5-milion years ago instead of 600,000 or 130,000 years ago- Recent interest in the relationship between polar bears and brown (grizzly) bears from which they emerged has been fueled by […]
All polar bears may have some Irish ancestry
Though polar bears did not originate in Ireland, all may have a maternal line to one ancestral female brown bear in Ireland- Today’s sophisticated genetic analysis keeps finding the most […]
Northern coast of Greenland, some far north islands in Canada to be only home for polar bears
Last ditch location of polar bears is predicted- As arctic ice continues to melt, scientists have predicted where last few polar bears will make their last stand. Where Polar Bears […]
Critical habitat for polar bears is finally designated
187,157 square miles of Alaskan land and (mostly) ocean to be for the bears- U.S. Firms Up ‘Critical Habitat’ for Polar Bears. By Felicity Barringer. The Green Blog in the […]
Ancient DNA from Rare Fossil Reveals That Polar Bears Evolved Recently and Adapted Quickly
Polar bears are a geologically very new species- This is quite relevant because we have been discussing how grizzly bears are displacing polar bears in the Arctic. We already knew […]
Sarah Palin: The view from Alaska
Palin is not a typical Alaskan- Salon Magazine has a report on Palin as one kind of Alaskan — the kind that came north during the oil boom and changed […]
Sarah Palin: Ice queen of the Arctic
A view of Palin’s views on the environment from a major U.K. newspaper. Sarah Palin, the Republican party’s vice-president nominee, governs an oil-rich area that has seen some of the […]
Ranching & Forestry industries send 60-day Notice of Intent to Sue Interior to prevent Polar Bear listing
The Pacific Legal Foundation (PLF) sent a 60-day Notice of Intent to sue the Department of Interior over its decision to list Polar Bears under the Endangered Species Act. From […]