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People stand next to a giant art installation representing a polar bear painted with red food dye at the base of the Langjokull glacier in Iceland, on Nov. 26. The image, created by artist Bjargey Olafsdottir, is inspired by the Nazca lines of Peru and children's drawings and seeks to highlight diminishing glaciers and the uncertain future polar bears face.
Uncertain future of polar bears, glaciers addressed in Icelandic art installation
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18 of the 19 major polar bear populations have increased over the last few decades, and are even starting to face the risk of overpopulation. Clearly humanity has other priorities we can be devoting attention to besides the nonexistent threat to polar bears.
Nick, where did you get this information? In my Google search on your claim, I found this:
At the 2009 meeting of the IUCN Polar Bear Specialist Group,scientists reported that of the 19 subpopulations* of polar bears:
By comparison, in 2005:
*Insufficient data to determine the fate of the other 7 populations
They are increasing in Ontario, Canada, have been for years. Needaplan? You needaclue. The source you "quote" is a left wing-nut group who is buying the "global warming/climate change" religion.
So, Chevs, please provide me the source of your information. Seriously. I'm trying to find the truth and it's not always easy to find. Appreciate your help.
Polar bears evolved over the course of hundreds of thousands of years. During that time the climate of the arctic has been much colder and much warmer than now, and yet they have endured. Green Peace, nor any other eco-lefist organization, had anything to do with it.
oh boy obama never been here and never even seen a polar bear nor has most of washington..and the scientest? most of them are from some other place and have only seen them from a helicptor what a bunch of dweebs
right obama never been there and the scientest they in copters
I agree with Lee, there are many other much more important issues on the table than to be spending any time worrying about polar bears
More left wing propaganda. Lets put these guys to selling Obama's GMC cars and they can pay the taxpayers back faster. The earth has been colder and warmer and all things adapt.....It's Gods way, so it's OK
I guess MSN didn't get the memo -- the global warming hoax has been exposed.
Next Socialsit agenda please...
Polar bears will go where the food is, that's nature's way. Keeping a couple of dogs tied up in the back yard will keep them out of the house
Easy way to save the polar bear habitat... create huge plastic icebergs. Didn't I read that the polar bears were dying because they had to swim so far between icebergs or there were no icebergs in their feeding areas.
So ok... put a bunch of Americans to work in a factory building pre-fabricated icebergs. They will float, never melt, and be available for creatures to sit and sleep on if needed.
Ta da!