who was held to be the most powerful being of all) was that of a polar bear.
* It was wrong to kill a polar bear too soon after another one was killed so there was a taboo set on hunting. For instance, the Netsilik, Copper, and Inland Inuit abstained for 5 days after killing a female and 4 days for a male.
* If a polar bear was wounded by a hunter, it's soul would be deeply offended and cause sickness and harm to the hunter therefore, it had to be tracked down and killed.
The Inuit people still have much regard and reverence for the polar bear.
The Inuit legend of Qupqugiaq aka Kokogiak
Inuit legend
To read the complete story, click Kokogiak
*LIVE POLAR BEAR CAMS
Live Polar Bear Cams
Live Polar Bear Cam
Where to watch polar bears live
Watch polar bears up close and personal via a moveable video camera mounted on a roving multi-passenger vehicle in Churchill, Manitoba, Canada, the "polar bear capital of the world. The mobile cameras are sending out live video only until November 18th, so check them out now. Polar Bear Cam is brought to you in partnership with Polar Bears International, Frontier North's Tundra Buggy Adventure, SeeMore Wildlife Systems, and RealNetworks, Inc.Go to Polar Bear Cam now.
Watch Polar Bears Live!
Polar Bears Cams From All Over The World
National Geographic Magazine Polar Bear Cam This live video stream is provided in partnership with Polar Bears International (PBI), RealNetworks, Inc., Frontier North's Tundra Buggy® Adventure, and SeeMore Wildlife Systems. Filmed in Churchill, Manitoba, Canada.
San Diego Zoo's Polar Bear Plunge You'll meet the 4 polar bears: Kalluk, Tatqiq, Chinook and Shikari. This exhibit also has Siberian reindeer, Pallas' cats, northern birds, and native plants. There's an underwater viewing room where the bears are known to swim right up to the glass to check out all the humans on display.
WWF Save The Polar Bear, Polar Bear Tracker For the last four years WWF has tracked polar bears in the Arctic. Their positions are beamed from collars on the bears' necks, via satellite to scientists, and then to their website. It allows regular updates about how the polar bears behave in their arctic environment and how they may be affected by climate change. You can read more about tagging the polar bears on the WWF website which is brought to you with the help of the Norwegian Polar Institute.Alaska Zoo Polar Polar Bear Cam shows the 2 polar bears at the zoo and included still shots as well.
*POLAR BEARS AND GLOBAL WARMING
Polar Bears and Global Warming
Polar Bear Plight --The Impact Of Global Warming
The Results Of Melting Sea Ice And Oil Exploration On Polar Bears
Polar bears, the world's largest land predators and the largest of the 8 bear species, are under pressure due to the impact of global warming on their Arctic habitat and also oil exploration. It is estimated that there are about 20,000 to 25,000 polar bears in the wild today, about 60% in Canada.
Since it has been projected that by the middle of this century we will no longer have year-round Arctic sea ice, the polar bear may disappear from the wild. Climate change and thinning has already reduced, by a couple weeks, the time mother polar bears have to feed and build the fat that sustains them and feeds their young.
Many scientists believe that the rapid rate of climate change (global warming) underway in the Arctic will produce reverberating effects. In addition to possible changes in ocean and atmospheric circulation patterns, impact on the polar bear is likely to be more immediate and can already be seen in a thinning of the weight of polar bears and also in the birth and survival rate of the cubs.
Highly vulnerable to disturbances, oil exploration impacts denning bears in a number of ways. For instance, when oil exploration equipment drives too close to the dens, it sends shock waves through the ground as it searches for oil and gas reserves, making the polar bear mother abandon her den and her cubs. Since the cubs can't leave the den until they're three months old, if abandoned, they'll die.
At least 1 bear has died from ingesting a toxic substance, due to the chronic release of contaminants from petroleum exploration, production and support activities in existing oil fields on Alaska's North Slope. That's 1 bear too many!
Although most Americans agree that there is not enough oil in the Arctic Refuge to be worth the loss of this place, its people and its wildlife, unfortunately the battle to protect the Arctic continues.
As more people move to the area, they inevitably create garbage and, of course, some polar bears will move in too closely when looking for food, and be killed.
