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US lists polar bear as threatened species  -  May 15, 2008
FOXNewsBy H. JOSEF HEBERT, AP Writer. WASHINGTON — Put at risk by global warming, the polar bear is getting a life line as the government officially has declared ...

Polar bear ruling brings Obama and Palin together like Spring love  -  May 9, 2009
Christian Science MonitorGreenpeace activists walk out of the water after placing a stuffed polar bear in a pond across the street from the Depart of the Interior in Washington on ...

Scientists project two-thirds drop in polar bear population by 2050  -  Sep 7, 2007
Toronto StarJOHN HEILPRIN AP. WASHINGTON – Two-thirds of the world's polar bears will be killed off by 2050 – and the entire population gone from Alaska – because of ...

Plight of the polar bear forces Bush to recognise climate threat  -  Dec 28, 2006
Times OnlineThe Bush Administration conceded yesterday that global warming is threatening the polar bear with extinction, the first time that it has singled out climate ...

Polar Bear-Grizzly Hybrid Shot in Canadian Arctic  -  May 11, 2006
FOXNewsTORONTO — A DNA test has confirmed what zoologists, hunters and aboriginal trackers in the far northern reaches of Canada have dreamed of for years: the ...

US lists polar bear as threatened species  -  May 14, 2008
USA TODAY - USA TodayBy H. Josef Hebert, AP Writer. WASHINGTON — The Interior Department declared the polar bear a threatened species Wednesday because of the loss of Arctic sea ...

Curb climate change to save polar bear: Norway  -  Mar 18, 2009
Sydney Morning HeraldCountries around the Arctic must commit to curbing climate change to ensure the survival of the polar bear, Norway's environment minister said Tuesday as an ...

Zoo urged to kill polar bear cub  -  Mar 20, 2007
NEWS.com.auRIGHT TO LIFE: German animal rights activists say Knut the polar bear cub, which was abandoned by its mother in a zoo, should be killed. Source: AAP ...

Nunavut teen stalked by polar bear on ice floe  -  Nov 9, 2009
Vancouver SunA Canadian Forces C-130 Hercules, the kind of aircraft used to rescue a boy stranded on an ice floe and stalked by a polar bear in Nunavut. ...

Berlin Zoo Polar Bear Makes Public Debut  -  Mar 23, 2007
Washington PostBy JOSH WARD. AP. BERLIN -- With a sniff and a stumble, Berlin Zoo's irresistibly cuddly baby polar bear made his public debut Friday, delighting hundreds ...

Name-a-Polar-Bear Competition Nuremberg Zoo to Christen Famous Cub  -  Jan 17, 2008
Spiegel Online..."It's not every day that you have a polar bear naming competition." ... Two cubs born to another polar bear at the zoo were eaten by their mother, ...

Feds designate 'critical habitat' for polar bear  -  Oct 22, 2009
The GuardianAP foreign, Thursday October 22 2009. Associated Press Writer= WASHINGTON (AP) � The Obama administration said Thursday it is designating more than 200000 ...

Groups cite oil leases in US delay on rating polar bear's status  -  Jan 8, 2008
San Francisco ChronicleThe polar bear has become a symbol of how dramatic planetary changes threaten the ... He said new US Geological Survey studies on the size of the polar bear ...

The little polar bear that grew too big for any more cuddles  -  Jul 10, 2007
Times OnlineKnut is no longer cuddly and has become an unpredictable, surly adolescent. Berlin's celebrity polar bear is now deemed too dangerous to perform in public ...

Polar bear dippers start 2010 with icy plunge  -  Jan 1, 2010
CBC.caParticipants jump into the Tay River on Friday during the annual polar bear plunge to ring in the new year in Perth, Ont. (Sean Kilpatrick/Canadian Press) ...

Germany's Polar Bear Cub Quandary  -  Jan 9, 2008
TIMEBy Andrew Purvis/Berlin Wednesday, Jan. 09, 2008. Female polar bear Vera carries one of its cubs in an enclosure at the zoo in Nuremberg. ...

Md. polar bear plunge canceled due to extreme cold  -  Jan 31, 2010
Yahoo! NewsThe second of two scheduled dips in the water at the 14th annual Polar Bear Plunge in Annapolis, Md. was canceled on doctors' orders. ...

Experts Predict Polar Bear Decline  -  Jul 7, 2005
Washington PostBy Blaine Harden. SEATTLE, July 6 -- As the pack ice that is the bedrock of their existence melts because of global warming, polar bears are facing ...

