Conservation

 

Polar Bears

Polar Bear International declared 2008 The Year of the Polar Bear and we are
celebrating too!

Polar Bears International

The Year of the Polar Bear at the Oregon Zoo


THE FACTS:

THE PROBLEM:

  • Global Warming- The Plight of the Polar Bear

    With Earth’s temperatures on the rise, polar bear survival is on "thin ice." The ice they need to reach their prey is melting quickly, which is shortening the bears' hunting season and increasing the distances the bears need to swim from iceberg to iceberg.

    http://www.oregonzoo.org/Conservation/globalwarming.htm

WHAT YOU CAN DO:

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