The combination of pollution swirling to the Far North from sources thousands of miles away, along with oil development and global warming, could impact not only the polar bear community but also the entire ecosystem.
Environmental Organizations: Learn About Global Warming
Global Warming Is The #1 Threat To Polar Bears & Our Planet
Scientists estimate that rising Arctic temperatures may cause nearly all of the summer sea ice to vanish by 2040. For more information on climate change and what you can do to help try to reverse this trend, check out these sites:The Climate Change Project A movement to educate and challenge citizens, and governments into action against the growing crisis of global warming. Their 1st initiative is to train 1000 lecturers who will present the information delivered in An Inconvenient Truth to audiences across America.
Live Earth: The Concert for a Climate in Crisis To learn more about Al Gore's Live Earth concert to combat our climate crisis set for 7/7/07 across all 7 continents and expected to reach over 2 billion people.
The Environment Defense Blog on Global Warming Takes you directly to Environment Defense's blog which will keep you informed of the science and policy of global warming. You can access the rest of their site from there as well.
Artic Essay The science behind the dangers of global warming to polar bears. Written by Scott L. Schliebe, Polar Bear Project Leader, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Polar Bear SOS NRDC (the Natural Resources Defense Council) Mission is to safeguard the earth: its people, its plants and animals.
Polar Bear Specialist Group Of the IUCN Species Survival Commission.
The Stop Global Warming Virtual March A non-partisan effort to bring citizens together to declare global warming is here now and demand solutions.
Target Global Warming fights for the conservation interests of hunters, anglers and is committed to inspiring Americans to protect wildlife for future generations.
"As we lose sea ice, we will lose polar bear habitat and their numbers will decline accordingly. It is not a complicated concept.''
Ian Stirling, an Edmonton-based emeritus researcher with Environment Canada.
Are You Polar Bear Aware? by David Booth
Animated polar bears
The Latest News On Polar Bears And The Arctic
Keeping You Up To Date With The Most Important News
- As deadline looms, Interior mulls Bush's polar bear rule - NYTimes.com
- Prominent House Democrats and environmental groups are pressuring the Obama administration to overturn a special rule on polar bears...
- As deadline looms, Interior mulls Bush's polar bear rule - NYTimes.com
- Prominent House Democrats and environmental groups are pressuring the Obama administration to overturn a special rule on polar bears...
- Obama Keeps Bush-Era Polar Bear Rule
- Protection was granted, but limits were set on what to do.
- Scientists continue battle for fate of polar bears
- A top Canadian researcher at the centre of a scientific battle over the fate of polar bears in the melting Arctic says the latest war of words - a published ``rebuttal'' of a 2008 U.S.-led study that argued climate change may not seriously threaten the iconic species after all - has significant implications in this country.
- New Russian Arctic Park to protect key polar bear habitat
- Russia will create a new 1.5 million hectare park in the Arctic, a central area for the Barents and Kara Sea polar bear populations.
- Alaska polar bear numbers declining - U.S. agency
- Polar bear populations in and around Alaska are declining due to continued melting of sea ice and Russian poaching, according to reports released Thursday by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
- Inuit Skills, DNA Analysis Inform New Polar Bear Tracking Method
- A way of tracking polar bears developed by Queen's University researchers is expected to shed more light on the threatened Arctic animal and help boost the economy of Canada's north.
- Alaska Temperatures Could Rise 13 Degrees F
- A new federal climate change report gives a troubling forecast for Alaska. But within the news is a hopeful takeaway for those of us who really want to make a difference in addressing global warming.
- Polar bear specialist meeting started today
- The Polar Bear Specialist Meeting began today and will continue through Friday, July 3rd in Copenhagen. Scientists and officials from the five polar bear countries - United States, Canada, Greenland, Norway and Russia - …
- Christopher Booker's misinformation about the Polar Bear Specialist Group
- Chris Mooney refutes claims that a skeptical report was suppressed by the EPA. (See also Deep Climate's analysis of the origin of the report.
Help Stop The Arctic Drilling NOW!
The decision to list polar bears as "Threatened" came as all bark and little bite.