Report: Far More Polar Bear Cubs Dying in Alaska  -  Nov 16, 2006
FOXNewsAP. A female polar bear and her cubs rest on pack ice in the Beaufort Sea north of Alaska. ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Far fewer polar bears cubs are surviving off ...

Polar bear status remains a contentious issue  -  Mar 20, 2009
CBC.caA polar bear stands on a ice floe in Baffin Bay above the Arctic Circle, as seen from the Canadian Coast Guard icebreaker Louis S. St-Laurent in July 2008. ...

Knut the polar bear's zookeeper found dead in Berlin  -  Sep 22, 2008
Telegraph.co.ukBut in, 2007, the director of the Berlin Zoo banned him from playing with Knut because the polar bear had grown too large Photo: AFP/GETTY ...

Cute Knut the Polar Bear is now 1 -- and Big  -  Dec 5, 2007
ABC NewsBy CHRISTEL KUCHARZ. Knut, Berlin's famous polar bear, had his first birthday party today and about 700 visitors from all over Germany flocked to the zoo to ...

Woman bitten by polar bear at Berlin Zoo  -  Apr 10, 2009
Economic Times10 Apr 2009, 1817 hrs IST, AP. BERLIN: Police say a woman jumped into a polar bear enclosure at Berlin Zoo and was bitten several times on her arms and legs ...

Polar Bear Club Swims - New York Times  -  Dec 23, 2005
New York TimesBy NICK KAYE. ON New Year's Day, as the world slowly sloughs off hangovers and cleans up confetti, crowds gather to watch people throw themselves into ...

Canada bans Baffin Bay polar bear exports  -  Jan 22, 2010
CBC.caInuit in Canada are not pleased with the federal government for quietly banning the export of polar bear parts in Nunavut's Baffin Bay area. ...

Berlin's polar bear under threat  -  Dec 3, 2008
BBC NewsBerlin Zoo fears it may not be able to afford to keep its star attraction, Knut the polar bear, because of the credit crunch. ...

Polar bear becomes unlikely symbol of melting Arctic - Health &...  -  May 28, 2006
New York TimesBy Clifford Krauss. RESOLUTE, Nunavut — Bob Hudson says he has played in the Rose Bowl, jumped out of airplanes, scuba dived off Fiji and stalked bighorn ...

Polar bear picnic  -  Sep 9, 2005
Globe and MailChurchill, Man. — From Saturday's Globe and Mail Published on Saturday, Sep. 10, 2005 2:00AM EDT Last updated on Wednesday, Apr. 08, 2009 12:22AM EDT ...

Berlin's polar bear cub Knut receives death threat  -  Apr 19, 2007
Reuters UKBy Madeline Chambers. BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's celebrity polar bear cub Knut has received an anonymous death threat, causing alarm at Berlin Zoo on ...

Global warming has US rethinking polar bear status  -  Feb 8, 2006
CBC.caClimate change is forcing the US to consider protecting the polar bear under its endangered species act. The US Fish and Wildlife Service is launching a ...

Grizzly-Polar Bear Hybrid Found -- But What Does It Mean?  -  Jan 23, 2010
National GeographicAccording to Paetkau, the genetics expert, grizzly and polar bears are the most closely related of the living bear species. The two species are close enough ...

US seeks tougher protections for polar bear  -  Oct 16, 2009
The GuardianAP foreign, Friday October 16 2009. Associated Press Writer= WASHINGTON (AP) � With global warming shrinking Arctic sea ice that polar bears depend upon ...

Oldest polar bear in captivity dies  -  Nov 18, 2008
Toronto StarWINNIPEG – She came to Canada as a Russian orphan in the midst of the Cold War and quickly became a beloved icon for generations of Manitobans. ...

House OKs Polar Bear Protection Treaty  -  Jul 17, 2006
Washington PostBy JIM ABRAMS. AP. WASHINGTON -- The House gave its approval Monday to a US-Russia treaty to help protect polar bears from overhunting and other threats to ...

World's most famous polar bear celebrates first birthday  -  Dec 6, 2007
IndependentBy Tony Paterson in Berlin. He almost died at birth, but yesterday, weighing in at a hefty 110kg, Knut, the world's most famous polar bear celebrated his ...

Polar bear: waving not freezing  -  Jan 14, 2010
Telegraph.co.ukA sub-adult male polar bear waves for the camera in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska. Photo: BARCROFT. When it grows up it will be a powerful ...

Experts meet to decide fate of polar bear  -  Jan 16, 2009
Toronto SunBy THE CANADIAN PRESS. WINNIPEG — Science is clashing with Inuit tradition at a one-day summit to discuss the fate of Canada's polar bears. ...

