10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 19, 2014

Finally some good-ish news for the Gunnison Sage Grouse : The boomers of the Rocky Mountain states have finally been granted “threatened species” protection. The United Nations released its new list of protected species as well, adding the Great Bustard along with the Polar Bear and other species.

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Critter News

OCTOBER 21, 2008

Tags: polar bear Palin.

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FEBRUARY 10, 2012

I don't usually post anything cute, but I have to do this at least once.

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Critter News

MARCH 4, 2010

We're talking about Knut the polar bear. He was the cute little polar bear whose birth at the Berlin Zoo was so controversial because his mother rejected him. Tags: zoos knut Germany polar bear PETA. He was raised by a trainer. She's here temporarily for companionship, but the group is concerned.

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10,000 Birds

JANUARY 6, 2014

It’s cold enough in Chicago—where our high temperature for the day was –2 degrees Farenheit—that the polar bear at the zoo spent the day inside. Is this “polar plunge” that’s gripping much of the U.S. News cold weather' Glad you asked. It’s cold enough to freeze vodka. It’s colder than both the South and North Poles.

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Critter News

FEBRUARY 2, 2009

They had to cancel a big project that would have showcased polar bears and seals. Lanthier, a veterinarian and walrus researcher who took the helm in Calgary two years ago, says the cancellation of the polar bears exhibit might please some animal-rights extremists, but the reality is a blow to Canada's white bears.

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Critter News

SEPTEMBER 27, 2008

Remember Knut the polar bear at the Berlin Zoo? Man and bear even celebrated Christmas and New Year together, joined in the straw-lined pen by Doerflein's girlfriend, Daniela Kaiser, and her six year-old son, Louis. The extraordinary bond which had been built between bear and man was to be severed.

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4 The Love Of Animals

MARCH 20, 2011

The little polar bear that captured the attention and hearts of so many has passed away. Knut was only 4 years old, and the cause of death is still unknown. Knut, you will be missed!

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4 The Love Of Animals

APRIL 16, 2009

Inevitably, it’s a situation where you were there, and for me, it’s the swimming male polar bear. When you see a dying male polar bear and you’ve been with that animal for a long time, it is hard. It’s where we filmed all the polar bear material. Tags: news. Fothergill: It’s very hard.

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Critter News

MARCH 13, 2010

Apart from issues like combating elephant poaching for ivory in Africa and banning trade in polar bear skins, those focusing on sharks and tuna are likely to be among the most contentious. On its agenda is Monaco's proposal to have a complete ban on the international commercial trade in Atlantic bluefin tuna.

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Critter News

OCTOBER 25, 2008

OK, it doesn't have a lot to do with "critters" per se, other then the fact that it deals with That One that approves of killing wolves and polar bears. And it's really really funny. And hey, the title also uses the word vet in TWO different ways that don't mean veterinarian.

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Critter News

FEBRUARY 5, 2009

We tend to talk about penguins and polar bears, but these guys are important too. The summer issue had a good article about walruses. Surprisingly, they are overlooked in discussions of Arctic species threatened by global warming. Luckily, I found the article online.

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Critter News

AUGUST 29, 2008

The state has sued Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, seeking to reverse his decision to give polar bears protection under the Endangered Species Act. Sarah Palin, a Republican, and other state officials say that by listing the bear as threatened, the government will cripple offshore oil and gas development.

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JANUARY 26, 2009

First wolves, then polar bears, now beluga whales. And those are just the endangered animals (remember the turkey being ground up during her tv interview?)

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Animal Person

NOVEMBER 21, 2010

Here's the good news: This is a very readable explanation of how animals in the Hundred Heartbeat Club (there are 100 or fewer individuals in the wild today) got to be in the club. I know he's a conservationist, therefore I know he will advocate for "managing" the "resources" that are sentient nonhumans.

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