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Saving "cute" species: It's a start!

Elizabeth Hlavinka
Arctic polar bear and cubs in Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (Getty/sarkophoto)

Polar bears are eating human garbage

Thomas Scott Smith - The Conversation
A large polar bear getting ready jump of a small piece of ice (Getty Images)

Polar bears may go extinct by 2100

Igor Derysh
In this June 15, 2014 photo, a polar bear dries off after taking a swim in the Chukchi Sea in Alaska. (AP Photo/U.S. Geological Survey, Brian Battaile)

Climate change has a new symbol

Shannon Osaka - Grist
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Bad news for polar bears

Lindsay Abrams
Marc Corneliseen (ColdFacts)

Climate change's tragic toll

Lindsay Abrams
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Lindsay Abrams
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The Arctic's man-made killers

Lindsay Abrams
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Lindsay Abrams
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Lindsay Abrams
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Lindsay Abrams

Polar bears cure human apathy

David Sirota
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Lindsay Abrams
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Lindsay Abrams
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Lindsay Abrams
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Alex Halperin

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Dan Joling
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