Last american polar bears, will be right back. This is a special edition of nightline, vanishing ice the last american polar bears. On the pure white ice they are almost invisible, an enduring. Of the wild arctic. But in recent years the polar bears come to embody something else. A creature caught in a changing world thats disappearing under its feet. There are less than 25,000 polar bears left in the wild, and few ever encounter them. But each year dozens descend on this isolated alaskan village. Were going on a journey to the edge of the earth to understand whats pushing these elusive beasts closer to people. Youre going to fly right over the Arctic Circle up to Barter Island. Hi. This is day 3 of travel. And we have our fingers crossed because were hopeful that were actually going to get up there today to see the polar bears. Here we go. Well check our latitude on the gps. And yes, we have just crossed the Arctic Circle. So the burks range is up ahead. Theyre extremely rugged, as yo
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The decision was greeted largely with outrage including my own, particularly in boston though. Major tom menino and governor Deval Patrick both criticized the magazines decision today. Why would they publicize a guy who destroyed peoples lives . It doesnt make any sense to me. Very pooed taste. The substance of the article is not objectionable, but the cover is out of taste. Michael menino also sent a letter to the editor urging him to shift his coverage to the bombing survivors and those who helped them. Tedeschi said in a statement, music and terrorism dont mix. Rolling stone issued a state of their own. And in another case causing outrage and complex reaction in this country protests over the Trayvon Martin continue today. There were demonstrations in cities from los angeles to new york, and hundreds more are planned for this weekend, and net the nra seems intent on making George Zimmerman, martins killer its official poster boy. The gun group criticized eric holder for saying it ma
Scientists called for project ideas and scored them from reasonable to wild. While all agree cutting emissions needs action now, some of these methods of last resort could be tested, and one day be applied to save the polar region.