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The Brno City Zoo has 2 baby polar bears and are they ever so cute. They are receiving thousands of visitors every day. Below are a couple of pictures of them. One with Mom Cora. The zoo is guessing that one cub is female and one is male.

The above pictures came from The Czech Daily. For more pictures of these two cute cubs, click Polar Bear Cubs Photo Gallery

Two cubs means 2 times the cuteness of Knut! Stay tuned. I’ll keep you informed about these 2 cubs.

Bear hugs, Frankie

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P.P.P.S. If you want to know what you can do to protect polar bears and other endangered species, contact The National Wildlife Federation (NWF) at http://www.nwf.org/polarbear

Here are the top 3 news stories this past week:

Knut’s zoo embroiled in animal slaughter scandal
The Berlin Zoo director who helped turn Germany’s rejected polar bear, Knut, into an international celebrity has been put under pressure to resign amid allegations that he had bred and sold animals for slaughter. Bernhard Blaszkiewitz, the director of two of Berlin’s prestigious zoos, was accused by a Green Party politician and animal rights experts of selling a pygmy hippopotamus and a family of Asiatic black bears for slaughter in two separate deals conducted in the early 1990s.

Boxer Replies to Kempthorne’s Failure to Confirm Appearance Before Polar Bear Committee
U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, today released the following letter in response to Secretary of Interior Dirk Kempthorne’s failure to confirm his appearance at an April hearing regarding the polar bear listing under the Endangered Species Act.
Complete text of Senator Boxer’s letter follows:

Nuremberg’s zoo readies for mass interest in polar bear cub Flocke’s debut
BERLIN: The Nuremberg Zoo is preparing for an influx of ursine enthusiasts when polar bear cub Flocke makes her public debut next month. The fluffy white cub — now 3 months old — has become as famous in Germany as her hand-raised predecessor, Knut.

Flocke All Worn Out

Bear hugs, Frankie

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P.P.S. For more polar bear facts, photos, cartoons and more, check out my Squidoo site: Are You Polar Bear Aware? which has received several awards this year.

P.P.P.S. If you want to know what you can do to protect polar bears and other endangered species, contact The National Wildlife Federation (NWF) at http://www.nwf.org/polarbear

The residents of Churchill, Manitoba, Canada — the Polar Bear Capital of the World — are thrilled to hear that the Russian government has proposed keeping the “Arctic bridge” between North America and Eurasia open. If this happens, Churchill’s port could operate year round — a replacement for the tourism that is currently Churchill’s main industry.

People flock to Churchill to watch polar bears who congregate waiting for the Hudson Bay to ice over. Churchill is also where many female polar bears (sows) dig their maternity dens and emerge in early Spring with cubs.

The following article is worth the read. It starts with a polar bear sighting which is fun to read and continues with details of what’s happening in the Churchill area and about the industries — including diamond mining and oil production — and the changes needed for the people of the area to survive and replace the tourism industry. To read it, click
North Sees Economic Bonanza In Global Warming

Bear hugs, Frankie

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P.P.S. For more polar bear facts, photos, cartoons and more, check out my Squidoo site: Are You Polar Bear Aware? which has received several awards this year.

P.P.P.S. If you want to know what you can do to protect polar bears and other endangered species, contact The National Wildlife Federation (NWF) at http://www.nwf.org/polarbear

I thought I’d share with you some of the web sites I’ve found on polar bears. Some of the sites focus on polar bears and some on one of the other species of bear or all species. All of the sites are worth checking out. I’ve listed the urls that will take you directly to the polar bear page of each site.

Bear Planet, which has information about all species of bear is at Bear Planet

Polar Bears International - Polar Bears International (The most complete polar bear site I’ve found.)

Are You Polar Bear Aware? - a Squidoo site that includes informational resources about polar bears, global warming and links to websites about polar bears, global warming and other non-profit organizations that are working to save endangered species. Are You Polar Bear Aware?

Cartoons.PolarBearNews - a cartoon site of polar bears and their friends at Polar Bear Cartoons

Defenders of Wildlife - Polar bear page is located at Defenders of Wildlife

National Wildlife Federation - National Wildlife

WWF - polar bear cam - WWF Polar Bear CAM

Here’s another great picture of a polar bear cleaning his paw…

Bear hugs, Frankie

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P.P.S. For teddy bears and other stuffed animals, click on the picture.

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