Industry groups file lawsuit over polar bear rule  -  Aug 28, 2008
FOXNewsBy DINA CAPPIELLO, AP Writer. WASHINGTON — Five industry groups have sued the Interior Department over a rule to protect the polar bear that they say ...

How a lonely, widowed polar bear got zoo in hot water with activists  -  Sep 29, 2005
Times OnlineBy Shirley English. THE plight of Britain's last captive polar bear has provoked a bitter row after Edinburgh Zoo said that it is considering breeding the ...

No need to ban polar bear trade, says international watchdog group  -  Jan 20, 2010
Winnipeg Free PressAn international report says there's no need to increase protection for polar bears by banning trade in hides or other parts of the mighty predators. ...

Woman Reportedly Jumps Into Polar Bear Enclosure  -  Apr 13, 2009
ABC NewsAP. An empty box of a life belt is seen next to the polar bear enclosure at Berlin Zoo in Berlin,... Police say a woman jumped into a polar bear enclosure ...

US Lawmakers Hot Over Polar Bear Decisions  -  Jan 17, 2008
Environment News ServiceBy JR Pegg. WASHINGTON, DC, January 17, 2008 (ENS) - Key polar bear habitat should be held off limits to oil and gas drilling until federal wildlife ...

POLAR BEAR CLUB DIP A PAIN IN THE NECK  -  Jan 2, 2007
Pay-Per-View - New York Post - ProQuest ArchiverA Manhattan thrill-seeker was rushed to a hospital with a neck injury after he jumped head-first into a big wave during the annual Polar Plunge at Coney ...

Museum hunt for large polar bear  -  Oct 13, 2006
BBC NewsA museum has launched a search to recover a huge stuffed polar bear which has not been seen for nearly 60 years. For decades the whereabouts of the bear has ...

Polar bear from zoo in Providence dies  -  May 2, 2005
Boston GlobeBy AP | May 2, 2005. The 18-year-old female bear died Saturday as zoo staff prepared her for a temporary move to the Indianapolis Zoo. ...

Germany zoo keepers feed polar bear cub  -  Jan 12, 2008
央视国际Germany's latest celebrity polar bear cub is being handfed by keepers at the Nuremberg Zoo. bear Vera at the zoo in Nuremberg January 10, 2008. ...

The Knut Dating Game Polar Bear Boy Seeks Polar Bear Girl  -  Apr 5, 2007
Spiegel OnlineA record number of visitors are expected in the Berlin Zoo over Easter weekend to visit the city's polar bear baby Knut. But many are thinking beyond his ...

Zookeeper who hand-reared Knut the polar bear is found dead  -  Jan 25, 2010
The GuardianZookeeper Thomas Dörflein plays with Knut the polar bear last year. Photograph: Franka Bruns/AP. The German zookeeper who hand-reared Knut the polar bear ...

Churchill's polar bear jail getting lots of use  -  Dec 9, 2009
National PostAn inmate in Churchill, Manitoba's polar bear jail. The jail held some 60 animals this year. - Government of Manitoba handout. When the polar bear brought ...

Biologists Note Polar Bear Cannibalism  -  Jun 13, 2006
New York TimesProviding hints that a reduction in coastal sea ice may make life difficult for polar bears, government biologists from Canada and the United States say ...

Experts Predict Polar Bear Decline; Global Warming Is Melting Their...  -  Jul 7, 2005
Pay-Per-View - Washington Post - HighBeam ResearchExperts Predict Polar Bear Decline; Global Warming Is Melting Their Ice Pack Habitat ... find The Washington Post articles. As the pack ice that is the ...

Polar Bear Cub Alone at Home  -  Apr 3, 2007
Spiegel OnlineCute Knut and his keeper Thomas Dörflein are set to become Germany's celebrity couple of 2007. Dörflein has been caring for the polar bear cub around the ...

Bush's polar bear ultimatum  -  May 1, 2008
NEWS.com.au - news.com.auTHE Bush administration must decide within a fortnight whether the polar bear deserves to be considered an endangered species because global warming is ...

Copenhagen climate summit: polar bear made from ice sends message to …  -  Dec 7, 2009
Telegraph.co.ukA polar bear carved from nine-ton block of ice has been placed outside the conference centre where world leaders are meeting for the Copenhagen climate ...

Barbaro doc gets crack at sick polar bear - Pet health- msnbc.com  -  Aug 19, 2006
msnbc.comFind a canine copilot, a blessed turtle, a crabby cardinal, a lazy lizard – plus more images of cute critters. Jan. 14: A puppy is revived by mouth-to-mouth ...

