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  • August 2008
  • June 2008

    • Polar Bear Shot After 200-Mile Swim

      Guardian (UK)  |  Jun 6, 08 8:27 AM CDT

      Polar Bear Shot After 200-Mile Swim

      (Newser) - Police in Iceland shot dead a polar bear that swam more than 200 miles to reach the island nation, the Guardian reports. The bear, thought to be the first to reach Iceland since 1993, probably came from Greenland or a floating chunk of Arctic ice. Authorities said they had to shoot the bear for public safety, but conservationists are furious. More »

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      endangered species  • Arctic  • polar bear  • Iceland  • Greenland

  • May 2008

    • Alaska Suing to Bounce Bears Off Threatened List

      CBC (Canada)  |  May 22, 08 8:51 AM CDT

      Alaska Suing to Bounce Bears Off Threatened List

      (Newser) - The state of Alaska will sue to challenge the federal government's decision to place polar bears on the endangered species list, reports CBC News. The Department of the Interior  cited the bears' diminishing sea ice habitat as a reason for listing them as threatened, but Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin fears offshore shore oil and gas exploration will be inhibited by safeguards for the bears. More »

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      climate change  • global warming  • Sarah Palin  • Alaska  • polar bear  • hunting  • Endangered Species Act  • Arctic sea ice

    • US Classifies Polar Bears as 'Threatened'

      Associated Press  |  May 14, 08 2:39 PM CDT

      US Classifies Polar Bears as 'Threatened'

      (Newser) - After 15 months of deliberation, the Interior Department will declare polar bears “threatened” under the Endangered Species Act, officials told the AP today. The decision will reportedly cite internal scientific studies which project that melting Arctic ice could nearly wipe out the animals by 2050. More »

  • April 2008

    • US Must Clarify Bears' Status: Judge

      Los Angeles Times  |  Apr 29, 08 4:03 PM CDT

      US Must Clarify Bears' Status: Judge

      (Newser) - A federal judge today ordered the US government to decide by May 15 if polar bears are endangered, the Los Angeles Times reports, a victory for environmental groups. The judge ruled the feds broke the law by missing the original Jan. 9 deadline; the government offered "no specific facts that would justify the existing delay, much less further delay," the judge said. More »

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      polar bear  • Endangered Species Act

    • Canada Declares Polar Bears 'At Risk'

      BBC  |  Apr 26, 08 1:07 PM CDT

      Canada Declares Polar Bears 'At Risk'

      (Newser) - Canada has classified polar bears as a species of “special concern” requiring legislative protection, the BBC reports. While the panel of experts stopped short of declaring the bears endangered, it said that melting ice and hunting problems had put the bears in jeopardy. Canada is home to 15,000 bears, and the summer sea ice they prowl may be completely gone by 2014. More »

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      climate change  • environment  • Canada  • animal  • endangered species  • Arctic  • polar bear

    • Flocke Dives Into the Spotlight

      Der Spiegel  |  Apr 8, 08 2:39 PM CDT

      Flocke Dives Into the Spotlight

      (Newser) - The younger and cuter of Germany's celebrity polar bear cubs greeted her adoring public today at the Nuremberg Zoo, Der Spiegel reports. Flocke ("Snowflake") mostly ignored the hundreds of eager reporters waiting to beam her antics across the world, choosing instead to explore her outdoor enclosure and splash in her pool. The zoo is bracing for up to 25,000 visitors per day, starting tomorrow. More »

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      Germany  • polar bear  • Nuremburg Zoo  • Flocke

  • March 2008

    • Knut 'Doesn't Know He's a Polar Bear'

      Der Spiegel  |  Mar 25, 08 6:49 PM CDT

      Knut 'Doesn't Know He's a Polar Bear'

      (Newser) - Poor Knut: The celebrity polar bear, no longer the ball of fluff who captivated animal lovers around the world, is miserable without human contact and doesn't realize he isn't a person. "Knut must go. As soon as possible," a keeper at the Berlin Zoo said of the 300-pound 15-month-old , Der Spiegel reports. More »

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      zoo  • polar bear  • Knut  • Berlin Zoo  • zookeeper  • bear  • Thomas Doerflein

    • Senator Blasts 'Foot-Dragging' on Protecting Polar Bear

      Fairbanks Daily News-Miner  |  Mar 21, 08 2:50 PM CDT

      Senator Blasts 'Foot-Dragging' on Protecting Polar Bear

      (Newser) - Three months after the deadline for declaring whether polar bears are a threatened species, the Interior Department hasn't issued a ruling, and Barbara Boxer wants to know why. The influential senator said yesterday she wants Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to appear before the environment committee and “answer questions about the administration’s continued foot-dragging,” the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner reports. More »

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      Alaska  • polar bear  • Endangered Species Act  • Barbara Boxer  • Chukchi Sea  • Dirk Kempthorne

    • Snowflake Almost Ready for Adoring Public

      Der Spiegel  |  Mar 14, 08 12:16 PM CDT

      Snowflake Almost Ready for Adoring Public

      (Newser) - Nuremberg’s favorite polar bear club is growing up fast and should be ready for her public debut by April, Der Spiegel reports. Little Snowflake has already passed through such coming-of-age rituals as her first bone, her first trip outdoors, and a much-needed first bath. Before the bath, Snowflake was apparently a decidedly smelly bear, keepers say. More »

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      Germany  • polar bear  • Knut  • Flocke  • Snowflake

