POLAR BEARS: THE NATURAL HISTORY OF A THREATENED SPECIES

Book ID/图书代码： 00110919C00008

English Summary/英文概要： No animal is more symbolic of the Arctic than the polar bear. In the short space of 150,000 years, it has undergone behavioural and physiological changes to evolve from a grizzly bear into the most specialized predator of the Arctic sea ice. Yet, its survival is now threatened by global warming. Renowned Polar bear scientist Dr. Ian Stirling compresses 40 years of research on these iconic mammals into a new and comprehensive natural history. In accessible language, he explains their evolution, life history, behaviour, how they are researched, and the current threat to their very existence. He also explains why polar bears of Hudson Bay have become so important to our understanding of the species, and how Churchill became The Polar Bear Capital of the World

Chinese Summary/中文概要： 没有任何动物能比北极熊更能代表北极。在短短15万年的时间里，它经历了行为上和生理上的双重变化，从一只灰熊进化成了北极海冰上最专业的捕食者。然而，现在它们的生存正受到全球变暖的威胁。著名的北极熊科学家伊恩•斯特林博士将40年来对这些标志性哺乳动物的研究压缩到这样一部全新而全面的自然史当中。他用通俗易懂的语言解释了它们的进化过程、生活史、行为、研究方法以及目前对它们生存的威胁。他还解释了为什么哈德逊湾的北极熊对我们了解这个物种变得如此重要，以及丘吉尔是如何成为世界北极熊之都的。（XMM）

Awards/获奖情况：“通过这部作品——迄今为止以北极熊为主题最好的作品——我们有幸了解到伊恩•斯特林博学的知识以及他对这一伟大动物的终生体验。40年前当他开始研究北极熊时候，人们所了解的知识非常有限，研究方法也非常原始。现在，伊恩与他的众多同事们可以使用现代科技，从卫星图像到遥测设备再到DNA分析。所获得的成果激动人心又迷人不己。伊恩•斯特林不仅是一位杰出的科学家，他对北极的自然和野生动物也有着深厚的热爱。他向我们展示了遥远的北方并不是一种贫瘠而充满敌意的环境，而是一个独特而美丽的地方。然而，脆弱的北极受到气候变化、跨界污染和其他干扰的影响。本书介绍的新知识对保护和管理北极自然以及北极熊都至关重要。读伊恩•斯特林的书，欣赏图片，乐享其中。如果你去北极，要像他一样小心。只留下你的脚印.”——索尔•S•拉森博士。世界自然保护联盟北极熊专家小组的创始成员，挪威极地研究所生物学系主任和研究主任。

“30多年来，每当有关于北极熊的争论时，我不仅向伊恩•斯特林寻求确切的事实和数据，而且寻求真正的智慧和观点。与伊恩一起在北极的野外工作，整个人会非常自在，就像他非常熟悉的熊一样。”——蒙特•赫梅尔，世界自然基金会加拿大分会名誉主席。

“With this book – the best ever to be written about polar bears - we are blessed with the opportunity to benefit from Ian Stirling’s extensive knowledge and life-long experience with this magnificent animal. When he began his study of polar bears more than 40 years ago, knowledge was limited and research methods were crude. Ian and his many colleagues now use modern techniques, ranging from satellite imagery to telemetry equipment to DNA-analyses. The outcome is exciting and fascinating.

Ian Stirling is not only a brilliant scientist – he has also a profound love for the Arctic’s nature and wildlife. He shows us that the far North is not a barren and hostile environment, but unique and beautiful. The fragile Arctic is, however, affected by climate change, transboundary pollution and other disturbances. The new knowledge presented in this book is crucial for conservation and management of Arctic nature and its polar bears.

Read Ian Stirling’s book, admire the pictures and enjoy. And if you go North, be as careful as he is. Leave nothing but your footprints”.
—Dr. Thor S. Larsen. Founding member of the IUCN Polar Bear Specialist Group and former Head of Biology Department and Director of Research at the Norwegian Polar Institute

“For over thirty years now, whenever there is debate over polar bears, I have turned to Ian Stirling not just for definitive facts and figures, but for genuine wisdom and perspective. To work with Ian in the field is to experience a man entirely at home in the Arctic environment, not unlike the bears he knows so well”.
—Monte Hummel, President Emeritus, WWF-Canada.

About the Author/作者介绍： 伊恩•斯特林博士是加拿大野生动物管理局的一名研究科学家，也是阿尔伯塔大学的一名兼职教授，他对北极熊的行为、种群、生态以及捕食者与猎物之间的关系进行了长达40年的研究，比世界上任何其他人都要长。通过对哈德逊湾西部的研究，他率先清楚地证明了气候变化对当地北极熊的影响。他是各个国家级和国际级的北极熊和海洋哺乳动物委员会的成员，亲自撰写和与人合著了200多篇科学论文以及三本书。他曾多次获奖，包括北部科学奖，他还是加拿大骑士团军官，以及加拿大皇家学会会员。

As a research scientist with the Canadian Wildlife Service and an Adjunct Professor at the University of Alberta, Dr. Ian Stirling has studied the behaviour, population, ecology, and predator-prey relationships of polar bears for 40 years, longer than anyone else in the world. His research in western Hudson Bay provided the first clear demonstration of climate change on resident polar bears there. He is a member of national and international committees on polar bears and marine mammals, and has authored or co-authored over 200 scientific articles and three books. He has won several awards, including the Northern Science Award, and is an Officer of the Order of Canada and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada.

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