On thin ice : the changing world of the polar bear / Richard Ellis.

Author/creator Ellis, Richard, 1938-
Format Book
Edition1st ed.
Publication InfoNew York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2009.
Description400 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm
Subjects

Contents Europeans "discover" the polar bear (and the bear discovers them) -- The great ice bear -- Polar bear nations -- The Eskimo and the polar bear -- Hunting the hunter -- In the zoo and the circus -- On the whiteness of the bear -- Global warming and the bear -- Is the polar bear doomed?.
Abstract A profile of the habitat and life cycle of the polar bear covers he species' venerated position in Inuit culture, its reproductive habits, and the environmental factors that are compromising its ability to survive.
General note"Borzoi book."
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [355]-381) and index.
LCCN 2009020017
ISBN9780307270597
ISBN0307270599

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks QL737.C27 E47 2009 ✔ Available Place Hold