Please urge your Senators and Reps to permanently safeguard the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge by designating it as federally protected wilderness. Please sign the petition to stop the Arctic Drilling lease sales,
click Stop The Drilling
Good Books About Global Warming - Both Sides
Some Great Reads On The Global Warming Controversy
Is Global Warming Real? Decide For Yourself
Is Global Warming a problem we need to worry about? Make up your own mind by reading articles and books about Global Warming. Here are a few good books to read -- from both fronts.
More Books on Global Warming and Amazon Search
Here's a search on global warming. You can change the search to any other topic of interest and view those books if you wish.
*ANIMAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL GROUPS
Animal and Environmental Groups
National Wildlife Federation
To Help Save The Polar Bear
When I discovered the problems facing polar bears, I looked for an organization that I could work with to help save them. I found the National Wildlife Federation (NWF). Their mission is to protect wildlife for our children's future, connect people with nature and to confront global warming.
I am proud to be a member of NWF and to support them in their efforts to save Polar Bears and other animals from extinction.
The NWF is helping to lead a nationwide grassroots effort to protect the Arctic Refuge. For more information on this click NWF-Arctic Refuge. Or, for membership information, click NWF Membership.
50% of all income received on this lens is donated to NWF with the other 50% going to PBI.
Donate to NWF and help protect Polar Bears and the Environment
National Wildlife Federation's Alaska Natural Resource Center is committed to protecting Alaska's wildlife and wild places for our children and grandchildren. Working in partnership with concerned citizens, grassroots groups, and communities, we work to f
Polar Bears International
The Ultimate Polar Bear Organization
I am so happy to have found Polar Bears International (PBI), a non-profit "dedicated to understanding and communicating all points of view on issues affecting polar bears throughout the world and conservation through research and education."
A few of their programs include: The Conference Classroom, where field scientist teach live classes from the tundra via Web casts; a Leadership Camp for high school students from around the world who travel to Churchill, Manitoba to study; a Polar Bear Camp at Gordon Point near Churchill; and several guest lecturer series. PBI also have the most comprehensive website on polar bears anywhere.
For more information or to join or donate to this wonderful organization, click Polar Bears International.
50% of all income received on this lens is donated to PBI with the other 50% going to NWF.
Donate to Polar Bears International and help save polar bears
Polar Bears International is dedicated to the worldwide conservation of the polar bear through research and education.
Endangered Species Organizations Protecting Polar Bears
Friends of Polar Bears And All Other Animals
Interested in learning more about Polar Bears? Read about the organizations and what they are doing to help the polar bear and other endangered species.National Wildlife Federation (NWF) Tel: 800-822-9919
11100 Wildlife Center Dr, Reston, VA 20190-5362
Mission:
To inspire Americans to:
* protect wildlife for our children's future
* connect people with nature
* confront global warming
Polar Bears International (PBI) Tel: 225-923-3114
105 Morris Street, Suite 188, Sebastopol, CA 95472
Mission:
1. Conserve the world's polar bear through research & education.
2. Serve as a central educational resource on polar bears worldwide.
3. Promote teamwork and encourage constructive dialogue.
4. Build an organization that is international in scope.
5. Operate in a fiscally responsible fashion.
Bears - BearPlanet.org
Mission:
* take care for all species of Bears.
* to educate visitors about all aspects and attributes of Bears
Defenders of Wildlife Tel: 1-800-385-9712
1130 17th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20036
Mission:
Dedicated to the protection of all native wild animals and plants in their natural communities.
More Endangered Species Organizations
Check Out These Websites For Valuable Infomation
- Gander Academy's Endangered Species Resources on the World Wide Web
- This site from Gander Academy is designed for primary and elementary students and teachers. It presents a series of web pages listing theme related ...
- Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species
- Official website of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora. Documents, Species database, News & Highlights, ...
- Endangered Species Program, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
- Home page of the Endangered Species Program, with links to Program details, endangered and threatened species information, Endangered Species Act ...
- Endangered and Extinct Species Lists
- Clickable Regional Map The clickable regional map shows which species are threatened and endangered in each state and lists fact sheets for some of those ...
- Division of Endangered Species, Listing Program
- International Agreements to protect species that migrate or range across North America and to regulate trade in endangered species. ...
- Endangered Species Act - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
- In 1972 President Nixon declared the current approach inadequate and called on Congress to pass comprehensive endangered species legislation. ...
