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The MeltIng Ice Caps and the Destruction of Polar bears
Everyday the population of polar bears declines so much that by 2050 two thirds of polar bears will gone. This is mainly because of loss of ice. In 2011 the coldest point of winter showed that the ice was tied with it’s lowest point when they first started observing in 1979. A female polar bear had to swim for 9 whole days before reaching a solid ice flow. Costing her 20% of her body weight and her young cub. In 2004 biologists found four drowned polar bears and suspected the death toll was a lot higher. Another contributor is scarcity of food. The reduction in ice platforms near popular areas for the fish that the seals eat affects how many seals the polar bears can consume. Since polar bears are going hungry for a longer period of time same cannibalistic habits are beginning to develop especially on other bear’s cubs.
To help reduce the chances of the ice caps melting everyday people can make small changes in their everyday lives. To reduce your carbon footprint make simple changes for example bike or use public transit to work or school instead of driving. Using bio fuels instead of fossil fuels. Unplugging electronic devices when not in use and switching to LED lightbulbs. You can even reduce your footprint by not buying as much. There are so many ways to reduce your footprint and save the ice caps from melting at the same time and so many more reasons to do so.
Works Cited
@nwf. "Global Warming and Polar Bears - National Wildlife Federation." Global Warming and Polar Bears - National Wildlife Federation. Web. 29 Sept. 2016.
By UK News Group (Originally in English). "Taking Action to Stop the Melting Polar Ice." Taking Action to Stop the Melting Polar Ice. Web. 29 Sept. 2016.