Question by I’m **The Gold Standard**: Could global warming be killing the polar bears?
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Rising temperatures due to global warming are threatening the entire Arctic ecosystem. Warmer temperatures means less pack ice – ice that polar bears depend on for hunting.
As their natural habitat gets warmer and decreases in size, the end result is fewer polar bears. For the polar bear, an irreplaceable symbol of the Arctic, climate change could lead to extinction. temperatures in the Arctic are rising at almost twice the rate as the rest of the world.
Since 1978, Arctic sea area ice has shrunk by more than 8% per decade.
Greenland’s massive ice sheet holds enough melt water to raise sea level by approximately 23 feet (7 meters).Polar bears are the world’s largest land based predators, but despite being on top of the food chain, they face threats from climate change they cannot overcome – unless we do something about it.
How can you help stop this before it’s too late? Call on the US Government to protect the polar bear’s habitat and slow the effects of global warming in america
Temperatures in the Arctic are rising at almost twice the rate of that of the rest of the world, and it is threatening to place the entire Arctic ecosystem in jeopardy. For the polar bear, an irreplaceable symbol of the Arctic, climate change could lead to their extinction.
The polar bear depends on sea ice to survive, hunting for seal until the ice disappears every summer. As climate warming reduces the extent of the pack ice, the polar bear loses precious hunting time, and the number of polar bears declines.
Polar bears are dying because sea ice is melting from global warming. Scientists think that 2/3 of all polar bears; including all in Alaska will be gone by 2050 due to losing 100% of their habitat. Global warming is causing the melting of sea ice and a decline in habitat and food, forcing the polar bears to swim farther distances than normal. The higher temperature is also causing the polar bears to overheat because of their layers of thick fur.
The US Department of Interior announced that the polar bear will be listed as threatened under the Endangered Species Act on May 14, 2008, but the listing was filled with contradictions. for example, the administration signaled that it would take no steps under the Endangered Species Act to protect the polar bear from the massive oil and gas development currently planned in the very heart of its habitat. meaning thousands of polar bears will die drowning
Don’t worry about me, i already donated 0 each month to WWF to help our environment. i just hope they give my the free polar bear Adoption. that’s all. it will make me feel good, in time i am going to fight for those endangered polar bears to save lives
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Best answer:
Answer by Conservative
You need to do a little careful research on the population trends of the Polar Bear.
You will find that there are about 20 different polar bear ‘herds’ that, as a group, are thriving and growing.
Warmer temperatures benefit the polar bears, just as they do nearly all other animals.
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