Addressing Alaskans: Polar Bears and Climate Change, The Future of an Arctic Icon

January 6, 2011

Eric Regehr gently nooses polar bear cub. Photo courtesy U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

As a polar bear biologist with U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Eric Regehr conducts hands on research with polar bears in the Arctic in an effort to better understand the impacts of disappearing sea ice on the bears who depend on sea ice for survival. Regehr’s research, which he presented at the Campbell Creek Science Center in Anchorage shows polar bears populations mirror the declining ice which continues to melt a rapid rate. This week on Addressing Alaskans, listen to his talk entitled, “Polar Bears and Climate Change: The Future of an Arctic Icon” recorded on December 15, 2010.

Polar Bear Specialist Group
USFWS: Polar Bear Information
USGS Alaska Science Center: Polar Bear Research
ADN: Young Files Bill to Delist Polar Bear (5 Jan 2011)
APRN: State Will Sue Over Polar Bear Habitat Designation (21 Dec 2010)
ADN: Scientists Cling to Hope For Polar Bears in Warming World (16 Dec 2010)

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RECORDED: Wednesday, December 15, 2010

BROADCAST ON KSKA: Thursday January 6, 2011 at 2:00 p.m., repeats Thursday at 7:00 p.m.

SPEAKER: Dr. Eric Regehr, Marine Mammals Management, Polar Bears, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

HOST: Campbell Creek Science Center, Fireside Chat Lecture Series

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