... are born they have no fur and they cannot hear or see. They cubs are usually born in November or December. The mothers separate from their young after three years. Polar bear cubs are whiter than the adult bears. When the cubs are born they tend to weigh a little more than a pound and can be 12 to 14 inches long. The adult ... two legs they can be as tall as 10 feet. The color of their fur is white. Female polar bear can be over protective over their cubs. Because male polar bears eat the cubs when they are born. Polar bears can pack in the fat; a single bear can consume 100 pound of bl...

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... Alaskans love to hunt. In addition to hunting down and eliminating the wolves of Alaska, Palin also tried to remove the protected status from polar bears in the region according to Lin. The attempt to remove the polar bears from the endangered species list is puzzling to American voters at best. Palin stated that the reason for this was because they interfered ... by writing an opinion editorial for the NY Times in January of 08. The article states that polar bears are simply being mismanaged. She states, "To help ensure that polar bears are around for centuries to come, Alaska (about a...

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... have special rules that they follow so that they do not make the animal mad. They believe that the animals know what is going on even after death. The bear is one of the most respected animals to the Eskimos. The Eskimos remove the feet first so that the spirit of the dead animal does not wander. Then ... are knowledgeable about is the environment. They can tell when a storm is coming by how the seals surface in the water. Also they know how the polar bears hunt the seal. The bear looks for snow caps in the ice, which is where the seals make their dens, then they break away the bottom of...

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... taking of or importation of marine mammals or their parts. Federal responsibility for conservation of marine mammals management is in the Department of the Interior for the sea otter, walrus, polar bear and the manatee. The Lacey Act authorizes the secretary of the interior to designate injurious Copeland 4 wildlife and insures humane treatment of wildlife. Its amendments improve the enforcement of federal ... ...

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