As Greenpeace campaigner (and my former Alaska neighbor) Melanie Duchin was quoted as saying in this Washington Post story: “If we were in a situation where we already had very, very strong climate legislation, the polar bear decision …
May 17, 2009
Discovery News : Earth: The Bear Minimum
There has been much wailing and gnashing of teeth among environmentalists in the United States following the decision by the Interior Department not to revoke a Bush Administration ruling limiting protection of polar bears from global …
May 8, 2009
Basking shark's secret hideout finally discovered | Daily Contributor
“This is equivalent to finding polar bears in Kansas,” Discovery News quoted marine biologist Greg Skomal as saying. “This was a mind-blowing discovery for us.” Like most large fish, basking sharks are difficult to keep track of because …
April 14, 2009
Discovery News: Born Animal: Polar Bear Attacks Woman at Berlin Zoo
According to several media reports today, an unidentified woman is now recovering at Berlin’s Charite hospital after having been attacked by a polar bear at the Berlin Zoo. Police have confirmed that the individual climbed over a fence, …
February 3, 2009
Discovery News : Earth
Polar bears and emperor penguins may live at opposite ends of the Earth, but it turns out they may have more in common than we realized – and not in a good way. – Kieran Mulvaney. Comments (0) | Email This | | …