- Endangered Means There's Still Time
- We hope viewers of our "Endangered Means There Is Still Time" slide graphics will benefit from seeing, and not only reading about, endangered species in ...
- Wildlife Alliance
- Wildlife Alliance's mission is to protect and preserve wildlife, forests and oceans for future generations. Our field operations, formerly carried out under the name WildAid, train and equip park rangers to fight crimes against nature, and prevent poaching and illegal habitat destruction in Southeast Asia, Latin America, Russia and the Western Pacific through collaboration with governments and communities. We improve the management of protected areas, support sustainable development initiatives, and empower countries to enforce transboundary wildlife regulations.
- Alaska Wilderness League
- For wildlife like polar bears and caribou, for local communities and Alaska Natives, and for future generations, Alaska Wilderness League strives to protect Alaska's most significant wild land from oil and gas drilling and other industrial threats.
- Earthjustice
- Earthjustice is a non-profit public interest law firm dedicated to protecting the magnificent places, natural resources, and wildlife of this earth, and to defending the right of all people to a healthy environment. We bring about far-reaching change by enforcing and strengthening environmental laws on behalf of hundreds of organizations, coalitions and communities.
- The Wilderness Society
- Since 1935, The Wilderness Society has led the conservation movement in wilderness protection, writing and passing the landmark Wilderness Act and winning lasting protection for 107 million acres of Wilderness, including 56 million acres of spectacular lands in Alaska, eight million acres of fragile desert lands in California and millions more throughout the nation.
- Save Wildlife - savebiogems.org/wildlife
- Save Wildlife-These threatened species depend on BioGems -- and your online activism -- for their very survival. Grizzly Bears
Grizzly bears are at risk from habitat loss and hunting. Whales
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Free Polar Bear "Stuff"
FREE Polar Bear Resources
Great Polar Bear Greeting Cards, Photos, and More
Here you'll find links to other polar bear resources. Let me know if you have anything in particular you are looking for and I'll find it for you!A List of Zoos with polar bears. Located on PBI site.
Free animated Polar bear greeting cards
From the wildlife and environment site Care2.com! You'll get the polar bear ecards free & can also go to the artist's websites if you want.
The best polar bear pictures located on Flickr.
Flickr is considered the best online photo management and sharing application in the world.
Free polar bear avatar at polar bear avatar
Yamaha Motor Company has a Rare Animals of the World Series of Paper Craft models in which their Polar Bear is fabulous. The instructions are easy to follow: just match the names and numbered parts in the instructions. This will make a great family or school project. Have fun.
Where You Can Find FREE Polar Bear "Stuff"
Free resources of polar bear items
Here I'll list links to polar bear pictures, etc. that you can get for free. Add any that you know of and please vote for your favorites.
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Free Nature Desktop Wallpapers
Free Nature Desktop Wallpapers galleries for download: Polar bears and other Animals and Landscapes.3 points
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Polar Bear - Other Animals - Animals - Paper CraftCanon CREATIVE PARK
Paper Craft available for free download.1 point
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Free Care2 ecards, Animated Polar bear Cards, Bears, Arctic, Cute Animal Cards (Page 1)
Browse through this collection of Polar Bears e-Cards, and youÂ’'re sure to find an image of one of these tundra dwellers youÂ’d like to send to a frien...0 points
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Free bear downloads
Colorful Free Polar bear screensaver with 15 beautiful images for your desktop. Save images as wallpaper. Many different transitions. Sign the petitio...0 points
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Paint online bear.
Paint online bear N2: Paint online bear. Paint online bear. Game for kids and childs. Paint online pictures. Children like this games.0 points
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3D Arctic Bear 3.0 - Arctic Bear funny scene.
The Screen Saver is completely free, its 3d graphics, picturesque scenery with dark blue sky and ocean and dazzling white snows will please your eyes...0 points
FREE Polar Bear Vector Drawing Tutorial
Use Photo Shop To Create This Great Polar Bear Face
*MORE POLAR BEAR PHOTOS
More Polar Bear Photos
Polar Bear Playing With Husky
Polar bear playing with dog friends
To see the full video, go to Polar Bear and Husky
Polar Bear Shower
You Don't Wanna Make This Bear Angry!
