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On Thin Ice: The Changing World of the Polar Bear

By Richard Ellis

Book information

Publisher
Vintage
Year
2010
ISBN
0307454649, 9780307454645
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
13 MB (13618648 bytes)
Series
Vintage
Pages
416\0
Time added
2013-10-17 19:47:55

Description

Polar bears—fierce and majestic—have captivated us for centuries. Feared by explorers, revered by the Inuit, and beloved by zoo goers everywhere, they are a symbol for the harsh beauty and muscular grace of the Arctic. But as global warming threatens the ice caps’ integrity, the polar bear has also come to symbolize the environmental peril that has arisen due to harmful human practices. In the past twenty years alone, the world population of polar bears has shrunk by half. Today they number just 22,000.  Urgent and stirring, On Thin Ice is both a celebration and a rallying cry on behalf of one of earth’s greatest natural treasures.

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