Scientists believe that climate change could cause polar bears to go extinct by the end of the century due to climate change. Sadly, some leaders have made plans to exacerbate the diminishing polar bear population, rather than trying ot save them. Trump’s presidency has been full of rollbacks that severely weaken environmental and wildlife protections. […]
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Petition: Ban Polar Bear Trophy Hunting
Scientists believe that climate change could cause polar bears to go extinct by the end of the century. With higher temperatures and less sea ice, polar bears will not be able to get enough food and provide for their children. This tragic possibility seems like something that every person in power should be working to […]
Petition: Halt Environmental Rollbacks to Save Polar Bears from Extinction
One of the ways that many of us first became aware of and concerned about climate change was through a “Save the Polar Bears” poster that featured a scrawny, scared-looking polar bear on a tiny fragment of ice. It was jarring and upsetting. Teachers would chime in that our grandchildren may never get to see […]
Most polar bears to disappear by 2100, study predicts
Scientists have predicted for the first time when, where and how polar bears are likely to disappear, warning that if greenhouse gas emissions stay on their current trajectory all but a few polar bear populations in the Arctic will probably be gone by 2100. By as early as 2040, it is very likely that many […]
Petition: Polar Bears in Danger of Being Buried Alive as their Dens Go Undetected During Oil Drilling
A study found that polar bear dens often go undetected during oil industry checks. According to Reuters, a study found that the oil industry’s method for finding polar bear dens while drilling in Alaska fails half the time. The study evaluated thermal detection records from the oil industry and compared them to biologists’ records of […]
Polar bears are being forced into CANNIBALISM by climate change and fossil fuel extraction with large males attacking females with cubs, scientist reveals
Climate change and humans are driving polar bears to cannibalism. A Russian scientist reveals the animals are feeding on each other in the Arctic as melting ice and fossil fuel extraction destroys their habit. Ice levels are falling due to rising temperatures and industrial companies are moving into the area -forcing polar bears out of […]
Hunting of polar bears must be banned if species has any chance of survival, expert warns
Hunting of polar bears for their skins and trophies must be banned or the iconic Arctic species will die out, a conservationist has warned. Not only are the animals battling to survive the impact of climate change, which is melting the ice they need to hunt on, but trophy hunters and a soaring demand for […]
Heartbreaking pictures show starving polar bears fighting over plastic rubbish
Distressing photographs have emerged that shows two desperate polar bear cubs fighting over plastic they found in a remote part of Alaska. The upsetting images by Danny Sullivan show the cubs battling it out over the plastic pollution as they get increasingly hungry waiting for the arrival of this winter’s sea ice. The ice is […]