New reports are painting a grim picture for the future of polar bears. Studies looking at climate change impacts clarify that without ice, polar bears will have difficulty surviving. Polar bears in Alaska are particularly vulnerable and at risk of disappearing. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service have just released a polar bear conservation management plan that identifies arctic warming as the largest threat to the bear’s survival.
HOST: Lori Townsend
GUESTS:
- Todd Atwood, research wildlife biologist, USGS lead on Polar Bear Recovery Team
- Jenifer Kohout, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service regional program manager and co-chair of the Polar Bear Recovery Team
- Eric Regehr, wildlife biologist, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
- Margaret Williams, director, World Wildlife Fund’s arctic program
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LIVE Broadcast: Tuesday, July 7, 2015 at 10:00 a.m. on APRN stations statewide.
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Lori Townsend is the chief editor, senior vice president of journalism and senior host for Alaska Public Media. You can send her news tips and program ideas for Talk of Alaska and Alaska Insight at ltownsend@alaskapublic.org or call 907-550-8452. Read more about Lori here.
