[sotd] WWF's Polar Bear Tracker [September 19, 2007]
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- Date: Wed, 19 Sep 2007 10:59:01 -0300
Site of the Day for Wednesday, September 19, 2007
WWF's Polar Bear Tracker
Today's site, from the World Wildlife Federation in conjunction with the
Norwegian Polar Institute, offers a look at some of the polar bears of the
European arctic region, whose lives are being tracked and recorded. Gentle
Subscribers will discover information about this threatened species from
the unique perspective of their movements across the frigid northern
region.
"For the last 4 years, the WWF-Canon Polar Bear Tracker has followed polar
bears in the Arctic. Their positions are beamed from collars on the bears'
necks, via satellite to scientists, and then to this website. It allows us
to get regular updates about how the polar bears behave in their arctic
environment and how they may be affected by climate change." - from the
website
At one time the WWF was tracking two polar bears in North America's Arctic
region but they lost the bears. The present initiative has been watching
over the movements of four polar bears in Northern Europe and the Beaufort
Sea area of Alaska. Visitors can locate each bear's current position on the
site map by mousing over the polar bear listing, and catch up on their
summer activities through the field reports. In addition, information about
polar bear diet, family, characteristics and habitat is available, along
with material on how their existence is under threat from various sources.
Roam over to the site for a special look at these splendid polar bears at:
http://www.panda.org/about_wwf/where_we_work/arctic/polar_bear/index.cfm
A.M. Holm
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