Toledo Zoo Welcomes Polar Bear Cub  -  Jan 5, 2010
msnbc.comBy AP. TOLEDO, Ohio—An Ohio zoo's recent arrival may not be having much trouble dealing with this week's severe cold. The Toledo Zoo announced Tuesday that ...

Polar Bear  -  May 2, 2005
ESPNWt. 800-1100 lb. (360-500 kg); Shoulder Ht. 48"-60" (213-305 cm); Length 7'-10' (213-305 cm). The polar bear is a very large bear, closely related to the ...

Feds to mark out polar bear area  -  Oct 7, 2008
USA TODAY - USA TodayANCHORAGE (AP) — The federal government will designate "critical habitat" for polar bears off Alaska's coast, a decision that could add restrictions to ...

Green Groups Sue Government Over Polar Bear, Walrus Protections  -  Feb 14, 2007
FOXNewsANCHORAGE, Alaska — Two conservation groups sued the federal government Tuesday claiming marine mammal regulators are not doing enough to protect polar ...

Discovery's 'Polar Bear' Enough to Thaw Hearts  -  Dec 23, 2006
Washington PostBy John Maynard. From last year's "March of the Penguins" to the current animated film "Happy Feet," folks can't get enough of those tuxedoed charmers in ...

Polar bear 'canary in global coal mine'  -  Mar 13, 2009
Toronto SunBy BRIAN GRAY, SUN MEDIA. An agreement signed in 1973 obliges the five Arctic states with polar bear populations to take action on climate change at a ...

Canada to sign polar bear protection agreement  -  Feb 2, 2010
Montreal GazetteBy MIKE DE SOUZA, Canwest News ServiceOctober 30, 2009. Canada will sign a new agreement today with the governments of Greenland and Nunavut to protect ...

Activists want better life for polar bear at Winnipeg zoo  -  Oct 2, 2005
Pay-Per-View - Toronto Star - ProQuest ArchiverAnimal rights critics are saying 30-year-old [Debbie], reputedly the world's oldest living polar bear in captivity, is another example of polar bear ...

Judge orders polar bear decision by May 15  -  Apr 29, 2008
Reuters CanadaBy Deborah Zabarenko, Environment Correspondent. WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Bush administration must decide by May 15 whether polar bears in the United ...

6 of world's 8 bear species in danger - World environment- msnbc.com  -  Nov 12, 2007
msnbc.comIn 2006, the polar bear was listed as vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Technically a marine mammal, the polar bear is distinct from the other land-based ...

Ice issues may lead to polar-bear cannibalism  -  Jun 17, 2006
ESPNBy Dan Joling. AP — June 17, 2006. ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Polar bears in the southern Beaufort Sea may be turning to cannibalism because longer seasons without ...

Britain's only polar bear switches to new home in the Highlands  -  Oct 22, 2009
Scottish Daily RecordHUNDREDS of animal lovers flocked to see the UK's only polar bear today as she settled into her new home. Mercedes travelled to the Highland Wildlife Park ...

Photo in the News: Polar Bear-Grizzly Hybrid Discovered  -  Jan 27, 2010
National GeographicMay 11, 2006—DNA analysis has confirmed that a bear shot in the Canadian Arctic last month is a half-polar bear, half-grizzly hybrid. ...

Climate Change The Polar Bears' Last Stand  -  Dec 23, 2005
Spiegel OnlineNormally the mother polar bear leaves her young to fend for themselves when they are about two-and-a-half years old. Polar bears live under year round ...

Polar bear decision rife with flaws  -  May 22, 2008
Seattle Post-Intelligencer - Seattle Post IntelligencerAfter months of delay, last week the Bush administration finally acknowledged that melting sea ice is pushing polar bears to the brink of extinction. ...

Bear Hunting Caught in Global Warming Debate  -  May 27, 2006
New York TimesPolar bear hunting has gotten caught up in the larger debate over global warming. ... As its icy environs shrink, the polar bear has, improbably perhaps, ...

Berlin Zoo's celebrity polar bear cub back after short break  -  Apr 18, 2007
HinduBerlin, April 18. (AP) The Berlin Zoo's celebrity polar bear cub Knut, whose every twitch has been reported by a fawning media, is going back before his ...

knut polar bear environment  -  May 21, 2009
Sydney Morning HeraldA BERLIN judge has ordered two leading German zoos to resolve their dispute over who owns the rights to Knut, the headline-grabbing polar bear. ...

