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Polar bear at the Detroit Zoo. Credit: Maia C; via Flickr. Licensed under Creative Commons terms: Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 Unported.

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Are You Polar Bear Aware?

Polar bear Cartoons

If you want to know what you can do to protect polar bears and other endangered species, contact The National Wildlife Federation (NWF) at National Wildlife Federation (NWF)

Lun Lun, a giant panda at the Atlanta Zoo gave birth on August 31 to a single cub which is the 1st giant panda born in the US this year. It is Lun Lun’s second cub since the US zoo started a panda breeding program in 1999.

No photos are available of the new cub as it is in seclusion with Lun Lun. However, below is a picture of Lun Lun with her first cub, Mei Lan, who was born at the zoo in Sept 2006.

Lun Lun with Mei Lan

For more of the story, click Lun Lun

To see the panda cam at the Atlanta zoo, click cam picture below:

Bear hugs, Frankie

Are You Polar Bear Aware?

Polar bear Cartoons

If you want to know what you can do to protect polar bears and other endangered species, contact The National Wildlife Federation (NWF) at National Wildlife Federation (NWF)

Canada, where 2/3 of the polar bears of the world live, wants to have more studies before committing to the same protection for polar bears as the United States. The concern stems from claims that polar bears are not as threatened as the previous studies have shown. It’s interesting to note that the people who are claiming this are the people who make money acting as guides for trophy hunters. (More on story here)

Taken at St-Felicien Wildlife Zoo in Quebec, March 6, 2008. REUTERS/Mathieu Belanger

Designating polar bear as threatened would require bans on hunting and habitat destruction. The people who act as guides to trophy hunters would lose income. With the writing on the wall, I think it’s time these people moved into the 21st century and learned a new skill. Eco-tourism is a big opportunity. Instead of guiding people to kill polar bears, they could instead take people on photo-shoots — trips involving cameras and film and not guns and bullets.

Everyone wins in this scenario. The trophy hunters could still decorate their homes, but instead of with live body parts, they’d have photos of live polar bears. What do you think?

Bear hugs, Frankie

Are You Polar Bear Aware?

Polar bear Cartoons

If you want to know what you can do to protect polar bears and other endangered species, contact The National Wildlife Federation (NWF) at National Wildlife Federation (NWF)