Prefer to err on another fur:
Polar bear books for kids and young adults are the perfect antidote for climate anxiety
charles the moderator / 23 hours agoDr. Susan Crockford, zoologist, has written a few books to make the science of polar bears accessible and interesting for adults and kids. Her adult thriller "Eaten" is about the possibility of polar bears turning to remote communities in Canada to hunt humans for food. Polar bears are vicious predators, despite their charming looks.
Same author 1 month ago :
Media and USGS biologist sensationalize recent report of a polar bear encounter in Alaska
Posted on August 12, 2019
It’s been a slow summer for polar bear news to hype, so we shouldn’t be surprised that a local report that polar bears this summer have descended on the town of Kaktovik, Alaska one week earlier than 2017 has morphed into an international story that makes a 2016 research report sound like this year’s news, with headlines trumpeting: “polar bear encounters are increasing” due to a longer open water period. Nevertheless, it was reported just two weeks ago that Alaska has not had a polar bear attack since 1993.
