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Polar Bear Population Could Drop By 2/3 in 50 Years
September 11, 2007 | USGS Newsroom

From the article: “Future reduction of sea ice in the Arctic could result in a loss of 2/3 of the world’s polar bear population within 50 years according to a series of studies released today by the U.S. Geological Survey.”


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