Bibliograph

On thin ice, the changing world of the polar bear, Richard Ellis

Type

Label

On thin ice, the changing world of the polar bear, Richard Ellis

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (p. [355]-381) and index

Illustrations

platesillustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

On thin ice

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

316029814

Responsibility statement

Richard Ellis

Sub title

the changing world of the polar bear

Summary

A profile of the habitat and life cycle of the polar bear covers the species' venerated position in Inuit culture, its reproductive habits, and the environmental factors that are compromising its ability to survive

Table Of Contents

Europeans "discover" the polar bear (and the bear discovers them) -- The great ice bear -- Polar bear nations -- The Eskimo and the polar bear -- Hunting the hunter -- In the zoo and the circus -- On the whiteness of the bear -- Global warming and the bear -- Is the polar bear doomed?

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