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On Thin Ice: The Changing World of the Polar Bear

内容简介

Polarbears—fierceandmajestic—havecaptivatedusforcenturies.Fearedbyexplorers,reveredbytheInuit,andbelovedbyzoogoerseverywhere,theyareasymbolfortheharshbeautyandmusculargraceoftheArctic.Butasglobalwarmingthreatenstheicecaps’integrity,thepolarbearhasalsocometosymbolizetheenvironmentalperilthathasarisenduetoharmfulhumanpractices.Inthepasttwentyyearsalone,theworldpopulationofpolarbearshasshrunkbyhalf.Todaytheynumberjust22,000.Urgentandstirring,OnThinIceisbothacelebrationandarallyingcryonbehalfofoneofearth’sgreatestnaturaltreasures.,

作者简介

RichardEllisistheauthorofmorethanadozenbooks.Heisalsoacelebratedmarineartistwhosepaintingshavebeenexhibitedinmuseumsandgalleriesaroundtheworld.Hehaswrittenandillustratedarticlesfornumerousmagazines,includingAudubon,NationalGeographic,Discover,Smithsonian,andScientificAmerican.HelivesinNewYorkCity.

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