Stop, I didn't mean it!
Polar Bear Keep Away -- Or Capture The Ball
Just Try To Take It From Me
Yeah, I've got the ball.
What you gonna do about it?
Polar Bear Cub Under Mom's Feet
Look At Me. I'm Soooo Cute!
I don't wanna know.
Reader Monika at from Zoogarden Prague
Polar Bear family portrait
I'll tell you a secret.
How polar bears relax
*POLAR BEAR SHOP
Polar Bear Shop
Adopt a Polar Bear
Get a free polar bear plush
Scientists predict two-thirds of polar bear global population could disappear within the next fifty years! Rising temperatures are literally melting the ice beneath their paws, drastically reducing their habitat and food supply. The situation is dire.By adopting a polar bear from National Wildlife Federation today (less than 10 cents a day), you will be helping to save these magnificent creatures. Best of all, you'll have the satisfaction of knowing you're helping to protect polar bears and other imperiled wildlife.
For more information, click New Adoption Center
I have my polar bear plush, do you have yours?
Polar Bears Cartoon Ware by David M. Booth
Polar bear cartoon t-shirts and other ware
Great Books & Beautiful Polar Bear Calendars
Get polar bear books and calendars here
These books & Calendars are "must haves" for any serious Polar Bear lover. Please vote on your favorites items or add any you feel should be here. Thanks!
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Klondike & Snow: The Denver Zoo's Remarkable Story of Raising Two Polar Bear Cubs by David E. Kenny
I love this book! I have fostered kittens and bott more...5 points
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Little Polar Bears by Thorsten Milse
A great picture book of moms and cubs. Milse tells more...4 points
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Polar Bears National Geographic 2007 Wall Calendar
Has beautiful pictures of polar bears. Mine hangs more...3 points
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Mama Bear 2009 Polar Bear Calendar by Thomas Kokta
Spend a year with 'Mama Bear' and her cubs and dis more...1 point
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National Geographic Polar Bears 2009 Calendar by Zebra Publishing Corporation
12 x 12 calendar0 points
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The Last Polar Bear: Facing the Truth of a Warming World
An intimate photographic expose on the fragile exi more...0 points
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Hush Little Polar Bear by Jeff Mack
AN IMPOSSIBLY CUDDLY BABY POLAR BEARtravels from o more...0 points
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Little Polar Bear Mini Book and Audio Package by Hans de Beer
Children will love poring over Hans de Beer's begu more...0 points
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I am truly grateful to each of you who have visited and rated the lens. Thank you for supporting me in my quest to raise awareness and money to save the Polar Bears. You rock!
*MY TRIP TO SEE POLAR BEARS
My Trip to see Polar Bears
I saw LIVE Polar Bears. WOOT!
My first trip to visit live polar bears
In September of 2008, I went to Anchorage, Alaska. I'd been saving quarters in the bank pictured here to see live polar bears. Live either in the wild or in a zoo.Well, I was given an opportunity to visit National Wildlife Federation's Alaska Natural Resource Center and they are located in Anchorage which just so happens to have the Alaska Zoo with 2 polar bears!
The Alaska Zoo was a trip. I haven't been to a zoo in over 20 years. It's just hard to see wild animals cooped up in small areas when they are used to much larger areas. However, I know that zoos play a large part in perpetuating many animal species who, without their breeding programs, would already be extinct.
Anyway, I had a private tour of the zoo by the director and spent an afternoon with the animals and came away with a better understanding of how a zoo can be run well. I still would prefer that wild animals didn't have to be bred and kept in small confinements, but that's not gonna happen any time soon.
Polar Bear Photos from Alaska Zoo
Photos of polar bears at zoo
Here are some of the photos I took at the Alaska Zoo during my trip to Alaska in Sept. 2008.
**LATEST POLAR BEAR NEWS
Latest Polar Bear News
Sea ice melting too fast for some polar bears
"Summer sea ice last year shrunk to a record low, about 1.65 million square miles in September, nearly 40% less than the long-term average between 1979 and 2000 and most climate modelers predict a continued downward spiral, possibly with an Arctic Ocean that's ice free during summer months by 2030 or sooner."
