Ellis, Richard, 1938-

On thin ice : the changing world of the polar bear / Richard Ellis. - 1st ed. - New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2009. - 400 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 25 cm.

"Borzoi book."

Includes bibliographical references (p. [355]-381) and index.

Europeans "discover" the polar bear (and the bear discovers them) -- The great ice bear -- Polar bear nations -- The Eskimo and the polar bear -- Hunting the hunter -- In the zoo and the circus -- On the whiteness of the bear -- Global warming and the bear -- Is the polar bear doomed?.

ISBN: 9780307270597

LCCN: 2009020017

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Polar bear.
Polar bear--Effect of human beings on.
Global warming.
Global environmental change.

LC Class. No.: QL737.C27 / E47 2009

Dewey Class. No.: 599.786