131. WWF - Big cat protection in Bhutan
tiger, musk deer, black bear, and Chinese caterpillar ( Cordyceps sinensis ). Poaching for commercial trade is generally influenced by demand from outside the country.
Tigers are particularly threatened by poaching and illegal trade as tiger
http://wwf.panda.org/who_we_are/wwf_offices/bhutan/projects/index.cfm?uProjectID=BT0877 - 47.8kb
132. WWF - Conservation and environmental publications: Arctic
Polar Bear Facts and Fallacies
Because there is confusion and misinformation reported about polar Bears and the effects of global ...
24 January 2008
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133. WWF - Climate change impacts in Canada
in the early 1970s. Polar bears area coming ashore earlier with reduced fat reserves (a 15% decline in body condition), fasting for longer periods of time, and having reduced productivity. Estimates suggest that the Western Hudson Bay
http://wwf.panda.org/about_our_earth/aboutcc/problems/rising_temperatures/hotspot_map/canada.cfm - 47.6kb
134. WWF - Resilience-Building: a New Approach to Protecting Arctic Ecological Values
Vulnerable species and polar bears (objective 4.4): Conservation measures are designed and implemented to secure long-term viable populations of the polar bear and other key vulnerable Arctic species.
Solution
http://wwf.panda.org/what_we_do/where_we_work/arctic/what_we_do/projects/?uProjectID=9Z1414 - 46.5kb
135. WWF - Fighting climate change in the Arctic
one on adaptation of polar bear management in Chukotka, Russia.
Polar bears are strong symbols of the Arctic and can be used to illustrate the potential impacts of climate change. On the website Polar bear Tracker, people can follow polar bears
http://wwf.panda.org/what_we_do/where_we_work/arctic/what_we_do/projects/?uProjectID=9E0688 - 47.0kb
136. WWF - Past media projects
we had a life sized polar bear carved from ice, created by renowned wildlife sculptor, Mark Coreth.
>> Find out more about the Ice bear Project
Alongside the sculpture there was a stunning outdoor exhibit by some of the top
http://wwf.panda.org/what_we_do/where_we_work/arctic/news/pastprojects/ - 45.9kb
137. WWF - Pacific Temperate Rainforests
of other seabirds. Its black bear is the largest black bear in the world.
Featured species
The Pacific giant salamander , Dicamptodon ensatus , and its close relatives, are
http://wwf.panda.org/about_our_earth/ecoregions/pacific_temperate_rainforests.cfm - 47.2kb
138. WWF - Hengduan Shan Coniferous Forests
), and the Asiatic black bear (Ursus thibetanus ).
Giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca), Wolong Nature Reserve, Sichuan Province, China.
© WWF-Canon / Susan
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139. WWF - NEPAL - Full protection for the 200,000 hectare Kanchenjunga region
protect the Himalayan Black Bear, Red Panda, and Snow Leopard.
Himalayan or Asiatic black Bear (Ursus thibetanus).
http://wwf.panda.org/about_our_earth/search_wwf_news/?164686/NEPAL---Full-protection-for-the-200000-hectare-Kanchenjunga-region - 45.0kb
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