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Natural Resources Defense Council: Oil and the Arctic Wildlife Refuge
The continuing debate between oil drilling and wilderness preservation rages on. Questions concerning the impact to the land and animals are discussed in this site.
Defenders of Wildlife
Defenders of Wildlife: Polar Bear
Has a fact sheet on the polar bear and video footage of a polar bear in the Arctic.
National Wildlife Federation
National Wildlife: The Incredible Shrinking Polar Bears
This article, published by National Wildlife Magazine (February/March 2004 issue), offers an insightful look into the life of the polar bears of Canada's Hudson Bay. The article looks at why these bears are losing weight and bearing...
New York Times
New York Times: Learning Network: Alaska Thaws, Complicating the Hunt for Oil
Over three decades, rising temperatures have cut the frozen season in half in Alaska. Oil-prospecting convoys in search of new deposits are allowed to crisscross the fragile tundra only when it is snowy and solid. Find out about the...