Friday, February 22, 2008

Polar Bears

A 2006 USGS study put the number of polar bears in the Beaufort Sea at 1,526, compared with 1,800 in 1986. But USGS researchers said the studies used different counting methods and the numbers cannot be directly compared.

- AP/Miami Herald (link here)

Nevertheless, environmentalists will continue to directly compare the numbers.

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