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		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;autocomment&quot;&gt;Polar Bears Can Adapt to Changes in Climate&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;-&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;Research of the western Hudson Bay population found that, cub survival &lt;del style=&quot;color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;during the first six months after leaving maternal dens &lt;/del&gt;went from a low of just over 50%, in the late 1980s and early 1990s, to 70-80% in the late 1990s, according to Stirling, Lunn and Iacozza (1999).&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Stirling, I., Lunn, N.J. and Iacozza, J., [http://pubs.aina.ucalgary.ca/arctic/Arctic52-3-294.pdf ‘Long-term trends in the population ecology of polar bears in western Hudson Bay in relation to climate change’], (1999) Arctic 52(3), p 301.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; This increase in cub survival occurred at the same time as a decline in the physical condition of adult polar bears, which is attributed to warming in the region.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Stirling, I., Lunn, N.J. and Iacozza, J., [http://pubs.aina.ucalgary.ca/arctic/Arctic52-3-294.pdf ‘Long-term trends in the population ecology of polar bears in western Hudson Bay in relation to climate change’], (1999) Arctic 52(3), p 301.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;Research of the western Hudson Bay population found that, cub survival went from a low of just over 50%, in the late 1980s and early 1990s, to 70-80% in the late 1990s, according to Stirling, Lunn and Iacozza (1999).&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Stirling, I., Lunn, N.J. and Iacozza, J., [http://pubs.aina.ucalgary.ca/arctic/Arctic52-3-294.pdf ‘Long-term trends in the population ecology of polar bears in western Hudson Bay in relation to climate change’], (1999) Arctic 52(3), p 301.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; This increase in cub survival occurred at the same time as a decline in the physical condition of adult polar bears, which is attributed to warming in the region.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Stirling, I., Lunn, N.J. and Iacozza, J., [http://pubs.aina.ucalgary.ca/arctic/Arctic52-3-294.pdf ‘Long-term trends in the population ecology of polar bears in western Hudson Bay in relation to climate change’], (1999) Arctic 52(3), p 301.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;== References ==&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;== References ==&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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				<updated>2009-02-18T09:07:42Z</updated>
		
		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;autocomment&quot;&gt;History, Hunting and Inuit people&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;-&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;International concern about increased hunting led to the development of the ''International Agreement for the Conservation of Polar Bears'' in 1973, also known as the Oslo Agreement.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Mitchell Taylor and Martha Dowsley, Demographic and Ecological Perspectives on the Status of Polar Bears, http://scienceandpublicpolicy.org/originals/demographic_and_ecological_polar_bear_perspectives.html, p 13.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Under this Agreement, States agreed to regulate the hunting of polar bears, although there are differences in the form of regulations in &lt;del style=&quot;color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;differing states&lt;/del&gt;. The USSR banned hunting. Norway and Canada imposed quotas. The United States imposed quotas and restricted hunting to Inuit people. Greenland did not establish quotas until 2006.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;International Union for the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN), Proceedings of the 2nd Working Meeting of Polar Bear Specialists, 1974.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;International concern about increased hunting led to the development of the ''International Agreement for the Conservation of Polar Bears'' in 1973, also known as the Oslo Agreement.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Mitchell Taylor and Martha Dowsley, Demographic and Ecological Perspectives on the Status of Polar Bears, http://scienceandpublicpolicy.org/originals/demographic_and_ecological_polar_bear_perspectives.html, p 13.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Under this Agreement, States agreed to regulate the hunting of polar bears, although there are differences in the form of regulations in &lt;ins style=&quot;color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;adopted by each state&lt;/ins&gt;. The USSR banned hunting. Norway and Canada imposed quotas. The United States imposed quotas and restricted hunting to Inuit people. Greenland did not establish quotas until 2006.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;International Union for the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN), Proceedings of the 2nd Working Meeting of Polar Bear Specialists, 1974.