THE LAST POLAR BEAR

Remember how important scientific investigation is when it comes to protecting species exposed to Climate Change that face extinction. Evidently when it comes to understanding SCIENCE, John McCain believes investigation into species 'specifics' leading to protection and preservation is hideous.

Journal of Wildlife Management
Article: pp. 1592–1600 Abstract PDF (672K)
CONSERVATION RISKS OF MALE-SELECTIVE HARVEST FOR MAMMALS WITH LOW REPRODUCTIVE POTENTIAL (click here)
PHILIP D. McLOUGHLINA, 1, MITCHELL K. TAYLORB, and FRANÇOIS MESSIERC
A. Department of Biology, University of Saskatchewan, 112 Science Place, Saskatoon, SK S7N 5E2, Canada, B. Department of the Environment, Government of Nunavut, P.O. Box 209, Igloolik, NU X0A 0L0, Canada, C. Department of Biology, University of Saskatchewan, 112 Science Place, Saskatoon, SK S7N 5E2, Canada
We used harvested, stochastic population models for grizzly bears (Ursus arctos) and polar bears (U. maritimus) to illustrate the propensity for male-biased harvesting to reduce mean male age and numbers of sexually mature males for species with relatively low reproductive potential....



IN DEPTH
Climate Change
Wildlife photography
Will we see The Last Polar Bear in our lifetime? (click here)
...Essayist Charles Wohlworth describes in detail the drowned polar bears spotted by the U.S. Minerals Management service and the unfortunate walrus calves, far from ice or shore, swimming after the small boats launched from a U.S. National Science Foundation icebreaker....

The weather at Glacier Bay National Park (Crystal Wind Chime) is:

Time of Day :: 10:37 AM AKDT

Lat/Lon: 58.8° N 137.0° W

Temperature :: 59 °F / 15 °C

Conditions :: Partly Cloudy

Humidity :: 88%

Dew Point :: 55 °F / 13 °C

Wind :: 4 mph / 6 km/h / 1.5 m/s from the East

Pressure :: 29.77 in / 1008 hPa (Falling)

Visibility :: 10.0 miles / 16.1 kilometers

UV :: 2 out of 16

Lat/Lon :: 58.8° N 137.0° W

Elevation :: 33 ft / 10 m