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Grizzly safety quiz
Find out if you know how to handle a grizzly encounter in the wild.
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Grizzly/Polar hybrid: ice melt could see rise of 'Grolar' bear
"Scientists have suggested that due to the adverse effects of Arctic ice melting, the hybrid of a polar bear and grizzly bear - dubbed the 'grolar bear', might rise in numbers.
According to a report in The Sun , the effects of climate change means that the hybrid bears could become more common as their habitats increasingly overlap due to global warming.
"One of the real things that is happening is that grizzlies are moving north, at the same time the polar bears are forced to be on the beach and we have found a number of grizzly bear polar bear hybrids," said biologist Dr George Divoky, who has worked in the Arctic region for over three decades.
"Essentially that could mean that it would save the polar bear genes in the grizzly population," he added.
Biologists have already spotted the hybrid species.
In April 2006, a white bear with brown patches was shot in northern Canada and DNA tests confirmed it was a 'grolar' bear. It was said to have been fathered by a male grizzly and a female polar bear.
In spite of the emergence of the hybrid bears, scientists fear that the overall impact of Arctic ice melting could have a disastrous effect in the long run.
"Having seen things, I would never be surprised if in 2008 the summer ice disappears," Dr Divoky said. "This has never happened in the period of human observation. We will know it when it happens and we will have to deal with that," he added. "Scientists have suggested that due to the adverse effects of Arctic ice melting, the hybrid of a polar bear and grizzly bear - dubbed... more -
End Aerial Wolf Hunting
Explosive new video blasts the justification for Alaskas current aerial wolf hunting program and rallies voters to end it. Using testimony from Alaska Department of Fish & Game staff, a master hunting guide, and Board of Game members, this video exposes the fallacy behind Governor Sarah Palins claim that predator control is based on sound science. Declarations that the program is for the benefit of subsistence hunters are shattered with documentation showing that sport and trophy hunters take up to 73% of prey in areas where aerial wolf hunting has taken place. End Aerial Wolf Hunting rallies support for H.R. 3663, legislation now being considered in the U.S. Congress which will close the loophole in the Federal Airborne Hunting Act that has been exploited to allow this practice to continue. Five years in the making, this video exposes the truth about the stranglehold the hunting lobby has on wildlife management in Alaska. Explosive new video blasts the justification for Alaskas current aerial wolf hunting program and rallies voters to end it. Using testi... more
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Bear Cub Wrestling Mom
Look for the ultimate technique that wins this wrestling match between a lively grizzly bear cub and his mother.
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Grizzly tree rub secrets revealed
"The mystery behind the tree rubbing antics of North America's grizzly bears may at last have been solved... A study suggests that male grizzlies seeking mates are marking the trees to communicate with other males - possibly to dodge deadly bear battles." -- See I always thought they rubbed because they had no toilet paper, like in the Charmin commercials. "The mystery behind the tree rubbing antics of North America's grizzly bears may at last have been solved... A study suggests that mal... more
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