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;== No accurate data on historic numbers ==&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;== No accurate data on historic numbers ==&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;-&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;In Eastern Greenland, Dr Vibe found that the catch of polar bear and ringed seal furs increased from about 1890 to 1930, corresponding with an increase in East Greenland Ice, during May to August, &lt;del style=&quot;color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;after considering &lt;/del&gt;ice data and records of furs purchased by the Royal Greenland Trade Department, from 1800 to the mid-1950s.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Christian Vibe, ‘Arctic Animals in Relation to Climatic Fluctuations’, (1967) ''Meddelelser om Grønland'' 170(5), p 61.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; This suggests that fluctuations in climate are an important factor affecting the catch of polar bears.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Christian Vibe, ‘Arctic Animals in Relation to Climatic Fluctuations’, in ''Meddelelser om Grønland'' (1967) 170(5), p 61.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; (See graph below.) &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;In Eastern Greenland, Dr Vibe found that the catch of polar bear and ringed seal furs increased from about 1890 to 1930, corresponding with an increase in East Greenland Ice, during May to August, &lt;ins style=&quot;color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;based on &lt;/ins&gt;ice data and records of furs purchased by the Royal Greenland Trade Department, from 1800 to the mid-1950s.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Christian Vibe, ‘Arctic Animals in Relation to Climatic Fluctuations’, (1967) ''Meddelelser om Grønland'' 170(5), p 61.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; This suggests that fluctuations in climate are an important factor affecting the catch of polar bears.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Christian Vibe, ‘Arctic Animals in Relation to Climatic Fluctuations’, in ''Meddelelser om Grønland'' (1967) 170(5), p 61.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; (See graph below.) &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;-&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;International concern about increased hunting led to the development of the ''International Agreement for the Conservation of Polar Bears'' in 1973, also known as the Oslo Agreement.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Mitchell Taylor and Martha Dowsley, Demographic and Ecological Perspectives on the Status of Polar Bears, http://scienceandpublicpolicy.org/originals/demographic_and_ecological_polar_bear_perspectives.html, p 13.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Under this Agreement, States agreed to regulate the hunting of polar bears, although there are differences in the form of regulations &lt;del style=&quot;color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;across &lt;/del&gt;states. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;International concern about increased hunting led to the development of the ''International Agreement for the Conservation of Polar Bears'' in 1973, also known as the Oslo Agreement.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Mitchell Taylor and Martha Dowsley, Demographic and Ecological Perspectives on the Status of Polar Bears, http://scienceandpublicpolicy.org/originals/demographic_and_ecological_polar_bear_perspectives.html, p 13.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Under this Agreement, States agreed to regulate the hunting of polar bears, although there are differences in the form of regulations &lt;ins style=&quot;color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;in differing &lt;/ins&gt;states. The USSR banned hunting. Norway and Canada imposed quotas. The United States imposed quotas and restricted hunting to Inuit people. Greenland did not establish quotas until 2006.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;International Union for the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN), Proceedings of the 2nd Working Meeting of Polar Bear Specialists, 1974.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;-&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;-&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;The USSR banned hunting. Norway and Canada imposed quotas. The United States imposed quotas and restricted hunting to Inuit people. Greenland did not establish quotas until 2006.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;International Union for the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN), Proceedings of the 2nd Working Meeting of Polar Bear Specialists, 1974.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;== No accurate data on historic numbers ==&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;== No accurate data on historic numbers ==&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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				<updated>2009-02-16T03:07:07Z</updated>
		
