1973Nov: Norway, Denmark-Greenland, Russia, US, and Canada, the polar bear Range States, enter into an agreement to protect polar bears and their habitat (ADFG).
Reference: Alaska Department of Fish and Game. http://www.adfg.state.ak.us/pubs/notebook/marine/polarbea.php
Image Description: A polar bear on a glacier in the Arctic. Image from NASA website. Photo by Markus Rex. Image Location: NASA. http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/releases/2004/108.cfm Image Permission: This file is in the public domain because it was created by NASA. NASA copyright policy states that “NASA material is not protected by copyright unless noted”.
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