{"product_id":"ice-bear-9780099534129","title":"Ice Bear","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe polar bear is one of the most recognisable animals on the planet. Yet if global warming continues at its present pace, summer sea ice could disappear entirely from the Arctic Ocean by the year 2040. Polar bears could be extinct within a generation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eIce Bear\u003c\/i\u003e is the definitive account of an iconic species: its life, its past, and its uncertain future. These beautiful bears are creatures of paradox: Arctic residents whose major problem is not staying warm, but keeping cool.  Officially classed as marine mammals, they are the world''s largest land carnivores. They begin life in a snowdrift; at birth they weigh just twenty ounces. Fully grown, they become massive predators that can walk almost silently, ten feet in length and close to 2,000 pounds. Wandering thousands of miles over the course of a year, they are, above all, creatures of the ice. Without sea ice and the life it supports, polar bears cannot survive.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKieran Mulvaney is an expert on the Polar regions\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe excellent book - a blend of natural history and personal reflection - is full of profound observations about one of the world's most telegenic yet threatened mammals * BBC History Magazine *\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eIce Bear\u003c\/i\u003e joins the dots of this unfolding drama at the top of the world,  showing why polar bears are much more than majestic and charming adornments to the planet. * Daily Mail *\u003cbr\u003eKieran Mulvaney has written numerous polar-related book and in this one he sheds some light on this odd animal, concentrating on two bears living around Hudson Bay in Canada and following them from their charming infancy through to full adulthood. On the way there is much to be learnt. * Daily Telegraph *\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cornerstone","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52195144958295,"sku":"9780099534129","price":999.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/ice-bear-9780099534129","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}