		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;autocomment&quot;&gt;History, Hunting and Inuit people&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;-&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;del style=&quot;color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;The &lt;/del&gt;use of snowmobiles dramatically increased hunting of polar bears &lt;del style=&quot;color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;in Canada during the mid 1960s&lt;/del&gt;.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Mitchell Taylor and Martha Dowsley, Demographic and Ecological Perspectives on the Status of Polar Bears, http://scienceandpublicpolicy.org/originals/demographic_and_ecological_polar_bear_perspectives.html, p 13.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins style=&quot;color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;In Canada, during the 1960s, the &lt;/ins&gt;use of snowmobiles dramatically increased hunting of polar bears.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Mitchell Taylor and Martha Dowsley, Demographic and Ecological Perspectives on the Status of Polar Bears, http://scienceandpublicpolicy.org/originals/demographic_and_ecological_polar_bear_perspectives.html, p 13.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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				<updated>2009-02-16T03:04:48Z</updated>
		
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;-&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;International concern about increased hunting led to the development of the ''International Agreement for the Conservation of Polar Bears'' in 1973, also known as the Oslo Agreement.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Mitchell Taylor and Martha Dowsley, Demographic and Ecological Perspectives on the Status of Polar Bears, http://scienceandpublicpolicy.org/originals/demographic_and_ecological_polar_bear_perspectives.html, p 13.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; &lt;del style=&quot;color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;This &lt;/del&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;International concern about increased hunting led to the development of the ''International Agreement for the Conservation of Polar Bears'' in 1973, also known as the Oslo Agreement.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Mitchell Taylor and Martha Dowsley, Demographic and Ecological Perspectives on the Status of Polar Bears, http://scienceandpublicpolicy.org/originals/demographic_and_ecological_polar_bear_perspectives.html, p 13.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; &lt;ins style=&quot;color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Under this Agreement, States agreed to regulate the hunting of polar bears, although there are differences in the form of regulations across states. &lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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				<updated>2009-02-16T02:59:18Z</updated>
		
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;-&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;International concern about increased hunting led to the development of the ''International Agreement for the Conservation of Polar Bears'' in 1973.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Mitchell Taylor and Martha Dowsley, Demographic and Ecological Perspectives on the Status of Polar Bears, http://scienceandpublicpolicy.org/originals/demographic_and_ecological_polar_bear_perspectives.html, p 13.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; The USSR banned hunting. Norway and Canada imposed quotas. The United States imposed quotas and restricted hunting to Inuit people. Greenland did not establish quotas until 2006.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;International Union for the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN), Proceedings of the 2nd Working Meeting of Polar Bear Specialists, 1974.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;International concern about increased hunting led to the development of the ''International Agreement for the Conservation of Polar Bears'' in 1973&lt;ins style=&quot;color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;, also known as the Oslo Agreement&lt;/ins&gt;.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Mitchell Taylor and Martha Dowsley, Demographic and Ecological Perspectives on the Status of Polar Bears, http://scienceandpublicpolicy.org/originals/demographic_and_ecological_polar_bear_perspectives.html, p 13.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; &lt;ins style=&quot;color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;This &lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;The USSR banned hunting. Norway and Canada imposed quotas. The United States imposed quotas and restricted hunting to Inuit people. Greenland did not establish quotas until 2006.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;International Union for the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN), Proceedings of the 2nd Working Meeting of Polar Bear Specialists, 1974.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;== No accurate data on historic numbers ==&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;== No accurate data on historic numbers ==&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;25.	Christian Vibe, ‘Arctic Animals in Relation to Climatic Fluctuations’, (1967) ''Meddelelser om Grønland'' 170(5), p 61.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;25.	Christian Vibe, ‘Arctic Animals in Relation to Climatic Fluctuations’, (1967) ''Meddelelser om Grønland'' 170(5), p 61.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;-&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;26.	&lt;del style=&quot;color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;International Union for the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources &lt;/del&gt;(&lt;del style=&quot;color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;IUCN&lt;/del&gt;)&lt;del style=&quot;color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;, [http://pbsg.npolar.no/docs/PBSG02proc.pdf &lt;/del&gt;''&lt;del style=&quot;color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Proceedings of the 2nd Working Meeting of Polar Bear Specialists&lt;/del&gt;''&lt;del style=&quot;color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;] , February 2-4, 1970&lt;/del&gt;, &lt;del style=&quot;color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;pp 15-16&lt;/del&gt;.