Guest editorial—the ballyhoo over polar bears

Critics have said that there’s little or no justification for the focus that polar bears (Ursus maritimus) have received as a threatened species. Recent studies project dramatic reductions in polar bear numbers in just a few decades, in concert with the equally dramatic reduction in critical sea-ice...

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Published in:Polar Research
Main Author: Vongraven, Dag
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Norwegian Polar Institute 2009
Subjects:
Polar Research
Sea ice
Ursus maritimus
Online Access:https://polarresearch.net/index.php/polar/article/view/2854
https://doi.org/10.3402/polar.v28i3.6148
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description Critics have said that there’s little or no justification for the focus that polar bears (Ursus maritimus) have received as a threatened species. Recent studies project dramatic reductions in polar bear numbers in just a few decades, in concert with the equally dramatic reduction in critical sea-ice habitat, yet there are undoubtedly ecologically more “important” species in tropical and temperate latitudes that are facing equal or more urgent problems at present.
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