In December, the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service announced a proposal to list polar bears as "threatened" under the Endangered Species Act. Climate change has caused Arctic ice to melt earlier in the summer and freeze later in the winter, shortening the polar bears' hunting season. For every week lost on the ice, the bears lose about 22 pounds of fat. Thinner bears tend to give birth to fewer cubs.
Securing this "threatened" status will help put protections in place that can help ensure the survival of our polar bears. It may even help clean up the air the rest of us have to breath.Global warming or not, that’s not a bad thing.
This is your chance to weigh in the subject. The deadline for public comments is Monday, April 9th. Click on any of the links below to make a difference.
Save our Environment
Natural Resources Defense Council
The World Wildlife Fund
Seven national crimes: I don't think. I don't know. I don't care. I am too busy. I leave well enough alone. I have no time to read and find out. I am not interested. -- William Boetcker.
