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 Stories About: Arctic AND climate AND oceans AND wildlife
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Polar Bear Market
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10 Jan 2003 |
Daily Grist |
| Polar Bear Market The polar bear -- that pinnacle of megafauna adulation -- could disappear from the planet this century as a result of global warming, according to a top scientist. The Arctic-dwelling animal, which is the world's largest land predator, is thought to be particularly susceptible to climate change because it relies on floating sea ice to catch seals and hitch lifts from feeding grounds back to denning area ... |
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| Topics: Arctic, climate, oceans, wildlife (all these topics) |
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