Sentences with phrase «for bear cubs»

Relative to the 1980s, a decrease in risk from legacy POPs is evident for bear cubs, mainly because of international control measures; however, the composition of POPs substantially changes, and the contribution of new POPs (particularly perfluorooctane sulfonate) is increasing.

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Every September, a mama bear and her cub lumber through for a few weeks and we keep our tinies inside or carefully supervise them instead of what we usually do: open the door, set the boundaries — «this house to this house, our yard and your best friend's yard» — and let them go.

A hulking mother brown bear glares from her den at four intruders... who have climbed a Kodiak mountain to try to catch her cubs for exhibits at a zoo

For example, they'll love an adorable bear cub made from brown bread, peanut butter and jelly nestled on a bed of blueberries.

The prospect of a new home in Buffalo for polar bear cubs Luna and Kali drew $ 400,000 closer this week, thanks to a contribution from state coffers (courtesy of Sen. Mark Grisanti and Cuomo) for the Buffalo Zoo's planned «Arctic Edge» exhibit.

For example, forensic entomologist Gail Anderson of Simon Fraser University in Burnaby British Columbia, helped solve a poaching case by examining fresh blowfly eggs laid on twin bear cubs that had been shot and gutted for their gallbladders, a prized ingredient in some Asian medicinFor example, forensic entomologist Gail Anderson of Simon Fraser University in Burnaby British Columbia, helped solve a poaching case by examining fresh blowfly eggs laid on twin bear cubs that had been shot and gutted for their gallbladders, a prized ingredient in some Asian medicinfor their gallbladders, a prized ingredient in some Asian medicines.

Polar bear cubs are totally dependent on mom for survival for almost two years.

With footage of frolicking polar bear cubs, mesmerizing time - lapse video of a frozen waterfall thawing in spring, and an up - close look at how rising temperatures are ravaging those environments, Frozen Planet has something for everyone — even those whose tastes run more to sitcoms than documentary.

That could have repercussions for females with cubs, the researchers note, because it may lead to smaller, more vulnerable cubs being led out into the open — where humans or other bears could kill them.

Rangers observed that bears have special techniques for each type of car and pass their wisdom on to their cubs.

Sex, pregnancy and rearing offspring is known to lead to heightened aggression among the females of many species — a bear with cubs, for example, is particularly dangerous, especially if she feels threatened.

These magnificent animals are facing unprecedented threats as a warming climate and loss of their sea ice habitat make it more difficult for the bears to hunt prey like seals and find dens for their cubs.

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The little polar bear is first cub to be born in the UK for quarter of a century.

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The first polar bear cub born in the UK for 25 years is being monitored at a Scottish wildlife park.

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One polar bear is documented to swim for nine straight days using the species» front paws - only method, a journey which her cub is unable to endure.

For 2014, the film is Bears, the story of two bear cubs learning the art of survival in Alaska.

Di Caprio spots a few baby cubs in the distance and him, and the audience, are tensed for the appearance of the bear.

Take for example, Jewel (or Jules for short), a 10 kg French bulldog, who wouldn't back down when confronted face - to - face with two one - year - old bear cubs.

This year, the pilgrims were in for a big surprise as a bear cub was spotted at an altitude of 11,500 feet.

With the large branch on the ground, the two adult bears came over and joined their two cubs, and they later munched on leaves for dinner.

If your dog gets between a mother bear and her cub, it could develop into a dangerous situation for both of you.

One summer afternoon riding the Elk Chair for an afternoon lap on the mountain bike trails I watched as a black bear sow and two cubs, browsed peacefully for huckleberries below the lift line.

Boo was saved from certain death when he was orphaned as a cub and brought to Kicking Horse Mountain Resort to live in the largest Grizzly Bear refuge in the world created just for him!

Litter size for female brown bears in the Katmai region averages 2 - 3, so a litter of four cubs is large.

The first bear was hand sewn by Morris and Rose Michtom as a tribute to President Theodore Roosevelt following his much publicized hunting trip during which he refused to shoot a bear cub that had been readied for his aim.

[20] For the polar bears that currently den on multi-year ice, increased ice mobility may result in longer distances for mothers and young cubs to walk when they return to seal - hunting areas in the spriFor the polar bears that currently den on multi-year ice, increased ice mobility may result in longer distances for mothers and young cubs to walk when they return to seal - hunting areas in the sprifor mothers and young cubs to walk when they return to seal - hunting areas in the spring.

Steven C. Amstrup, the federal biologist who led an analysis last year concluding that the world's polar bear population could shrink two thirds by 2050 under moderate projections for retreating summer sea ice, is once again in the field along Alaska's Arctic coast, studying this year's brood of cubs, yearlings and mothers.

The mother bear is obviously very very thin and probably had not been lactating for some time the cubs were clearly small and undernourished.

This displacement may result in potentially fatal human - bear conflicts, and may expose the cubs to increased mortality due to harsh winter conditions for which they are not yet prepared.

Re 172 and therein cited, This pattern of ice melt is hard for polar bear «cubs of the year» to survive.

«Those periods are also tied to the breeding season, when bears find mates, and when females come out of their maternity dens with very small cubs and haven't eaten for months.

According to a Norwegian news outlet yesterday, Jon Aars (Fig. 1, below), from the Norwegian Polar Institute, confirms that this has been an excellent year for polar bear cubs around Svalbard because there has been abundant sea ice near denning areas on the east coast.

Polar bears are one of the most sensitive Arctic marine mammals to climate warming because they spend most of their lives on sea ice.35 Declining sea ice in northern Alaska is associated with smaller bears, probably because of less successful hunting of seals, which are themselves ice - dependent and so are projected to decline with diminishing ice and snow cover.36, 37,38,39 Although bears can give birth to cubs on sea ice, increasing numbers of female bears now come ashore in Alaska in the summer and fall40 and den on land.41 In Hudson Bay, Canada, the most studied population in the Arctic, sea ice is now absent for three weeks longer than just a few decades ago, resulting in less body fat, reduced survival of both the youngest and oldest bears, 42 and a population now estimated to be in decline43 and projected to be in jeopardy.44 Similar polar bear population declines are projected for the Beaufort Sea region.45

The picture above shows Steven Amstrup holding polar bear cubs against their will — not for any scientific purpose, just for a photo that shows he can.

Indeed Mann was actively trying to pull on heart strings by mewing in the CBD release, «When I ventured up to Hudson Bay in mid-November and saw the undernourished polar bears with their cubs, sitting around at the shore of the Hudson Bay, waiting for the then month - overdue sea ice to arrive so they could begin hunting for food, it suddenly came home for me.

Most female polar bears in the Beaufort Sea breed for the first time at 5 years of age, compared to 4 years of age in most other populations, and cubs normally remain with their mothers for 2.5 years prior to weaning.

This goes for the Arctic — and for the many species in the very specialised Arctic sea ice ecosystem, from ice - specialised Arctic crustaceans and tiny swimming shellfish that Arctic fish depend on, to the (already sharply declining) Arctic hooded seal and the (still abundant) ringed seal that lay their cubs on the sea ice — and eventually also for polar bears, for which ringed seals are a prime food source.

The state environmental police quickly located the bears — a mother and cub — but opted for mercy, reflecting the state's emergent policy of tolerance for bears.

«When I ventured up to Hudson Bay in mid-November and saw the undernourished polar bears with their cubs, sitting around at the shore of the Hudson Bay, waiting for the then month - overdue sea ice to arrive so they could begin hunting for food, it suddenly came home for me.

Research there has shown a direct link between the loss of sea ice and the health of polar bears, including a connection between an earlier spring melting of sea ice and lower survival rates for cubs.