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Scientist who claimed polar bears were drowning is investigated for 'scientific misconduct'
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| Last Edited | kal Jul 30, 2011 06:08am |
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| Media | Newspaper - Daily Mail |
| News Date | Saturday, July 30, 2011 12:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | The scientist who claimed polar bears were drowning because of melting ice caps is being investigated for 'scientific misconduct'.
Dr Charles Monnett, an Alaskan wildlife biologist working for the U.S. government, stunned the world after spotting four polar bear bodies floating in the sea miles from shore.
He suggested the high winds and waves of a recent storm had exhausted the predators, which are normally good swimmers.
And in a scientific paper, he and colleagues argued that the increased incidence of storms caused by global warming, and the loss of ice for polar bears to walk on, could lead to more deaths in the future.
While the findings were seized upon by environmentalists as another peril of climate change, sceptics and some other scientists questioned the conclusions.
Yesterday it emerged Dr Monnett – who works for the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement – has been placed on leave and is being investigated for 'integrity issues' apparently linked to the polar bear report.
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