THE GREAT WHITE BEAR: A NATURAL AND UNNATURAL HISTORY OF THE POLAR BEAR

Book ID/图书代码： 12844010B37897

English Summary/英文概要： Polar bears are creatures of paradox: They are white bears whose skin is black; massive predators who can walk almost silently; Arctic residents whose major problem is not staying warm, but keeping cool. Fully grown they can measure 10 feet and weigh close to 2,000 pounds, but at birth they are just 20 ounces. Creatures that may wander thousands of miles over the course of a year, they begin life in a snowdrift.

Human encounters with these legendary beasts are cause for both excitement and apprehension. Tales throughout history describe the ferocity of polar bear attacks on humans; but human hunting of polar bears has exacted a far larger toll, obliging Arctic nations to try to protect their region’s iconic species before it’s too late.

Now, however, another threat to the polar bears’ survival has emerged, one that is steadily removing sea ice and the life it supports. Without this habitat, polar bears cannot exist. The Great White Bear celebrates the story of this unique species. Through a blend of history, both natural and human, through myth and reality and observations both personal and scientific, Kieran Mulvaney masterfully provides a context for readers to consider the polar bear, its history, its life, and its uncertain fate.

Chinese Summary/中文概要： 北極熊的未來與人類生存環境發展究竟有怎樣的關聯?
阿拉斯加的環境作家馬爾文尼(Kieran Mulvaney)揭開北極熊的生活史

目前北極熊的數量一共為2.5萬頭，冰山以及冰的減少，這些都導致棲息環境的惡化。跟蹤北極熊活動、繁殖以及撫養後代情況，對於研究人類未來的生存環境來說非常重要。
北極熊白色的毛下卻有黑色的皮膚；它們身軀龐大卻能在捕獵時無聲無息地接近獵物；它們生活在北極，最大的麻煩不是取暖而是保持涼爽；成年的北極熊身長達10英尺，體重近2000磅，而它們剛出生時僅僅才20盎司重；它們可在一年中跋涉數千里。
人類對這種神奇的生物又愛又怕。歷史故事中將它們描寫成攻擊人類的兇殘野獸，卻忽略了一點：人類對北極熊的狩獵已經造成了更惡劣的影響。幸好，數個北極地區的國家終於採取行動，保護這些有標誌性意義的神奇物種。
然而現在，另一個威脅北極熊生存的問題擺在了眼前，冰海的退卻嚴重威脅著北極熊的生存環境。通過對自然與人類歷史的探究，以及分別以個人和科學的角度觀察分析，作者Kieran Mulvaney巧妙地留給讀者一個值得深思的問題：北極熊的未來與人類生存發展究竟有怎樣的關聯…(Ruby & Chris)

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About the Author/作者介绍： KIERAN MULVANEY is the author of At the Ends of the Earth: A History of the Polar Regions and The Whaling Season: The Struggle to Stop Commercial Whaling. He has traveled extensively in the Arctic and Antarctic. He has written for the Washington Post Magazine, the Guardian, New Scientist, and BBC Wildlife and is a correspondent for Discovery News and Reuters.
Kieran Mulvaney曾在地球南北兩極遊歷，作品包括《At the Ends of the Earth: A History of the Polar Regions》和《 The Whaling Season: The Struggle to Stop Commercial Whaling》。Kieran為多家著名媒體撰稿，包括《華盛頓郵報雜誌》、《衛報》、《新科學家》以及BBC《野生動物》。他同時也是探索新聞和路透社的通訊員。

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