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;26.	&lt;ins style=&quot;color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Christian Vibe, ‘Arctic Animals in Relation to Climatic Fluctuations’, &lt;/ins&gt;(&lt;ins style=&quot;color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;1967&lt;/ins&gt;) ''&lt;ins style=&quot;color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Meddelelser om Grønland&lt;/ins&gt;'' &lt;ins style=&quot;color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;170(5)&lt;/ins&gt;, &lt;ins style=&quot;color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;p 61&lt;/ins&gt;.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;27.	Christian Vibe, ‘Arctic Animals in Relation to Climatic Fluctuations’, (1967) ''Meddelelser om Grønland'' 170(5), p 61.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;27.	Christian Vibe, ‘Arctic Animals in Relation to Climatic Fluctuations’, (1967) ''Meddelelser om Grønland'' 170(5), p 61.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;23.	International Union for the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN), [http://pbsg.npolar.no/docs/PBSG02proc.pdf ''Proceedings of the 2nd Working Meeting of Polar Bear Specialists''] , February 2-4, 1970, pp 15-16.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;23.	International Union for the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN), [http://pbsg.npolar.no/docs/PBSG02proc.pdf ''Proceedings of the 2nd Working Meeting of Polar Bear Specialists''] , February 2-4, 1970, pp 15-16.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;-&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;24.	&lt;del style=&quot;color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Christian Vibe, ‘Arctic Animals in Relation to Climatic Fluctuations’, &lt;/del&gt;(&lt;del style=&quot;color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;1967&lt;/del&gt;) ''&lt;del style=&quot;color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Meddelelser om Grønland&lt;/del&gt;'' &lt;del style=&quot;color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;170(5)&lt;/del&gt;, &lt;del style=&quot;color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;p 61&lt;/del&gt;.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;24.	&lt;ins style=&quot;color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;International Union for the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources &lt;/ins&gt;(&lt;ins style=&quot;color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;IUCN&lt;/ins&gt;)&lt;ins style=&quot;color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;, [http://pbsg.npolar.no/docs/PBSG02proc.pdf &lt;/ins&gt;''&lt;ins style=&quot;color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Proceedings of the 2nd Working Meeting of Polar Bear Specialists&lt;/ins&gt;''&lt;ins style=&quot;color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;] , February 2-4, 1970&lt;/ins&gt;, &lt;ins style=&quot;color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;pp 15-16&lt;/ins&gt;.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;25.	Christian Vibe, ‘Arctic Animals in Relation to Climatic Fluctuations’, (1967) ''Meddelelser om Grønland'' 170(5), p 61.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;25.	Christian Vibe, ‘Arctic Animals in Relation to Climatic Fluctuations’, (1967) ''Meddelelser om Grønland'' 170(5), p 61.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;26.	International Union for the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN), [http://pbsg.npolar.no/docs/PBSG02proc.pdf ''Proceedings of the 2nd Working Meeting of Polar Bear Specialists''] , February 2-4, 1970, pp 15-16.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;26.	International Union for the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN), [http://pbsg.npolar.no/docs/PBSG02proc.pdf ''Proceedings of the 2nd Working Meeting of Polar Bear Specialists''] , February 2-4, 1970, pp 15-16.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;-&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;27.	&lt;del style=&quot;color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;International Union for the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources &lt;/del&gt;(&lt;del style=&quot;color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;IUCN&lt;/del&gt;)&lt;del style=&quot;color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;, [http://pbsg.npolar.no/docs/PBSG02proc.pdf &lt;/del&gt;''&lt;del style=&quot;color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Proceedings of the 2nd Working Meeting of Polar Bear Specialists&lt;/del&gt;''&lt;del style=&quot;color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;] , February 2-4, 1970&lt;/del&gt;, &lt;del style=&quot;color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;pp 15-16&lt;/del&gt;.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;27.	&lt;ins style=&quot;color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Christian Vibe, ‘Arctic Animals in Relation to Climatic Fluctuations’, &lt;/ins&gt;(&lt;ins style=&quot;color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;1967&lt;/ins&gt;) ''&lt;ins style=&quot;color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Meddelelser om Grønland&lt;/ins&gt;'' &lt;ins style=&quot;color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;170(5)&lt;/ins&gt;, &lt;ins style=&quot;color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;p 61&lt;/ins&gt;.