The above is a picture of one of the bears seen treading water. Looks like he's trying to get his bearings on the nearest land or catching his breath. Pretty chilling to realize that he the other 8 polar bears just might not make it to land. For more information on this article, click Stranded Polar Bears Spotted
Latest Aticles Based On USGA's Study Of Polar Bears And Global Warming
Read These Articles To Keep Informed
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ScienceDaily: Polar Bear Population Predicted To Dwindle WIth Retreating Ice
Future reduction of sea ice in the Arctic could result in a loss of 2/3 of the world's polar bear population within 50 years according to a series of...2 points
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Polar Bear Endangered Status Likely
An accelerating melt of Arctic sea ice is likely to make the polar bear officially endangered in the very near future, the head of a global wildlife c...2 points
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U.S. scientists project two-thirds loss of polar bears by 2050 - International Herald Tribune
U.S. scientists project two-thirds loss of polar bears by 20501 point
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Speaker Says Polar Bears Face Threats From Chemical Pollutants
BLUE HILL - Polar bears have been in the public eye lately.<br /><br />
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Earlier this year, the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service proposed listing the furry arct...1 point
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Polar bear and walrus updates
As Arctic ice melted to the smallest extent in human history %u2014 a loss that stunned scientists and exceeded worst-case scenarios in climate models...1 point
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Global warming bear campaign is cold comfort for Inuit
Global warming bear campaign is cold comfort for Inuit - LEADERS of Canada's Arctic Inuit people have criticised US environmentalists for pushing Wash...1 point
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Canadian panel: Climate change is threat to polar bears
A scientific committee that advises Canada's government on endangered species said Friday that climate change is a threat to the survival of the polar...1 point
How To Swim With Polar Bears (Safely)
Polar Bear Sightings - Articles Recounting Trips To See Polar Bears
Makes You Feel Like You Are There
I plan on keeping a journal and taking zillions of pictures while I'm gone to share with you. Anyway, this module is where you'll find links to articles and pictures where people are sharing their personal experiences with live polar bears in the wild. I hope you enjoy them as much as I do.
- Polar bear necessities -- Shanghai Daily
- Monday, 19 November, 2007
Over there, I see something!" someone yelled. On a lakeshore a few hundred meters away, across a thin sheet of ice, a yellowish blob lay in contrast to the new white snow. Glenn Hopfner, our driver, steered closer, and everyone reached for their binoculars and cameras... - Travel and Nature Polar Bears
- Travel & Nature Polar Bears-- photos taken in Churchill, Manitoba, Canada.
- Protecting polar bears
- When University of Alberta scientist Andrew Derocher caught and tagged a female polar bear in the southern Beaufort Sea last April, he didn't expect she would stray too far.
- University of Alaska photo exhibit shows polar bears in home habitat
- Kazlowski's photographs, taken in various areas along the Arctic Coast from Canada's Hershel Island to Point Hope, Alaska, were taken over the span of a decade and have been transformed into a book and a museum exhibit.
Man is the only creature that ...
kills for 'sport' then decorates his home with the remains. - Frankie Kangas
Save Polar Bears From Trophy Hunters- UPDATE
Stop People From Killing Bears For Their Heads and Hides
Vote To Stop Trophy Hunters From
Killing Polar Bears
The Inslee-LoBiondo amendment failed in the House of Representatives by a vote of 188-242. The amendment sought to halt funding for 1 year for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to issue permits for the importation of sport-hunted polar bear trophies.
Take action now to stop trophy hunting by signing a petition to help pass the Polar Bear Protection Act at Polar Bear Protection. Thank you!
News from Zoos on Polar Bears
- State money helps Como Zoo, polar bears
- Polar bears will take over a new exhibit at St. Paul's Como Zoo in a few months. The state usually helps fund projects of that magnitude at the zoo, but that money could soon disappear as the state looks for ways to cut costs.
- A beary good time to move ANIMALS: Cochrane bids farewell to 'famous twins'
- When the polar bear habitat opened in Cochrane five years ago, visitors arrived to find a pair of females already housed there.
The twins Aurora and Nakita had been placed at the facility a few months before it was officially opened to the public.
