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Polar bears : the natural history of a threatened species

Title
Polar bears : the natural history of a threatened species / Ian Stirling.
Author
Stirling, Ian
Publication
Markham, Ont. ; Brighton, Mass. : Fitzhenry & Whiteside, c2011.

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Description
xv, 330 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), maps (chiefly col.); 25 cm.
Subject
  • Polar bear
  • Polar bear > Conservation
  • Polar bear > Pictorial works
  • Rare mammals > Arctic regions
  • Ours blanc
  • Ours blanc > Ouvrages illustrés
  • Arctic regions > Environmental conditions
Note
  • Includes the text of The International Agreement on the Conservation of Polar Bears and their Habitat (signed in Oslo, Norway, in 1973) (p. 321-322).
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 323-330) and index.
Contents
Present day distribution and abundance -- The origin of the polar bear -- Polar bears and humans -- How do you study a polar bear? -- What makes a polar bear tick? -- Reproduction -- Behaviour -- Hunters of the northern ice -- Life and death -- The polar bear capital of the world -- Some highlights of conservation, past and present -- Environmental concerns -- Climate warming : the game changer in polar bear conservation -- The future : concerns and hopes.
ISBN
  • 9781554551552
  • 1554551552
LCCN
2011489945
OCLC
  • ocn712851630
  • 712851630
  • SCSB-5599912
Owning Institutions
Columbia University Libraries