The NAFTA body is questioning Canada’s refusal to protect polar bears despite grave threats posed to them by climate change. Continue reading NAFTA authority investigates Canada’s failure to protect polar bears
Greenpeace kicks off its Save the Arctic campaign to build support for preserving the region, which is under multiple threats — from climate change to giant oil companies planning to take advantage of melting ice to drill in the region. Continue reading Thousands hit the streets in mass bike ride to save the Arctic
An extraordinary journey to the top of the world, To The Arctic 3D is the ultimate tale of survival. The film takes audiences on a never-before-experienced journey into the lives of a mother polar bear and her two seven-month- old cubs as they navigate the changing Arctic wilderness they call home. Captivating, adventurous, and intimate footage brings moviegoers up close and personal with this family’s struggle to survive in a frigid environment of melting ice, immense glaciers, spectacular waterfalls, and majestic snowbound peaks. Continue reading To the Arctic (2012)
Compiled by: Newfoundland and Labrador Environment Network Provincial Government news releases: Ministerial Statement – 100 Years and Counting – Parks Canada Celebrates Centennial News releases from NL opposition parties: Dunderdale keeps industrial users in the dark about Muskrat Falls rates (NL Liberal Party) In the media: News, Commentary, Letters to the Editor & Podcast Atlantic […] Continue reading News Review (May 24-30) from NLEN
Nunavut will hunt fewer polar bears this year COLIN CAMPBELL | October 29, 2007 | Late last month, the government … Continue reading Okay, they’re declining. Now why?
Nunavut will hunt fewer polar bears this year COLIN CAMPBELL | October 29, 2007 | Late last month, the government of Nunavut announced it was cutting the annual polar bear hunt in western Hudson Bay amid fears the bear population there is shrinking. The hunt will be cut from 56 bears down to 38, and could go to […] Continue reading Okay, they’re declining. Now why?
Polar bears are in deep trouble because of global warming and other factors and deserve federal protection under the Endangered Species Act, the Bush administration is proposing Wednesday.
