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Debby, the oldest known polar bear in
captivity, is suffering signs of decline after suffering several
strokes, according to the Winnipeg Sun newspaper on Saturday.
The female bear has lost nearly 50 kilograms in the past year and is
no longer interested in eating, according to zoo officials in Winnipeg,
in the Canadian province of...
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 The U.S. government listed polar bears as a threatened species Wednesday, AFP reports. The announcement was made by Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne “While the legal standards under the ESA compel me to list the polar bear as threatened, I want to make clear that this listing will not stop global climate change or prevent any sea ice...
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 Global warming threatens the ribbon seal. Other special species
need protection and federal scientists have already taken into consideration
listing the ribbon seal under the Endangered Species Act. Chinese River
Dolphin, Elephant, Giant pangolin, Golden Marmoset, Gorilla, Steller Sea Lion, Orangutan
and Tiger are mammals protected...
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The remains of a bear believed to be up to 40,000 years old have been recovered from a cave in Scotland, scientists said Monday.
The animal's skeleton was brought to the surface after a 12-year
operation to unblock the entrance to the stream cave in Sutherland,
where it was found by divers in 1995. Experts from the
Grampian...
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 Nuremberg city and zoo
officials on Tuesday introduced Germany’s
latest polar bear cub, Flocke, to an anxious public, the Associated Press
reports. The fluffy white polar bear, whose name means “snowflake” managed to
capture people’s hearts.
“Not only Nuremberg, but the
whole world has been in Flocke fever,”...
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 A female polar bear cub that has become Germany's latest animal
attraction has been named Flocke, or "flake" as in snow flake,
officials in the southern city of Nuremberg Friday.
Nearly 30,000 suggestions poured in to the town hall during a
week-long competition to find a name for the tiny animal, now around
five weeks...
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 Knut, Berlin's famous polar bear, had his first birthday
party today and about 700 visitors from all over Germany flocked to the zoo to
join in.
The bear they came to see was no longer the cuddly little
teddy bear romping with a soccer ball, but a 245-pound eating machine. But to
Berliners, he was still cute little Knut. Top of...
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 According to a Wednesday statement of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, the state will file suit against the listing of polar bears under the Endangered Species Act. She added that U.S. Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne’s decision was made last week without sufficient evidence. Kempthorne depicted greater steps to monitor polar bear populations...
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 According to a report on Sunday, the U.S. Interior Department is considering the option to list the polar bears as an endangered species, a fact that might mark the first time a species is listed as threatened to extinct mainly due to the global change.The Los Angeles Times reported that, since the global warming is damaging the Arctic...
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 The Nuremberg Zoo’s highly
popular baby polar bear got herself a name. Finally. After receiving almost
50,000 name suggestions from different animal lovers and children, the
Nuremberg Zoo’s officials eventually decided to call their 6.5-pound (3-kilogram)
baby polar bear Flocke, which means (snow)flake in English. No surprise at...
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 Coffeehouse chain Starbucks Corporation unveiled plans to promote a new documentary over the summer, "Arctic Tale." It is put out by Paramount Classics and National Geographic Films. The documentary rolls out July 25 and heads into a wide release Aug. 17."It is a collaboration," said Ken Lombard, prexy of Starbucks...
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 Tropical Storm Hanna Raises Near Carolina
CNN meteorologists released a report on Tropical Storm Hanna saying that it made a landfall at about 3:20 a. m. ET on Saturday near the Little River Inlet at the South...
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