Flora of Ireland. Ireland is in the Atlantic European Province of the Circumboreal Region, a floristic region within the Holarctic.
The previous heavyweight was a North American giant short-faced bearâa related extinct speciesâthat weighed up to 2,500 pounds (1,134 kilograms). The largest bear on record in modern times was a 2,200-pound (998-kilogram) polar bear shot in Alaska in the 19th century.
Polar Bears It's a magnificent, powerful, and fearless animal; the world's largest land carnivore. The polar bear is a unique part of our natural heritage - directly connected to the Arctic Refuge. How? Every winter, several of these impressive animals come to the Refuge to den and give birth.