600 polar bear dippers take icy plunge in Oakville  -  Jan 1, 2010
Toronto StarSwimmers braved frigid Lake Ontario waters to raise money for World Vision Canada in the 25th annual Polar Bear Dip held at Oakville's Coronation Park Jan. ...

Polar bear habitat at center of Alaska drilling debate  -  Feb 5, 2008
Christian Science MonitorOne lawsuit aims to halt Wednesday's lease sales in the Chukchi Sea. Another would contest any listing of the polar bear as 'threatened.' ...

New Baby Polar Bear Sparks German Outcry  -  Jan 15, 2008
BusinessWeek...by Frank Thadeusz. In terms of zoology, the year 2007 was deceptive. Berlin Zoo's baby polar bear Knut became the darling of Germany and the world -- and ...

Palin Fought Polar Bear Protections  -  Aug 31, 2008
ABC NewsBy JUSTIN ROOD. McCain's vice-presidential pick, Alaskan Gov. Sarah Palin, sued the Bush Administration in federal court recently, charging it was too ...

Polar bear 'special concern': experts  -  Apr 26, 2008
Canada.comA proposal to have polar bears identified as a species of "special concern" in Canada, which could take five years to implement, is too long to ensure the ...

Bear essentials disappearing fast  -  Jul 9, 2005
Sydney Morning HeraldIn a closed meeting here late last month, 40 members of the polar bear ... It shows a 17 per cent decline in the polar bear population in the past 10 years, ...

Polar Bear Ruling to Bring Tsunami of Lawsuits: Kevin Hassett  -  May 19, 2008
BloombergMay 19 (Bloomberg) -- As expected, the US Department of the Interior added the polar bear to the list of threatened species under the Endangered Species Act ...

Japan polar bear mating stymied by gender mixup  -  Nov 26, 2008
Reuters UKTOKYO (Reuters) - Handlers of a popular polar bear, brought to mate with a female in a zoo in northern Japan, found their breeding plan was doomed when they ...

Knut the Polar Bear Might Have to Find a Zoo to Call Home  -  Dec 5, 2008
ABC NewsBy CHRISTEL KUCHARZ. He's no longer the adorable white fur ball who was nursed with a baby bottle. He has grown into a big bear, weighing 440 pounds, ...

National Briefing / ALASKA; State sues over polar bear status  -  Aug 5, 2008
Pay-Per-View - Los Angeles Times - ProQuest ArchiverThe state sued Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, seeking to reverse his decision to list polar bears as a threatened species under the Endangered Species ...

Germany: Man jumps into polar bear Knut's cage  -  Dec 22, 2008
The HinduBerlin (AP): Police say a man has jumped into the Berlin zoo enclosure of famed polar bear Knut, but that officials were able to keep him away from the ...

On Thin Ice: The Changing World of the Polar Bear by Richard Ellis  -  Dec 12, 2009
Times OnlineThe polar bear is our third great icon of loss. The first was the panda, which leapt — insofar as pandas leap — to prominence in the Sixties with the ...

Shock at polar bear's carp kill  -  Apr 8, 2008
BBC NewsGermany's celebrity polar bear Knut has triggered a new controversy by fishing ... A new polar bear cub - Flocke - made her public debut at Nuremberg Zoo on ...

Ancient polar bear jawbone found  -  Dec 10, 2007
BBC NewsBy Jonathan Amos. What may be the oldest known remains of a polar bear have been uncovered on the Svalbard archipelago in the Arctic. ...

US sued over polar bear ruling delay - Environment- msnbc.com  -  Mar 10, 2008
msnbc.comJan. 12: A Florida resident uses a blow dryer to warm up a lizard that became immobilized by the state's current cold temperatures. ...

Alaska to challenge polar bear listing - Environment- msnbc.com  -  May 21, 2008
msnbc.comDec. 19: President Obama says that the climate agreement reached in Copenhagen is a 'breakthrough' that 'lays the foundation for international action in the ...

Inquiry begins on polar bear listing - Environment- msnbc.com  -  Mar 7, 2008
msnbc.comThis undated photo released by the US Fish and Wildlife Service shows a sow polar bear resting with her cubs on the pack ice in the Beaufort Sea in northern ...

Polar bear likely killed by West Nile virus; Zoo star was put down...  -  Oct 25, 2006
Pay-Per-View - Toronto Star - ProQuest Archiver..."It sure looks like (West Nile) right now," says zoo vet Jean Pare. "It's certainly rare in polar bears, we've never seen it before that's for sure. ...

Polar bear populations still decreasing: UN group  -  Feb 3, 2010
Montreal GazetteA mother polar bear and her cub on the edge of Hudson Bay wait for the bay to freeze over in this November 2007 file photo. An organization dedicated to the ...

