Studies and Statements
on Arctic Fauna

Polar Bear Specialist Group (PBSG)

Polar Bear Specialist Group - Nunavut
IUCN/SSC Polar Bear Specialist Group regrets decision by Nunavut to increase polar bear harvest in Western Hudson Bay
Source: http://pbsg.npolar.no/en/news/archive/2011/WH-catch-Nunavut-2011.html

PBSG Population status reviews
Official polar bear status reviews by the Polar Bear Specialist Group, 15th meeting, Copenhagen, July 2009
Source: http://pbsg.npolar.no/en/status/

Agreement on the Conservation of Polar Bears
Agreement for the Conservation of Polar Bears and their Habitats
Source: http://pbsg.npolar.no/en/agreements/agreement1973.html

US Geological Survey (USGS)

USGS - Arctic Sea Ice and Polar Bear Population Press Release
Future Retreat of Arctic Sea Ice Will Lower Polar Bear Populations and Limit Their Distribution, Press Release Sept. 7, 2007
Source: http://www.usgs.gov/newsroom/article.asp?ID=1773

USGS - Projected loss of polar bear population - executive summary
Projected changes in future sea ice conditions, if realized, will result in loss of approximately 2/3 of the world’s current polar bear population by the mid 21st century, Executive Summary, Sept. 7, 2007
Source: http://www.usgs.gov/newsroom/special/polar_bears/docs/executive_summary.pdf

Studies

Amstrup et al in Nature2010
Steven Amstrup et al believe Greenhouse gas mitigation can increase polar bear persistence
Source: www.nature.com

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