Polar Bear Habitat
Powerful yet fragile; these words best describe the polar bear and the habitat where the bears reside. The polar bear is an animal of supreme beauty and power. Polar bears can kill swiftly with one powerful strike from their expansive paws. The inviting cuddly image of the polar bear hides the quiet power, of a fierce predator. Polar bears may be lost to the world forever if the habitat of the bear continues to shrink at the rate it is presently dwindling. The icy, frigid, landscape that is home to the polar bear is under constant threat from global warming. Polar bears are essentially without any natural enemies, they are the dominant species in their ecosystem. Their dominance however, cannot compete with the effect of a reducing land mass, the reduction of available food and low birth rates. Many of these challenges can be directly linked to global warming and its attendant effects. Unless there is a rapid and immediate reversal of the conditions that have given rise to the environmental phenomenon of global warming the bear populations will continue to reduce until they are extinct. This man made problem requires that the collective action of countries be engaged to produce a turnaround.
Since 2008 the polar bear was considered under a serious enough threat to be placed listed on the U.S. Endangered Species list (Polar bears 2012). The action of the U.S. government indicates the seriousness of the problem and underscores the need for prompt action. The survival of the animal is in jeopardy because of the constant and unrelenting destruction of a natural habitat that cannot be duplicated. This essay will describe the polar bear, and its habitat. Additionally, the destructive role of global warming, through the rise of ocean temperatures will be explored to aid in the comprehension of the problem. It will be apparent at the end of this essay that there is a need for immediate action by all the relevant agencies, both governmental and non-governmental.
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