Polar bear cub's first show  -  Apr 9, 2008
NEWS.com.auArticle from: AP. NEVER mind the burly polar bear Knut, here's the cute new cub - Flocke. With all the fanfare of a movie premiere or record release, ...

Polar bear listed as threatened species after US caves to pressure  -  May 11, 2008
Telegraph.co.ukBy Paul Eccleston. The US government has caved in to pressure from conservation groups and listed the polar bear as a threatened species. ...

As deadline looms, Interior mulls Bush's polar bear rule  -  May 4, 2009
New York TimesOver 130 environmental groups, more than 1000 scientists and 31 law professors have each signed letters protesting the Bush rule. ...

Berlin polar bear Knut to get live-in Latin lover  -  Aug 6, 2009
Reuters IndiaBERLIN (Reuters Life!) - Berlin's celebrity polar bear Knut is to get an Italian girlfriend from Munich's Hellabrunn zoo, German media reported on Thursday. ...

Alaska fights to reverse polar bear listing  -  Nov 16, 2009
NewsdayANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Alaska Gov. Sean Parnell says he has the best interest of polar bears at heart, but he doesn't intend to let the federal ...

Polar Bear Country The tundra buggy charms of Churchill, Manitoba  -  Nov 27, 2005
San Francisco ChronicleSometime in the night our bunkhouse shuddered. Then something roared. I looked out the barred window, which separated the inky night into disjunctive frames ...

Polar bear steals the torch's thunder  -  Nov 8, 2009
CTV.caThe Olympic flame began its journey to the furthest point north in its history by stopping off first at a town known for the Arctic's most familiar icon ...

Knut the polar bear is a 'psychopath'  -  Mar 26, 2008
Daily MailKnut the 13-month-old polar bear is a "psychopath" who has become addicted to human company and will never mate, experts warn. ...

Polar bear Knut to get Italian girlfriend: report  -  06 Aug 2009
AFPBERLIN — Knut the polar bear, who became a worldwide media sensation as a cub in 2007, will soon be joined in Berlin zoo by Gianna, a female companion

Bi-Polar Bear and Aunt Martha  -  06 Aug 2009
Decider MadisonSince, they've moved to Brooklyn and started collaborating again under the name Bi-Polar Bear, and Horton has changed his name to Ugly Orwell.

Polar Bear set to run this weekend  -  06 Aug 2009
surf2surfNorthland's Polar Bear is out of hibernation and set to go off at Sandy Bay this weekend. (August 8-9) With a brand new trophy – the first in the classic

Tuesday, August 11: Chronicle Goes Retro: Polar Bears  -  06 Aug 2009
Boston Channel.comImagine a four hundred pound polar bear out for a stroll. In the small Canadian town of Churchill, it's no fantasy. The 900 human residents share their

Nakatomi Plaza to premiere two new tracks tonight  -  06 Aug 2009
Punknews.orgThe radio show, which is also promising new music tonight from the likes of Broadway Calls, Polar Bear Club, the Swellers and more, starts at 10 pm EST and

Ruiner to release 'Dead Weight' teaser EP  -  06 Aug 2009
Punknews.org...the band will canvas the US on the first ever Bridge Nine Tour alongside labelmates Strike Anywhere, Polar Bear Club, and Crime In Stereo.

Having a whale of a time: The amazing moment a polar bear feasts ...  -  ‎Aug 5, 2009‎
Daily MailThe polar bear is an enormously powerful predator, able to kill an adult walrus, although it rarely attempts to as a walrus can be more than twice the

US groups fight to preserve polar bear hunt  -  ‎Aug 3, 2009‎
Globe and MailDale Warren is an exporter in Edmonton who is currently storing 13 polar bear hides for US hunters. John Ulan/Epic Photography Edmonton — From Tuesday's

Collared today: Sophie  -  ‎Aug 5, 2009‎
Baltimore SunWe call it the polar bear stomp because we saw a polar bear doing the same thing to break up chunks of ice on Animal Planet.

Increasing the Minimum Wage Is Like Hugging a Polar Bear  -  ‎Jul 24, 2009‎
FOXNewsHere's The One Thing: Increasing minimum wage is like hugging a polar bear. It looks all cute and cuddly, so you give it a shot.

Adventures at the North Pole - parts 3 and 4  -  ‎Aug 5, 2009‎
Radio NetherlandsAbout 11 o'clock there are calls that a polar bear can be seen to starboard. Everyone runs out on deck. We've reached the edge of the real ice.

