Polar Bears In A Warming Arctic
A joint presentation sponsored by the Science Deaprtment (RDC) and Red Deer River Natualists.
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Since 2002, Andrew Derocher, Ph.D. has been a Professor of Biological Sciences at The University of Alberta in Edmonton. Dr. Derocher joined the University after 7 years at the Norwegian Polar Bear Institute as a research scientist studying polar bears in Svalbard and Western Russia. His research over the last 36 years has focused on the ecology and conservation of polar bears across the Arctic.His current research is focused on understanding the effects of climate change on polar bears.He has published over 150 peer-reviewed papers on polar bears and is a member and past chair of the IUCN/SSC Polar Bear Specialist Group.