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Polar bear numbers seen declining a third from Arctic sea ice melt

By Laura Zuckerman, Reuters December 13, 2016
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Rising temperatures that melt sea ice in the Arctic will probably reduce the polar bear population by a third over the next few decades, and the same warming trend is likely to worsen the decline of wild reindeer, scientists said on Monday.

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