The Last Polar Bear: Facing the Truth of a Warming World

The Last Polar Bear: Facing the Truth of a Warming World

The Last Polar Bear: Facing the Truth of a Warming World
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Photographer: Steven Kazlowski
Edition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2008-02-28
ISBN: 1594850593
Number of pages: 208
Publisher: Mountaineers Books

Book Reviews of The Last Polar Bear: Facing the Truth of a Warming World

Book Review: ursus maritimus forever
Summary: 5 Stars

By Dag Stomberg (St. Andrews, Scotland)

I write to sound the praises of this extraordinary book.

Truly, a help for all of us to see the POLAR DISTRESS and
what to do for saving endangered bears.

Summary of The Last Polar Bear: Facing the Truth of a Warming World

An intimate photographic expose on the fragile existence of the polar bear, paired with essays revealing our critical connection to life in the Arctic

200 full-color images of the polar bear in its Arctic habitat, taken over a six-year period

All-star roster of top nature essayists, including Richard Nelson, Steven C. Amstrup, Charles Wohlforth, and Theodore Roosevelt IV, among others

The Last Polar Bear Project is a book, exhibit, media, and educational outreach campaign funded through the generosity of individual donors and foundations.

Scientists agree that by the end of this century the polar bear will be the first mammal threatened with extinction due to climate change. The Last Polar Bear is the first book to fully document that story. The continued survival of these magnificent white bears in their warming, and melting, Arctic world is uncertain, yet their fate is also a wake-up call-compelling us to act now to stem global warming. Through Steven Kazlowski's unparalleled imagery, the most critical environmental issue of our time is brought to life.

The Last Polar Bear places the reality of climate change in our hands. We see the plight of the polar bear, an indicator species already feeling the detrimental effects of our reliance on fossil fuels, as its icy habitat melts.

Over the course of the last six years, wildlife photographer Steven Kazlowski has photographed the polar bear in its wild habitat, from Hershel Island in Canada to Point Hope in Alaska. The Last Polar Bear pairs his intimate images with anecdotes about his Arctic adventures, as well as authoritative essays about the polar bear in the context of climate change. Alaska based writers Richard Nelson, Charles Wohlforth, Nick Jans, and leading USGS polar bear biologist Steven C. Amstrup draw on decades of experience in the Arctic to cover the biological, cultural, and anthropological aspects of climate change. Daniel Glick, long-time correspondent for Newsweek, addresses the history of climate change while Frances Beinecke, president of the Natural Resources Defense Council, and Theodore Roosevelt IV offer perspectives on activism and politics.

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