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ice in the Arctic
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Arctic Scientists at Work

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Walruses use sea ice as platforms on which to nurse their young and launch their dives.
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Walrus: An Arctic Mammal in Peril?

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Two nurse sharks hover over a baited cage
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WebQuest: Sensory Biology and the Plight of the Right Whales

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Polar bears are threatened by a lack of sea ice.
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Polar Bears on "Thin" Ice

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Human activity is increasing in the Arctic marine environment due to climate change. To help the most vulnerable areas, the Global Marine Program of IUCN, along with partners, is convening a series of workshops aimed at enhancing ecosystem-based management and identifying biologically or ecologically important or vulnerable habitats. Burgerbukta, a bay in Svalbard, Norway, is being managed for ecosystem protection.
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The Sant Ocean Hall: Life at the Poles Exhibit

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Polar bears are threatened by a lack of sea ice.
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Climate Change at the Poles

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A polar bear and its cub in Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska.
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Polar Bear Mother and Cub

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Polar bears have evolved to survive in the Arctic.
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Polar Bear on the Ice

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In 2011, storms and lack of ice-cover due to a warmer winter climate resulted in hundreds of seal pups being washed up on the shore of Prince Edward Island. Like many, this young seal faced an uncertain future. See more Nature's Best Photos.
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Ice-Loving Seals and the Loss of Sea Ice

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The Encyclopedia of Life brings us another installment of the podcast, One Species at a Time. In this podcast, host Ari Daniel Shapiro relates two close calls with polar bears. Listen as Heather Cray recalls how, dumped by a storm on a small Arct
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Polar Bears: One Species at a Time

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Two men each hold a ceramic vessel at the archaeological excavation
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Archaeologists Study Early Whaling Community in Quebec, Canada

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The bowhead whale has a massive, bow-shaped skull.
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Bowhead Whales

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