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;28.	A. Rosing-Asvid, [http://article.pubs.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca/RPAS/rpv?hm=HInit&amp;amp;afpf=z06-001.pdf&amp;amp;journal=cjz&amp;amp;volume=84 ‘The influence of climate variability on polar bear and ringed seal population dynamics’], (2006) ''Canadian Journal of Zoology'' 84, pp 357-364.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;28.	A. Rosing-Asvid, [http://article.pubs.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca/RPAS/rpv?hm=HInit&amp;amp;afpf=z06-001.pdf&amp;amp;journal=cjz&amp;amp;volume=84 ‘The influence of climate variability on polar bear and ringed seal population dynamics’], (2006) ''Canadian Journal of Zoology'' 84, pp 357-364.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;-&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;Popular perceptions are that warming threatens polar bears, which are largely based on speculation by Stirling and Smith (2004) that the long term consequences of global warming could include reduced amounts of ice and more rainfall during spring.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Stirling, I. and Smith, T.G., [http://pubs.aina.ucalgary.ca/arctic/Arctic57-1-59.pdf ‘Implications of warm temperatures and an unusual rain event for the survival of ringed seals on the coast of southeastern Baffin Island’], (2004) ''Arctic'' 57(1), pp 59-67&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; These changes have been observed to cause the collapse of ringed seal birth liars and forcing juvenile ringed seals onto the ice where they are vulnerable to hunting polar bears.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Stirling, I. and Smith, T.G., [http://pubs.aina.ucalgary.ca/arctic/Arctic57-1-59.pdf ‘Implications of warm temperatures and an unusual rain event for the survival of ringed seals on the coast of southeastern Baffin Island’], (2004) ''Arctic'' 57(1), pp 59-67&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; If fewer pups survive, this could lead to significant declines in ringed seal numbers and negative effects for polar bear reproduction and survival since ringed seals are the primary prey of polar bears.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Stirling, I. and Smith, T.G., [http://pubs.aina.ucalgary.ca/arctic/Arctic57-1-59.pdf ‘Implications of warm temperatures and an unusual rain event for the survival of ringed seals on the coast of southeastern Baffin Island’], (2004) ''Arctic'' 57(1), pp 59-67&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;  &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;Popular perceptions are that warming threatens polar bears, which are largely based on speculation by Stirling and Smith (2004) that the long term consequences of global warming could include reduced amounts of ice and more rainfall during spring.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Stirling, I. and Smith, T.G., [http://pubs.aina.ucalgary.ca/arctic/Arctic57-1-59.pdf ‘Implications of warm temperatures and an unusual rain event for the survival of ringed seals on the coast of southeastern Baffin Island’], (2004) ''Arctic'' 57(1), pp 59-67&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;These changes have been observed to cause the collapse of ringed seal birth liars and forcing juvenile ringed seals onto the ice where they are vulnerable to hunting polar bears.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Stirling, I. and Smith, T.G., [http://pubs.aina.ucalgary.ca/arctic/Arctic57-1-59.pdf ‘Implications of warm temperatures and an unusual rain event for the survival of ringed seals on the coast of southeastern Baffin Island’], (2004) ''Arctic'' 57(1), pp 59-67&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;If fewer pups survive, this could lead to significant declines in ringed seal numbers and negative effects for polar bear reproduction and survival since ringed seals are the primary prey of polar bears.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Stirling, I. and Smith, T.G., [http://pubs.aina.ucalgary.ca/arctic/Arctic57-1-59.pdf ‘Implications of warm temperatures and an unusual rain event for the survival of ringed seals on the coast of southeastern Baffin Island’], (2004) ''Arctic'' 57(1), pp 59-67&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;  &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;-&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins style=&quot;color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;In contrast to these predictions&lt;/ins&gt;, Dr Christian Vibe, the Representative for Denmark to the Polar Bear Specialist Group, &lt;ins style=&quot;color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;told the 1970 meeting that it was possible &lt;/ins&gt;that polar bears &lt;ins style=&quot;color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;survived better during the warmer climates of the 1920s-1930s than in the 1960s, &lt;/ins&gt;when &lt;ins style=&quot;color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;a change in &lt;/ins&gt;the climate &lt;ins style=&quot;color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;caused colder winters &lt;/ins&gt;in &lt;ins style=&quot;color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;northern Arctic areas.