Feed From Polar Bear News
Bears In The News
This is the feed from my Polar Bear News blog. To see the whole blog click PolarBearNews.com . You can get my blog via email or RSS feed by going to the blog itself. To see a particular article, press on the headline below. I cover news related to Polar Bears and special reports on all 8 bear species. The pictures and other graphics don't show up here so visit the site to see them.
Fetching RSS feed... please stand byTake a trip to see Polar Bears LIVE!
Visit Churchill, Manitoba, Canada - The Polar Bear Capital of the World
*POLAR BEAR BOOKS AND ART
Books and Art
Nanuk, Lord Of The Ice Comes To Life (morph)
Polar bear morph
"Nanuk, Lord of the Ice"
This one-of-a kind ceramic sculpture breaks free and comes to life. For more pictures of this sculpture or others, visit Sculptures by Frankie (www.sculpturesbyfrankie.com)
Bear Art: Beauty and the Beast
Bear art from drawings to sculptures
Here you'll find Bear Art -- sculptures, photography, paintings, drawings, carvings -- all of Bears in all their glory. Also tips on naming sculptures, using photos as inspirations, and much more.To see more bears art, click
Bear Art: Beauty And The Beast
Great Polar Bear Books and Movies
Here you'll find books and movies about polar bears: book and movie reviews, movie previews and trailers, videos, photos, movie posters and links to other great polar bear sites. I love polar bears, so I'll watch and read then review and rate each book/movie. You'll also see how others rate them and you'll have a chance to add your own reviews. For More Polar Bear Books and Movies with reviews and videos, clickPolar Bear Books & Movies
Bear Fetishes: Carvings and Jewelery
Bears have been carved by Zuni and other Indian tribes into necklaces and table sculptures for centuries. To find out more about their history and find out where you can find them, click Bear Fetishes - Carvings And Jewelery Polar Bear Cartoons Showcase
Polar bear cartoons by David M. Booth
David Booth, cartoonist extraordinaire, dedicates his time creating cartoons about polar bears. This page is dedicated to his determination to make a difference in the world, one cartoon at a time. *INTERESTING BEAR SITES
Interesting Bear Sites
Introducing Polar Bear WARE
For All Of Your Polar Bear Needs
To find polar bear gifts for your family, friends or for yourself, check out my other lens:All Polar Bear Ware, All The Time
for t-shirts, clothing, housewares, bags & totes, paper weights, unique gifts and much more -- everything for the polar bear lover. I've handpicked them all for quality, uniqueness and price. You'll find that perfect gift for yourself or a loved one and spread the word about polar bears too!
Polar Bear Cartoon Site
David Booth and I are pleased to announce our new polar bear cartoon blog. Check it out at Bear Cartoons.
The B-Cool Stuff -- Wearable Art and Gifts for people Who Care is sold on the blog with 10% of all sales donated to National Wildlife Federation
Featured BEAR Lenses
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Saving The Dancing Bears Of India
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Here, I'll share with you the tragic story of the Dancing Bears of India and the uplifting story of their ongoing rescue. As you read their story, you may wince and want to stop, but please read on. There IS hope for these mistreated Sloth Bears. W...
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Asiatic Black Bears (aka Himalayan, Moon Bear, Tibetan Black Bear)
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These bears by any name are near and dear to my heart. They are a beautiful bear and I have here facts, photos, videos and links to organizations with more info and groups saving these magnificent bears from harm. Thousands of them live un-BEAR-able...
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American Black Bears In All Their Glory
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Here you'll get facts, photos, videos of the American Black Bear in all their glory. There are also informational links for organizations who study them, photograph them or fight to save them. As you can see by the cub in this photo, Black bearscome...
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Sun Bears (aka Malayan Sun Bears)
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Sun Bears or Malayan Sun Bears are the smallest bears in the world. Here I'll share interesting facts, photos, videos and links to bear conservation organizations. As a bear lover, I love this little bear. They are adorable. As with the other bears...
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Giant Pandas - Cute, Adorable, Endangered
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Here you'll find information, facts, photos and videos about Giant Pandas. There are also informational links to organizations and sanctuaries who's mission is to save them. You can't look at these pictures and videos without smiling at these adorabl...
