Polar bear News
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Despite worldwide criticism from animal rights activist and constant pleas for his release, the "world's saddest polar bear" will not be moved to a Canadian zoo.
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For years the world has been fascinated with tales of the mysterious, elusive creature we know as the Yeti, or abominable snowman. But DNA from purported samples of the creature may shed light on its true origins, bringing it out of the realm of fantasy.
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Moscow -
Russian President Vladimir Putin attended the Third International Arctic Forum in Salekhard, on Wednesday, to talk about issues affecting the Russian Arctic.
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A BBC filmmaker found himself in a scary position when a hungry polar bear decided it preferred him instead of a seal for lunch.
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A rare video has surfaced that has captured a mother polar bear nursing her cubs. Reportedly, this is a extraordinary event to capture live and in the wild. The footage was filmed on the shores of Canada's Hudson Bay.
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San Diego -
With Hurricane Sandy and the election dominating a lot of the media coverage, people sometimes need a distraction, and what better way to put a smile on our face than seeing adorable animals celebrate the holidays.
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A scientist who witnessed polar bears drowning and helped to spur the global warming movement has been reprimanded for releasing government documents.
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Rotterdam -
Visitors at the Rotterdam Zoo in The Netherlands were given a surprise as they gazed upon a "toddler" polar bear when the bear picked up a rock and threw it at the glass enclosure. The whole incident was caught on video.
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Washington -
America's craving for energy is an increasing challenge in protecting the world's wildlife, our "irreplaceable natural heritage," with much of the blame given to the fossil fuel industry, recipients of massive government handouts, a new report shows.
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Anthropocentric climate change proponents suggest polar bear cannibalism is increasing due to the lack of sea ice formation and the humans causing the warming.
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If Canada's Conservative Senator Nicole Eaton has her way, the magnificent polar bear will soon be replacing the busy little beaver as Canada’s National Symbol.
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A British teenager is dead and four other people are injured following an attack by a polar bear, on the Norwegian island of Svalbard.
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Berlin -
Knut, the polar bear who became world famous as a cub, was found dead in his enclosure at the Berlin Zoo Saturday afternoon.
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The Moscow Zoo’s most popular polar bear has been the victim of a multiple-gunshot attack. The attack happened at the end of October. The zoo said on Saturday.
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Kingussie -
Mercedes, Britain's only polar bear, will get a new playmate today when a 23-month-old cub called Walker joins her from a zoo in Holland.
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Berlin -
Knut, the polar bear born in the Berlin Zoo in December 2006, is having a tough time now after enjoying several years as a beloved furry celebrity. The female bears he now shares a home with do not find him appealing.
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An explorer was asleep in his tent on the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard when he awoke to find a polar bear had him by the head in the beginning stages of a vicious attack.
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Tundra Trek is the newest addition to the Toronto Zoo. Although the exhibit is very large, it displays only six species, but it does so in a way that takes into account animal welfare as well as the desires and educational needs of a demanding public.
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Polar bears are reported to be growing extinct, but one of them appeared recently and was stared down by a brave teen who is now being called a hero in the press.
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Britain's only polar bear is now settling into her new home after being moved north from the Edinburgh Zoo so that she might escape the effects of climate change.
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Shell Offshore, Inc. has green light to drill for oil and natural gas deposits, off the northern coastline of Alaska, in the "environmentally sensitive" Beaufort Sea.
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Scientists studying polar bear growth have revealed that the bears have shrunk in size over the last century. The scientists compared polar bear skulls from the early 20th century to those from the late 20th century.
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The sweet man who was known for hand-feeding the Berlin born polar bear cub, Knut, died in his Berlin apartment earlier this week from a heart attack. Thomas Doerflein has taken care of Knut since his mother abandoned him in 2006.
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The polar bear has been added to the list of endangered animals. As the rising temperatures in the Arctic Sea causes the ice to vanish so are the bears.
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Singapore Zoo reverses its decision decides to keep the Polar bear in its hot weather climate conditions.
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Who would ever think a polar bear could get too hot?
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Berlin Zoo officials are being urged to kill a polar bear cub since they interfered with nature, but aren't zoos already interfering with nature?
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"The zoo must kill the bear."
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A male polar bear was trying to court a femal polar bear when he pushed her over the edge of a 14-foot drop while playing with her.
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If confirmed, they think it would be the first known case of a polar bear contracting the ailment.
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A polar bear attacks the safety pod of a BBC filmmaker
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A polar bear attacks a BBC filmmakers safety pod
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Polar bears face multiple risks said the coalition's report, from global warming, oil development and habitat loss.
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A polar bear attacks the safety pod of wildlife cameraman Gordon Buchanan
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Polar bear in Svalbard area.
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An archipelago midway between mainland Norway and the North Pole: Polar bear walking on broken-up ice floes
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Asahiyama Zoo in Japan on Google's new "zoo view"
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