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Western Hudson Bay polar bear population is stable: press release

Posted on December 5, 2014 | Comments Off

Slowly but surely, word is leaking out: the Western Hudson Bay polar bear population is stable at ~1000 bears, confirming the good news contained in maps posted on the Environment Canada website a few months ago (discussed by me here and here). Environment Canada has apparently been giving presentations in local Western Hudson Bay communities relaying their decision.

Courtesy IUCN PBSG

Yesterday, a press release was issued by one of the official Inuit organizations in Nunavut announcing the new official status of the Western Hudson Bay polar bear population.
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Posted in Conservation Status, Population

Tagged Arviat, climate change, Environment Canada, healthy polar bears, Inuit, Nunavut, polar bear, population status, western hudson bay

CBC to air “The Politics of Polar Bears” Tomorrow (Saturday, August 30)

Posted on August 29, 2014 | Comments Off

From CBC News (28 August 2014):

“The Politics of Polar Bears” airs Saturday, August 30, at 7 p.m. on CBC Manitoba. (CBC)

Which of the following statements do you think is true?

A) Polar bear populations have been in decline for some time
B) Polar bear populations are healthy

The answer may surprise you

…

“In The Politics of Polar Bears, Reg Sherren will pick his way through the message track to help you decide what is really happening with the largest land carnivore on the planet.”

See the rest here: http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/are-polar-bears-an-endangered-species-1.2747376?cmp=rss
[Includes a short video trailer]

Will we finally see some balance?

UPDATE: Reg Sherren tells me that “A shorter version will air next Tuesday on The National” an hour-long news and current affairs CBC program which can be viewed live online 9-10PM ET.

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Tagged CBC, CBC Manitoba, Derocher, endangered species, healthy polar bears, Markus Dyck, polar bear, politics of polar bears, Reg Sherren, television special

My interview with Benny Peiser about polar bears, evolution and Arctic controversies

Posted on June 17, 2014 | Comments Off

While I was in London, ahead of my House of Lords lecture on June 11, 2014 (“Healthy Polar Bears, Less Than Healthy Science“)^*, I had a chat with Benny Peiser of the Global Warming Policy Foundation.

Have a listen here: “An Interview with Dr Susan Crockford on polar bears, evolution and Arctic controversies.”

I’ve been traveling for a month but I am finally home — tired and jet-lagged after a journey that took me two-thirds of the way around the world and back. More on my experiences as my energy for blogging returns.

*I shouldn’t have to point this out but I will: I was not paid for this lecture, nor for the airfare to London (I was passing through town anyway). As the timing of the lecture required an overnight stay, GWPF did pick up the tab for a hotel room and dinner, as hosting organizations for such events do as a matter of course.

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Posted in Conservation Status, Summary

Tagged Benny Peiser, Dr Susan Crockford, evolution, Global Warming Policy Foundation, GWPF, healthy polar bears, House of Lords, interview, lecture, less than healthy science, London, polar bears