Save Our Bears (SOB) Group On Squidoo
Save Our Bears is a group of lenses devoted to help change the plight all of the 8 bear species through awareness and fund raising.The lenses show the wonderful nature of bears and many will, at the same time, shine a spotlight on the dangers bears face including: trophy hunters, gall bladder and bile farming, pollution, bear baiting, global warming, and habitat destruction.
You'll also find fun lenses on great polar bear movies, books, teddy bears, even cartoon and toy bears.
Click Save Our Bears (SOB) to go to the group page.
Meet Kartick Satyanarayan aka BEAR MAN
The story behind the Dancing Bear Rescue
For the inspiring true story of the Dancing Bear Rescue (told with photos and videos) and meet the Co-founder and Director aka BEAR MAN, click HERE.
Here's my favorite link:
Silly Bear by ucumari on Flickr
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Shelly wrote
What a beautiful labor of love you have here. I would say that you have educated us well and made learning fun! Excellent!
I recently visited a zoo and felt sad for the polar bear and kodiaks. The space they have is nice enough, there's just not enough of it.
Posted June 01, 2009
Share Your Favorite Stuff On Polar Bears
What Other Resources Are Out There?
Share your best story, photo, joke, links to websites or Squidoo lenses, or anything else shedding light on polar bears. (Limited html.)
I'd love to hear from folks who have visited polar bears in their natural habitat. Thanks and bear hugs, Frankie
Irenemaria wrote...
In Sweden there is a new Zoo called Polar World. I made a lens about it and will lensroll this. Thank you!
Posted June 15, 2009
Cassandrology wrote...
This is an excellent lens, because not only it is very informative but also in a way that it encourage us to help protect species that are endangered to be gone like the polar bear.
I salute you for having a nice job in your lens! 5*...........
Posted May 26, 2009
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Some of my other sites
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Polar Bear Videos -- Polar Bears, Here, There, Everywhere
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Get your polar bear fix here with live, cartoon and animated videos showcasing polar bears in all their glory. You'll find funny, serious and educational videos as well. Watch and learn about these magnificent creatures and find out where you can lea...
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All Polar Bear Ware, All The Time
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Jewelery, bear fetishes, t-shirts, clothing, housewares, bags & totes, paper weights, gift items, and much more -- everything for the polar bear lover. I've handpicked them all for quality, uniqueness and price. You'll find that perfect gift for your...
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Lions, Fu Dogs and Bears (OH MY!)
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Animals make fascinating subjects for artists. Here you'll find unique sculptures of lions, fu dogs, bears, cats, wolves and other animals. I'll showcase my sculptures plus other artist's creations. I'll also include interesting facts about the ani...
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Cats Rule. How To Select Your New Master
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Siamese, Persian, Sphynx, Russian Blue? Long-haired, short-haired? Kitten or cat? How do you make that important decision? Here you'll find all the information you need to make the purrfect choice -- facts, pictures and links covering breeds, what to...
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Cats Just Wanna Have Fun
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Loaded with funny pictures, videos and stories of cats doing nutty things as well as valuable information on caring for your cat, including ear mites, mange, dealing with cat allergies, grooming, poisonous plants, and much more. There will also be l...
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Bearmeister aka Frankster
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A woman has to know her limitations. Ha. Wouldn't that be nice? This lens is my attempt at explaining just who I am and what I'm up to and maybe justify to myself why I'm so darn busy - LOL. It's a Lensography of my Squidoo BEAR lenses and will incl...
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Cat Woman aka Frankster
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I'm known as Cat Woman off-line because I share my home with a bunch of cats; I rescue and foster cats (ferals, FIV positive, abandoned); I work with a local animal non-profit; and I sculpt big cats. Online, I'm known as Cat Woman because of my blog,...
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Lions, Fu Dogs and Bears (OH MY!)
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Animals make fascinating subjects for artists. Here you'll find unique sculptures of lions, fu dogs, bears, cats, wolves and other animals. I'll showcase my sculptures plus other artist's creations. I'll also include interesting facts about the ani...
If You Like This Site Then ...
Go See Some Smaller Furry Creatures That Purr Instead of Growl
If you like this site, you should see my cat site. To go there right now, click Cats Just Wanna Have Fun
Here's an example of what you'll see:
The Hip Hop Cat aka Puff Kitty
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