    • US Sued Over Polar Bears

      Reuters  |  Mar 10, 08 5:28 PM CDT

      US Sued Over Polar Bears

      (Newser) - Three environmental groups sued the US government today for dawdling in deciding whether polar bears will be considered threatened under the Endangered Species Act. The original decision was due Jan. 9, and yesterday was the most recent deadline, Reuters reports. "It's up to a federal court to throw this incredible animal a lifeline," said a spokesman for one of the plaintiffs. More »

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      climate change  • animal  • polar bear

    • Knut to Hit the Silver Screen

      Canadian Press  |  Mar 3, 08 6:30 AM CST

      Knut to Hit the Silver Screen

      (Newser) - Once celebrity polar bear Knut got big and his fluffy fur gained a yellowish-gray tint, public attention turned to younger, cuter bears. But now the spotlight is back on the Berlin Zoo's most famous orphan, with the premiere of a new documentary called Knut and Friends , the Canadian Press reports. More »

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      Germany  • polar bear  • Berlin  • documentary  • Knut  • Berlin Zoo

  • February 2008

    • Alaska Against Polar Bear's Protection

      Associated Press  |  Feb 23, 08 7:52 PM CST

      Alaska Against Polar Bear's Protection

      (Newser) - Alaska is opposing calls to save its polar bear population, fearing the state would have to protect dwindling sea ice and give up a multibillion-dollar gas project, the AP reports. Calls to save the bears have been "subverted by the lawyers for the extreme environmental organizations and the liberal Democratic leadership," Rep. Don Young said. More »

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      global warming  • environment  • Alaska  • Arctic  • polar bear  • natural gas  • Arctic oil  • threatened species

    • Knut's Dad Wants a Piece of the Action

      Der Spiegel  |  Feb 15, 08 2:41 PM CST

      Knut's Dad Wants a Piece of the Action

      (Newser) - Knut, the polar bear superstar of the Berlin Zoo, has all the trappings of celebrity—fame, money, a Hollywood deal, and now, family members looking to cash in. The zoo that owns his dad, Lars, says it deserves some of the millions Knut has raked in, Der Spiegel reports. "We are currently looking into what claims we could have," said a spokesman for Neumunster Zoo. More »

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      Germany  • polar bear  • Knut  • Berlin Zoo  • exploitation

    • US Drilling Deals Spark New Fears for Polar Bears

      Washington Post  |  Feb 7, 08 3:24 AM CST

      US Drilling Deals Spark New Fears for Polar Bears

      (Newser) - The US government has announced $2.7 billion in winning bids for oil drilling rights in 2.8 million acres of Alaska's frozen Chukchi Sea, despite angry objections of lawmakers and environmentalists. The bids include a record $105 million offer from Shell for a single 9-square-mile tract. Environmental groups say the exploration will endanger walruses, bowhead whales and polar bears, already suffering the impact of global warming. A tenth of the world's population of polar bears live in the region. More »

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      global warming  • oil  • Alaska  • gas  • polar bear  • natural gas  • Sierra Club  • Chukchi Sea

    • US to List Polar Bears as Endangered

      Los Angeles Times  |  Feb 3, 08 7:13 AM CST

      US to List Polar Bears as Endangered

      (Newser) - The US Department of the Interior is expected this week to change the polar bear's conservation status from "vulnerable" to "endangered"—which would make the animals the first species officially recognized as victims of global warming. The year-old proposal concerning the appealing predators would give conservationists a better chance at combating greenhouse gas emissions, reports the Los Angeles Times. More »

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      list  • global warming  • endangered species  • polar bear  • Endangered Species Act  • Interior Department

  • January 2008

    • Zoo Braces for Snowflake Mania

      Der Spiegel  |  Jan 31, 08 3:21 PM CST

      Zoo Braces for Snowflake Mania

      (Newser) - Polar celebrity Snowflake will meet her adoring public as early as late March, and Nuremberg zoo staff predict a blizzard of attention surrounding its most popular bundle of fur. Annual visitors are expected to jump from 250,000 to 1.3 million, reports Der Spiegel , which has the city readying itself by speeding up public transportation to the zoo. More »

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      endangered species  • polar bear  • Knut  • Nuremburg Zoo  • Flocke  • Snowflake

    • 'Snowflake' Lands in Nuremberg

      Der Spiegel  |  Jan 18, 08 3:35 PM CST

      'Snowflake' Lands in Nuremberg

      (Newser) - After fielding tens of thousands of suggestions from around the world, the Nuremburg zoo has named its new polar bear cub Flocke, German for "snowflake," Der Spiegel reports. The adorable 6-week-old will keep her nickname, says the city's mayor, in part because many of the monikers proposed by her legions of fans were "difficult for German tongues to pronounce." More »

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      polar bear  • Nuremburg Zoo  • Snowflake

    • Cute, or Miserable and Crazy?

      Der Spiegel  |  Jan 15, 08 11:20 AM CST

      Cute, or Miserable and Crazy?

      (Newser) - The Nuremberg zoo's new polar bear cub, cute as she is, is highlighting the sometimes stark and brutal condition the animals face in captivity. Some biologists say the decision to bottle-feed the cub after her mother rejected her—as was done with superstar bear Knut—will only produce "a second psychopath," a bear dependent on humans and clueless about how to interact with her own species. More »

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      polar bear  • Knut  • Berlin Zoo  • Flocke

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