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 Polar Bear Fact Sheet has everything you need to know about these amazing arctic animals
  
  

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:

• There is a loophole in the Marine Mammal Protection Act that still allows the importation of polar bear heads and hides. Help the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) close this loophole with the Polar Bear Protection Act.
  
  
• Defenders of Wildlife is also working really hard to protect polar bears. Check out their website and all the links to find out more about their habitat, political actions that can be taken, and polar bear adoption.
  
  http://www.defenders.org/wildlife_and_habitat/wildlife/polar_bear.php
  http://www.defenders.org/programs_and_policy/wildlife_conservation/imperiled_species/polar_bear/index.php
  
  
• Spread the word about polar bears by watching the movie Arctic Tale with family and friends!
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

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