Seb: Pete Doherty is misunderstood  -  ‎Aug 5, 2009‎
The Press AssociationPete Doherty is misunderstood by by people who don't give his music a chance, Polar Bear frontman Seb Rochford has claimed. The jazz drummer - who worked

Big white bear kicks off big picture month  -  ‎Aug 1, 2009‎
Toronto StarInukshuk plays with a piece of construction debris in the polar bear exhibit in the new Tundra Trek region at the Toronto Metro Zoo in Toronto.

Arctic protections proposed in legislation  -  ‎Aug 3, 2009‎
Los Angeles TimesDevastating for species such as the polar bear, walrus and seals, which depend on ice for their very survival. Life-altering for Arctic residents who have

B9 updates: Strike Anywhere, Ruiner, Polar Bear Club  -  ‎Jul 29, 2009‎
Punknews.orgFirstly, the artwork and track listing for Strike Anywhere's upcoming label debut, Iron Front, has been unveiled. You can click Read More for both.

Big Boi Keeps it "Cooler than a Polar Bear's Toenail" with ...  -  ‎Jul 30, 2009‎
PrefixmagBoi says he's cooler than a polar bear's toenail while chillin' with some penguins, and then mild photo shoots ensue. It's not exactly riveting stuff,

Palin, politics and polar bears  -  ‎Jul 13, 2009‎
Examiner.comThe single element that lies at the heart of the polar bear's survival is ice. It lives because of ice, and will die without it.

Environmentalists to assess health of polar bear population near ...  -  ‎Jul 30, 2009‎
Guelph MercuryFrom there, they'll paddle downstream 120 kilometres to the southern part of Hudson Bay, to what's appropriately named Polar Bear Provincial Park,

Polar Bear Flash Drive Helps Save Knut and his Cousins  -  ‎Jul 21, 2009‎
Chip ChickThis time it's the polar bear. Shaped just like that famous 'Knut', this Polar bear will store all your images, documents and videos just as the penguin and

The plight of the mighty polar bear  -  ‎Jul 21, 2009‎
Winnipeg SunDespite the warnings of various environmental groups, the Canadian government doesn't believe the polar bear is an endangered species

Fred Thompson on Voter Intimidation  -  ‎Aug 1, 2009‎
IMAOIf the polar bear costume wasn't very realistic looking, he'd just look silly, though. 23 hrs ago At the Beer Summit, Obama should have had a guy in a polar

Join Project Polar Bear to help save the polar bears and win trip ...  -  ‎Jul 18, 2009‎
Examiner.comThe deadline to register a team and project idea for Project Polar Bear is July 31. Finalists will recieve a trip to San Diego, CA where the grand prize

Boise Green Living: Polar bear expert brings knowledge to Idaho  -  ‎Jul 16, 2009‎
KIVI-TVFew Americans will ever see a polar bear in the wild but Scott Schliebe knows them well and argues melting sea ice now threatens their survival.

Bideford Polar Bear hot shots  -  ‎Jul 29, 2009‎
North Devon Gazette & AdvertiserAFTER six rounds of the Polar Bear League national shooting competition, three Bideford Rifle Club members are topping their divisions.

Best Fall Bear Trips: From Rare BC Spirit Bears to Chinese Pandas ...  -  ‎Jul 30, 2009‎
PR Leap (press release) (press release)Experience up to 100 bears a day, as well as arctic fox, caribou, the northern lights and more on five separate Churchill polar bear itineraries.

Four Year Strong, A Loss for Words, Fireworks, Polar Bear Club ...  -  ‎Jul 10, 2009‎
Deseret NewsWeb site The Polar Bear Club plays indie/hardcore/rock music. Set Your Goals is a pop-punk band with hardcore influences, hailing from California and

The heatwave has its plus side  -  ‎Aug 5, 2009‎
Northern SentinelThe beach has been busy too, with swimmers actually in the water in non-Polar Bear conditions. For us, I think the highlight of this summer so far has been

Small plane, big adventure: Flying over the Arctic in a Cessna 172  -  ‎Aug 4, 2009‎
Vancouver SunWe are wondering if flares will deter a polar bear attack. The big debate of late has been whether or not to bring a rifle.

Lawsuit Pending to Protect Polar Bears From Pesticides  -  ‎Jul 10, 2009‎
Environment News Service..."The poisoning of the Arctic is a silent crisis that threatens not just the polar bear, but the entire Arctic ecosystem, as well as the people and

WTF: Is Paul Scheer Part of a New Lost Viral?! We Received a ...  -  ‎Aug 3, 2009‎
/FILMNot only does it exist, but I recieved a fedex today, inside was a limited edition giclee of Scheer's Damon, Carlton and a Polar Bear print,

An Environmental Group's Campaign of Wry Lies Against Bottled Water  -  ‎Jul 28, 2009‎
New York Times2% Polar Bear Tears.� “If bottled water companies can lie, we can too,� the posters read. The “lies� in question here are about the source of bottled water.

