Tag Archives: climate change

Online cameras stream polar bear migration

October 28, 2011Environmental Issues, Newsclimate change, polar bear migration, polar bears, streaming videonfpa

A few of our readers have seen the polar bear migration in person. Now, thanks to a grant from the Annenberg Foundation, it is possible to watch it online. [Note: Although it was up yesterday, the web site is broken right now.]

From an AP article posted to the Flathead Beacon site . . .

In the harsh, remote wilds of the Canadian tundra, a wolverine scampers up to a polar bear snoozing near the shore of the Hudson Bay. The bear rises and makes a half-hearted charge, driving away the fierce, badger-like animal.

The brief encounter Thursday was streamed live to computers around the world through a new program that aims to document in real time the annual migration of hundreds of polar bears outside Churchill, Manitoba.

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Parks could help protect species as climate shifts

August 11, 2009Environmental Issues, Newsclimate change, Glacier National Parknfpa

From today’s online edition of the Missoulian . . .

The country’s national parks – iconic cultural emblems for millions – could hold the key for species protections in a warming world, according to a report released Monday.

“This is a unique moment in time,” said Tom Kiernan, “to leverage the power of America’s national parks for change.”

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Glacier Park’s uncertain future

March 12, 2009Environmental Issues, Newsclimate change, Glacier National Park, Glacier Park, invasive speciesnfpa

This week’s Hungry Horse News has a pretty good overview of the threats faced by Glacier National Park over the next few decades . . .

In 1916 President Woodrow Wilson signed the “Organic Act” which created the National Park Service. In that bill, it said the Service has a purpose “to conserve the scenery and the natural and historic objects and the wild life therein and to provide for the enjoyment of the same in such manner and by such means as will leave them unimpaired for the enjoyment of future generations.”

In Glacier National Park, that mantra is becoming harder and harder to accomplish, admits Jack Potter, as the Park is besieged by both internal and external threats, most of which are not of its own making.

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