Polar bears creaking under the strain

NewsBot · 14-01-2009, 01:32 PM

Toronto, Canada - Eight of the 13 Canadian polar bear sub-populations are either depleted or showing significant signs of stress, and future reduction of sea-ice in the Arctic could result in a loss of two-thirds of the world's polar bears within 50 years. These facts form the backdrop to Friday’s federal Environment Minister’s National Roundtable on Polar Bears which presents a critical opportunity to ensure that Canada implements strong new measures to protect polar bears for their long-term survival.

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goispro · 14-01-2009, 02:11 PM

I would like to know exactly what steps the Canadian Govt. are thinking of taking to protect the bears - I would have thought they were too far down the road now to be able effect anything of significance - but perhaps I'm just a doom-monger....

slazanger · 26-01-2009, 04:27 AM

Since moving to canada in June ive not heard/seen/read a single thing in the canadian press about climate change... :/

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NewsBot News Getter Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 699 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Polar bears creaking under the strain Toronto, Canada - Eight of the 13 Canadian polar bear sub-populations are either depleted or showing significant signs of stress, and future reduction of sea-ice in the Arctic could result in a loss of two-thirds of the world's polar bears within 50 years. These facts form the backdrop to Friday’s federal Environment Minister’s National Roundtable on Polar Bears which presents a critical opportunity to ensure that Canada implements strong new measures to protect polar bears for their long-term survival. More...

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14-01-2009, 02:11 PM	#2 (permalink)
goispro Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 6 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	I would like to know exactly what steps the Canadian Govt. are thinking of taking to protect the bears - I would have thought they were too far down the road now to be able effect anything of significance - but perhaps I'm just a doom-monger....

26-01-2009, 04:27 AM	#3 (permalink)
slazanger Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 191 Thanks: 3 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	Since moving to canada in June ive not heard/seen/read a single thing in the canadian press about climate change... :/