Hug This Animal: Polar Bear Officially Protected by the ESA
May 15, 2008 by Peggy
Better late than never. Even though the January deadline passed with no decision on declaring the polar bear threatened under the Endangered Species Act, it’s now official.
This declaration means good things for the polar bear, but it’s sad the bears are under threat from global warming. Polar bears have been declared a threatened species due to decreasing sea ice caused by climate change. And some people still think global warming isn’t real . . . .
Learn more:
Polar bear now listed as threatened species
US lists polar bear as threatened
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Polar bears are the reason I got into being green. They are my favorite animal ever, and once I heard that they were in danger I did all I could to lessen my impact so they could survive. It’s sad that with everything happening and all the evidence that people still don’t believe in global warming.
Hopefully people change and there will be wild polar bears for my grandkids to see someday.
Hi Kamber. Endangered animals and plants were also part of what inspired me to go green as well. Plus, we need a good place for future generations of people! : )
I’m planning a list post soon of ways to help stop global warming. Some of them you may have heard, but it never hurts to think about it again.