Screen LibraryPolar bears：the natural history of a threatened species
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| Main Authors: | |
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| Published: |
Fitzhenry & Whiteside,
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| Publisher Address: | Markham, Ont. Brighton, Mass. |
| Publication Dates: | c2011. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Carrier Form: | xv, 330 p.: ill. (chiefly col.), maps (chiefly col.) ; 24 cm. |
| ISBN: |
9781554551552 (pbk.) 1554551552 |
| Index Number: | Q959 |
| CLC: | Q959.838 |
| Call Number: | Q959.838/S861 |
| Contents: |
Includes the text of The International Agreement on the Conservation of Polar Bears and Their Habitat (signed in Oslo, Norway, in 1973) (p. 321-322). Includes bibliographical references (p. 323-330) and index. Present day distribution and abundance -- The origin of the polar bear -- Polar bears and humans -- How do you study a polar bear? -- What makes a polar bear tick? -- Reproduction -- Behaviour -- Hunters of the northern ice -- Life and death -- The polar bear capital of the world -- Some highlights of conservation, past and present -- Environmental concerns -- Climate warming : the game changer in polar bear conservation -- The future : concerns and hopes. Comprehensive study of the polar bear: their evolution, life history, behavior, how they are researched, and the current threat to their very existence. |