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polar bears, which are warm-blooded, have grown in numbers where temperature has increased
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The '''polar bear''' (''Ursus maritimus'') is a species of [[bear]] native to the land and coastal areas of the high [[Arctic]], and noted for their white fur. The largest living terrestrial carnivore, the polar bear has experienced a resurgence of population since attracting the attention of conservationists in the mid-twentieth century.
The '''polar bear''' (''Ursus maritimus'') is a species of [[bear]] native to the land and coastal areas of the high [[Arctic]], and noted for their white fur. The largest living terrestrial carnivore, the polar bear has experienced a resurgence of population since attracting the attention of conservationists in the mid-twentieth century.
* A report for the World Wide Fund for Nature shows that polar bears, which are warm-blooded, have grown in numbers where temperature has increased, and have become fewer where temperature has fallen. [http://scienceandpublicpolicy.org/monckton/goreerrors.html]
Although 18 out of 19 polar bear populations have been steadily increasing in recent decades, [http://newsbusters.org/node/12694] the [[environmental movement]] has strived to have the polar bear declared an endangered species (see activism below).
Although 18 out of 19 polar bear populations have been steadily increasing in recent decades, [http://newsbusters.org/node/12694] the [[environmental movement]] has strived to have the polar bear declared an endangered species (see activism below).