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The polar bears of Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge

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Bryan Hood
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Nov 5, 2013

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Every year the barrier islands near the Arctic city of Kaktovik, Alaska, turn into a giant polar bear nursery as the bears wait for the Arctic Ocean to freeze over for the winter.
A mother and her polar bear cubs walk along the shore beneath a dramatic sunset at Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in North Slope, Alaska. Every year the barrier islands near the Arctic city of Kaktovik, Alaska, turn into a giant polar bear nursery as the bears wait for the Arctic Ocean to freeze over for the winter. Jon Cornforth / Barcroft Media

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Every year the barrier islands near the Arctic city of Kaktovik, Alaska, turn into a giant polar bear nursery as the bears wait for the Arctic Ocean to freeze over for the winter.
***EXCLUSIVE*** NORTH SLOPE, AK – UNDATED: A mother polar bear and her cub rest their eyes at the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Kaktovik, Alaska. Every year the barrier islands… Jon Cornforth / Barcroft Media

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Every year the barrier islands near the Arctic city of Kaktovik, Alaska, turn into a giant polar bear nursery as the bears wait for the Arctic Ocean to freeze over for the winter.
***EXCLUSIVE*** NORTH SLOPE, AK – UNDATED: A mother poalr bear and cubs sit at the water’s edge at sunset in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in North Slope, Alaska. Every… Jon Cornforth / Barcroft Media

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Every year the barrier islands near the Arctic city of Kaktovik, Alaska, turn into a giant polar bear nursery as the bears wait for the Arctic Ocean to freeze over for the winter.
***EXCLUSIVE*** NORTH SLOPE, AK – UNDATED: A mother polar bear nuzzles her cub in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in North Slope, Alaska. Every year the barrier islands near the… Jon Cornforth / Barcroft Media

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Every year the barrier islands near the Arctic city of Kaktovik, Alaska, turn into a giant polar bear nursery as the bears wait for the Arctic Ocean to freeze over for the winter.
***EXCLUSIVE*** NORTH SLOPE, AK – UNDATED: A mother polar bear and her cubs take in the sunset in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in North Slope, Alaska. Every year the… Jon Cornforth / Barcroft Media

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Every year the barrier islands near the Arctic city of Kaktovik, Alaska, turn into a giant polar bear nursery as the bears wait for the Arctic Ocean to freeze over for the winter.
***EXCLUSIVE*** NORTH SLOPE, AK – UNDATED: Two polar bear cubs sit by the shore at the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in North Slope, Alaska. Every year the barrier islands near… Jon Cornforth / Barcroft Media

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Every year the barrier islands near the Arctic city of Kaktovik, Alaska, turn into a giant polar bear nursery as the bears wait for the Arctic Ocean to freeze over for the winter.
***EXCLUSIVE*** NORTH SLOPE, AK – UNDATED: A mother polar bear and her cub in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in North Slope, Alaska. Every year the barrier islands near the… Jon Cornforth / Barcroft Media

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