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In the Arctic Circle, meet the polar bear, an early warning system for human survival
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Polar bears are being targeted even more by hunters, and their ecosystems are being depleted with climate change.
PHOTO: RAHUL S. VERGHESE
Rahul S. Verghese
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SVALBARD, Norway – I am the king of all I survey, at the top of the world in the North Pole, at the top of the food chain.
Humans come from far-off lands to shoot me, with their cameras and long lenses. They get very excited when they see me and try to be quiet, but are not.
