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Published July 13, 2012, 12:00 AM

Polar bears


On the frozen Beaufort Sea outside the Inupiat village of Kaktovik, Alaska a polar bear takes a break from gnawing on whale meat. The 3,800 polar bears along the Alaskan coast face an uncertain future as global warming melts more summer sea ice each year. (Steve Ringman/Seattle Times/KRT)




Read the article: Canada’s Inuit roar in protest over moves to discourage their polar bear hunts