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;International Union for the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN), [http://pbsg.npolar.no/docs/PBSG02proc.pdf ''Proceedings of the 2nd Working Meeting of Polar Bear Specialists''] , February 2-4, 1970, pp 15-16.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; This change caused polar bears to move southwards to warmer areas&lt;/ins&gt;, with &lt;ins style=&quot;color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;the result that more bears drowned off scattered sea ice and come within the ranges of man. This movement suggests that polar bears will move to avoid colder winters and that climate is an important factor effecting the distribution of polar bears&lt;/ins&gt;.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;International Union for the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN), &lt;ins style=&quot;color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;[http://pbsg.npolar.no/docs/PBSG02proc.pdf ''&lt;/ins&gt;Proceedings of the 2nd Working Meeting of Polar Bear Specialists&lt;ins style=&quot;color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;''] &lt;/ins&gt;, February 2-4, 1970, &lt;ins style=&quot;color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;pp &lt;/ins&gt;15-16&lt;ins style=&quot;color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;.&lt;/ins&gt;&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;-&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;del style=&quot;color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;However&lt;/del&gt;, Dr Christian Vibe, the Representative for Denmark to the Polar Bear Specialist Group, &lt;del style=&quot;color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;noted &lt;/del&gt;that polar bears &lt;del style=&quot;color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;moved &lt;/del&gt;when the &lt;del style=&quot;color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Arctic &lt;/del&gt;climate &lt;del style=&quot;color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;fluctuated so that numbers &lt;/del&gt;in &lt;del style=&quot;color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;one location declined&lt;/del&gt;, with &lt;del style=&quot;color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;a corresponding increase in numbers at another location&lt;/del&gt;.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;International Union for the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN), Proceedings of the 2nd Working Meeting of Polar Bear Specialists , February 2-4, 1970, &lt;del style=&quot;color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;p &lt;/del&gt;15-16&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;-&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;In Eastern Greenland, Dr Vibe found that the catch of polar bear and ringed seal furs increased from about 1890 to 1930, corresponding with an increase in East Greenland Ice, during May to August, after considering ice data and records of furs purchased by the Royal Greenland Trade Department, from 1800 to the mid-1950s.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Christian Vibe, ‘Arctic Animals in Relation to Climatic Fluctuations’, (1967) ''Meddelelser om Grønland'' 170(5), p 61.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; This suggests that fluctuations in climate are an important factor affecting the catch of polar bears.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Christian Vibe, ‘Arctic Animals in Relation to Climatic Fluctuations’, in ''Meddelelser om Grønland'' (1967) 170(5), p 61.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; (See graph below.) &lt;del style=&quot;color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Dr Vibe told the 1970 meeting of the Polar Bear Specialist Group that this evidence means it was possible that polar bears survived better during the warmer climates of the 1920s-1930s than in the 1960s, when a change in the climate caused colder winters in northern Arctic areas.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;International Union for the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN), [http://pbsg.npolar.no/docs/PBSG02proc.pdf ''Proceedings of the 2nd Working Meeting of Polar Bear Specialists''] , February 2-4, 1970, pp 15-16.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; This change caused polar bears to move southwards to warmer areas, with the result that more bears drowned off scattered sea ice and come within the ranges of man. This movement suggests that polar bears will move to avoid colder winters and that climate is an important factor effecting the distribution of polar bears.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;International Union for the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN), [http://pbsg.npolar.no/docs/PBSG02proc.pdf ''Proceedings of the 2nd Working Meeting of Polar Bear Specialists''] , February 2-4, 1970, pp 15-16.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;/del&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;In Eastern Greenland, Dr Vibe found that the catch of polar bear and ringed seal furs increased from about 1890 to 1930, corresponding with an increase in East Greenland Ice, during May to August, after considering ice data and records of furs purchased by the Royal Greenland Trade Department, from 1800 to the mid-1950s.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Christian Vibe, ‘Arctic Animals in Relation to Climatic Fluctuations’, (1967) ''Meddelelser om Grønland'' 170(5), p 61.