Showing posts with label Polar Bears. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Polar Bears. Show all posts

Tuesday, November 22, 2011

Wild Kingdom


The planet is warming due to global warming and not only are humans at risk, but our animals are already at great danger of extinction.  I would first like to point out which animals are being affected by global warming.  First, the polar bears, their ice sheets are melting, which leaves them with fewer places for them to hunt and raise their young.  Second, the penguins, the rising temperatures affect the food chain. Penguins feed on tiny organisms like shrimp and these tiny little organisms survive on algae, but the melting ice and rising temperatures are creating a decrease on algae. Third, there’s the trout, which need glacial temperatures to survive or they will not live.  Fourth, the orangutan, since insect’s flourish and increase on rising temperatures this makes orangutans more vulnerable to viral and bacterial infections as well as disease carried by these insects. Fifth, the arctic fox, since these animals are adapted to freezing temperatures, global warming is pushing them further north in search for a proper habitat.  If global warming keeps increasing, this list of animals can continue to add up.  All animals are living, breathing souls with hearts and feelings just like us.  And they should be treated that way. I am using my voice to speak for these animals that can’t.

*Action Tip-The loss of natural habitat is what's killing our animals.  Caused directly by human consumption.  Next time you have to go to the grocery store why not ride your bike there.  It not only helps our environment, but  it also helps our body stay fit.

Happy Feet Two

Yesterday night I took my goddaughter to go see Happy Feet Two and not only was it the cutest movie, but the most educational movie for children to learn about our environment. The movie is about a baby penguin trying to save his family and friends from being trapped by icebergs because of global warming the earth has shifted the landscape and they can’t get any food. The movie brings up different types of global warming topics, but the one that stood out to me the most was how it shows polar bears clinging to shrinking icebergs because of the effects of global warming causing ice cracks in the Antarctica. It’s on the Arctic ice that the polar bear makes its living, which is why global warming is such a serious threat to their well-being.  Polar bears are being impacted by population sizes decreasing, sea ice platforms moving further apart and swimming conditions more dangerous, and fewer hunting opportunities.  If we as humans don’t help save these poor creatures from global warming then two thirds of polar bears will disappear by 2050.  Let’s act now!



*Action Tip- Please click on the link below and help save the polar bears from extinction
https://secure.nrdconline.org/site/Advocacy?cmd=display&page=UserAction&id=484&JServSessionIdr004=l558ytgv32.app341a