Strickland outlines Ohio education reform plan at Jackson High School  -  ‎Jul 31, 2009‎
Canton RepositoryHis latest stop Friday had him in Polar Bear country at Jackson High School. He was impressed by the large confines. “It looks like a really nice college,�

Random Thoughts  -  ‎Aug 3, 2009‎
IMAOAt the Beer Summit, Obama should have had a guy in a polar bear costume attack everyone so he could fight it off. He'd be a hero! If the polar bear costume

Less Than Zero  -  ‎Jul 24, 2009‎
New York TimesOr that a polar bear “enters the cold season rotund, wearing the equivalent of eight or 10 wool sweaters under its fur.�

Bay Ridge Bear Local Tri-Athlete Gearing up for Busy Weekend  -  ‎Jul 23, 2009‎
Brooklyn Daily EagleMcGann, the treasurer of the Coney Island Polar Bear Club for the past seven years, has already put himself through New York City's only Olympic-distance

Therapy with Dr. Wayne  -  ‎Jul 27, 2009‎
AMCtv.comI've provided a sample below: By Polar Bear on July 27, 2009 12:15 PM All work and no play makes Polar Bear a dull boy. All work and no play makes Polar

Technical Difficulties  -  ‎Aug 5, 2009‎
AMCtv.comBy Polar Bear on August 5, 2009 10:37 AM I meant to write: . . . some major technical "difficulties" Something is happening with the five second time delay

Madmen contest  -  ‎Aug 1, 2009‎
AMCtv.comBy zerelda on August 1, 2009 6:44 PM Polar Bear, didn't Peggy say that...or something similar? I think it was after Paul's party when some guy wanted her to

First Cup: Tuesday  -  ‎Aug 4, 2009‎
ESPNThere are plenty from which to choose: The Polar Bear Club. The Kiwanis Club. The South Shore Yacht Club. There's even a group called the Tall Club of

Who needs meat? Polar bears bite off more than they can chew to ...  -  ‎Jul 26, 2009‎
Daily MailBy Mail Foreign Service As a carnivorous animal, you wouldn't expect a polar bear to get excited over fruit and vegetables. They're usually more concerned

Active Media Windows 7 Compatible Polar Bear USB Drive introduced  -  ‎Jul 22, 2009‎
TechShout!Dubbed as the WWF Polar Bear USB drive, this new flash drive boasts of a silicone rubber fabrication and is lead- and PVC-free.

Sequoia Park Zoo is 102  -  ‎Aug 2, 2009‎
Times-StandardAnd bears have always been popular here -- not just the native black bear, but also the more unusual sun bear and even a polar bear. In the mid 1920s,

Sarah Palin And Her Kids Are Moving To Texas  -  ‎Aug 5, 2009‎
The Spoof (satire)She then went on and remarked that it was her understanding that her ranch had a lot of cattle, horses, reindeer, caribou, polar bear, and moose.

Trek toward North Pole continues for Millcreek couple  -  ‎Jul 14, 2009‎
GoErie.comWe almost couldn't go ashore because (you guessed it) a polar bear was seen in the area, but then he went for a swim and didn't return,'' they wrote.

BBC's Paul Rose to sail in Fastnet Race for Earthwatch  -  ‎Jul 31, 2009‎
Cowes OnlinePaul said: "I am really excited about setting sail with the crew of the Polar Bear and to flying the flag for Earthwatch. The seas around the UK and the

The Campbells Finally Adopt  -  ‎Aug 2, 2009‎
AMCtv.comBy Polar Bear on August 2, 2009 11:03 AM Pete: Truuuuudeeee! I have a surprise for you! Pete: Sit on the couch. Wait, let me flip over the cushion.

Kotzebue trapper talks about his way of life  -  ‎Jul 19, 2009‎
Fairbanks Daily News-MinerFields became a prominent polar bear guide during the 1950s and '60s. I guided for a living. I've been a guide since 1939. I got my guide license from a guy

SFGate: Day in Pictures  -  ‎Jul 30, 2009‎
San Francisco ChronicleBreakfast beverage: A pint-sized polar bear cub, only 1 day old, sucks at a zookeeper's bottle in Laohutan Ocean Park, Dalian, China.

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