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; This suggests that fluctuations in climate are an important factor affecting the catch of polar bears.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Christian Vibe, ‘Arctic Animals in Relation to Climatic Fluctuations’, in ''Meddelelser om Grønland'' (1967) 170(5), p 61.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; (See graph below.) &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;[[Image:Vibe's graph on PBs and RSs.jpg]]&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;[[Image:Vibe's graph on PBs and RSs.jpg]]&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;-&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;The recent work of Danish polar bear expert, Rosing-Asvid, supports Vibe’s conclusions, while acknowledging that the long term consequences of warming could have negative effects for polar bear reproduction and survival.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;&lt;del style=&quot;color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;1.	&lt;/del&gt;A. Rosing-Asvid, [http://article.pubs.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca/RPAS/rpv?hm=HInit&amp;amp;afpf=z06-001.pdf&amp;amp;journal=cjz&amp;amp;volume=84 ‘The influence of climate variability on polar bear and ringed seal population dynamics’], (2006) ''Canadian Journal of Zoology'' 84, pp 357-364.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Rosing-Asvid challenges the idea that warming causes polar bears to suffer in the short and medium terms by comparing official catch statistics, including Vibe’s data, from 1796 to 2003, and the ice index, from 1864 to 2005, which show that polar bear fur numbers increase and ringed seal fur numbers decreased during warmer climatic periods, with the opposite occurring during colder periods.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;A. Rosing-Asvid, [http://article.pubs.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca/RPAS/rpv?hm=HInit&amp;amp;afpf=z06-001.pdf&amp;amp;journal=cjz&amp;amp;volume=84 ‘The influence of climate variability on polar bear and ringed seal population dynamics’], (2006) ''Canadian Journal of Zoology'' 84, pp 360-361.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; There is also evidence that polar bears initially benefit from warming because reduced ice makes it easier for them to hunt more ringed seals and harp, hooded and bearded seals.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;A. Rosing-Asvid, [http://article.pubs.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca/RPAS/rpv?hm=HInit&amp;amp;afpf=z06-001.pdf&amp;amp;journal=cjz&amp;amp;volume=84 ‘The influence of climate variability on polar bear and ringed seal population dynamics’], (2006) ''Canadian Journal of Zoology'' 84, pp 360-361.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins style=&quot;color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Dr Vibe noted that polar bears moved when the Arctic climate fluctuated so that numbers in one location declined, with a corresponding increase in numbers at another location.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;International Union for the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN), Proceedings of the 2nd Working Meeting of Polar Bear Specialists , February 2-4, 1970, p 15-16&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;The recent work of Danish polar bear expert, Rosing-Asvid, supports Vibe’s conclusions, while acknowledging that the long term consequences of warming could have negative effects for polar bear reproduction and survival.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;A. Rosing-Asvid, [http://article.pubs.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca/RPAS/rpv?hm=HInit&amp;amp;afpf=z06-001.pdf&amp;amp;journal=cjz&amp;amp;volume=84 ‘The influence of climate variability on polar bear and ringed seal population dynamics’], (2006) ''Canadian Journal of Zoology'' 84, pp 357-364.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Rosing-Asvid challenges the idea that warming causes polar bears to suffer in the short and medium terms by comparing official catch statistics, including Vibe’s data, from 1796 to 2003, and the ice index, from 1864 to 2005, which show that polar bear fur numbers increase and ringed seal fur numbers decreased during warmer climatic periods, with the opposite occurring during colder periods.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;A. Rosing-Asvid, [http://article.pubs.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca/RPAS/rpv?hm=HInit&amp;amp;afpf=z06-001.pdf&amp;amp;journal=cjz&amp;amp;volume=84 ‘The influence of climate variability on polar bear and ringed seal population dynamics’], (2006) ''Canadian Journal of Zoology'' 84, pp 360-361.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; There is also evidence that polar bears initially benefit from warming because reduced ice makes it easier for them to hunt more ringed seals and harp, hooded and bearded seals.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;A. Rosing-Asvid, [http://article.pubs.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca/RPAS/rpv?hm=HInit&amp;amp;afpf=z06-001.pdf&amp;amp;journal=cjz&amp;amp;volume=84 ‘The influence of climate variability on polar bear and ringed seal population dynamics’], (2006) ''Canadian Journal of Zoology'' 84, pp 360-361.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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		<author><name>Nichole Hoskin</name></author>	</entry>

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