TITLE:
On thin ice : the changing world of the polar bear / Richard Ellis.
Publication Date:
2009-2010
Publication Information:
New York : Vintage Books,
Physical Description:
402 p. : ill.
Bibliography Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. [357]-402) and index.
Summary:
Polar bears—fierce and majestic—have captivated us for centuries. Feared by explorers, revered by the Inuit, and beloved by zoo goers everywhere, they are a symbol for the harsh beauty and muscular grace of the Arctic. But as global warming threatens the ice caps’ integrity, the polar bear has also come to symbolize the environmental peril that has arisen due to harmful human practices. In the past twenty years alone, the world population of polar bears has shrunk by half. Today they number just 22,000.
Language:
English
ISBN:
9780307454645
