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Species Extinction Polar Bears

Species Extinction

How to save the polar bears ?

"Extinction, in biology, the dying out or termination of a species. Extinction occurs when species are diminished because of environmental forces (habitat fragmentation, global change, over exploitation of species for human use) or because of evolutionary changes in their members (genetic inbreeding, poor reproduction, decline in population numbers)."

Stakeholders

For profit businesses

WWF

One of the mainly reasons That polar bears are dying is because of climate change, sea ice is melting, which mean that it is hard to get around to get food to survive. So we can help by

  • Reducing energy use
  • Using the bike or walk
  • Recycle
  • Planting tress

Another reason is because of oil spills there are oil stations in the Arctic which can really harm the polar bears and other animals we can save them by

  • Getting solar or wind power
  • Can clean up the oils spills

Stopping the people from hunting polar bears Canada can make it illegal to hunt polar bears and to sell them.

Hunter is hunting polar bear to make money. Turns out Canada's bears are worth $6.3 billion. Sport hunters pay up to $30,000 for the chance to bag a bear. Hunter also sells the bear's skin. 10 Foot Polar Bear Rug cost about $34,938.69

Why it is important to stop the polar bears from going extinct?

The World Wildlife Fund is Canada's largest non-governmental organization they mission is to "To stop the degradation of the planet's natural environment and to build a future in which humans live in harmony with nature" WWF protect wildlife like tiger, polar bears, Panda and other animals.

Advertising

Coca-Cola have raised more than $2 Million to help the polar bears. Coca-Cola partnered with WWF to help save the polar bears. People have responded by texting to the package code, triggering $1 which soon turn into $1.8 million. Then Coca-Cola added to that and gave $400,000. Coca-Cola has many commercials which have polar bears in them.

Here is one of there commercial

How they helping the polar bear?

Addressing climate change

  • They help to research on climate change by funding research
  • They talk to the government and tell them about the effects that climate change on polar bears

Creating safer communities

Keeping the polar bear and the people separate is better for both because when bears wonder to communities where people. They usually end up killing the bears. So WWF help by

  • In northern Canada they gave steel food storage containers to keep it safe from bears and provided electric fences to keep the bears away from the dog team.
  • In the Arctic, WWF have workshops for people to talk there experiences and successes so they can keep peace between people and bears.

Where in Canada

Works Cited

Small ways to help the polar bears

Polar bears are very important species and if they were to go extinct, it will affect the environment. The Arctic Fox depends on the polar bear for food they eat the left over seal carcass after the polar bear is done so if polar bear go extinct Arctic Fox might as well. Seals population might increase, but also affecting the fish that seals feed on. We are not exactly what will happen, but biologists have said that polar bears extinction will definitely affect the chain.

  • Use Public Transport
  • Switching off lights when not in use
  • Replacing traditional light bulbs with CFLs
  • Recycle
  • Carpool
  • Use less hot water
  • Planting trees
  • Donating money to organizations like WWF who help the animals
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  • Why should we care about polar bears? (n.d.). Retrieved December 13, 2016, from https://www.polartrec.com/forum/polar-bear-response-to-sea-ice-loss/why-should-we-care-about-polar-bears
  • Threats to Polar Bears. (n.d.). Retrieved December 13, 2016, from http://wwf.panda.org/what_we_do/where_we_work/arctic/wildlife/polar_bear/threats/
  • Entertainment, S. P. (n.d.). Longevity & Causes of Death. Retrieved December 13, 2016, from https://seaworld.org/Animal-Info/Animal-InfoBooks/Polar-Bears/Longevity-and-Causes-of-Death
  • PETA Prime: A World Without Polar Bears. (2010). Retrieved December 13, 2016, from http://prime.peta.org/2010/11/a-world-without-polar-bears
  • Paris, M. (2010). What is the price of a polar bear? Retrieved December 13, 2016, from http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/what-is-the-price-of-a-polar-bear-1.972375
  • What WWF is doing for polar bears. (n.d.). Retrieved December 13, 2016, from http://wwf.panda.org/what_we_do/where_we_work/arctic/wildlife/polar_bear/wwf_polar_bears/
  • Staff, J. (n.d.). Coca-Cola Raises $2 Million for Polar Bears. Retrieved December 13, 2016, from http://www.coca-colacompany.com/our-company/coke-raises-over-2-million-to-save-polar-bears
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  • Canada's action on climate change. (2016). Retrieved December 13, 2016, from http://climatechange.gc.ca/default.asp?lang=En&n=E18C8F2D-1
  • Polar Bear Population and Management - Fur Institute of Canada. (2015). Retrieved December 13, 2016, from http://fur.ca/conservation/the-polar-bear-debate/

What causes polar bear to be endangered?

Polar bears in Canada

Big Ways to help polar bears

Oil Exploration

Reduced insulation

If a polar bear comes contact with oil spills it can affect the bear's fur from growing so the bears have to do something to keep themselves warm which means increasing its caloric intake which can be hard since the ice is melting

Poisoning

Climate Change

Polar bears can ingest oil through their fur and eating contaminated prey. Which can cause liver and kidney damage and it has long-term toxicity. Bears can be poison even if a little amount of oil touches their fur.

  • Canada can get more solar power or wind power
  • Put solar power on the roof of house or schools
  • In Canada oil companies are making so much money that the fine for throwing oil in the oceans is not high for them so they just pay the fine and just leave it there so to stop it Canada should make it a criminal charges.

Around 600 or 3% of Canadian polar bears are hunted by native Inuit hunters. Native people have hunted polar bears for a long time. For the native people, palar bears play a culturally, spiritually and economically role. "In Ontario, the Polar Bear has been protected under the province’s Endangered Species Act since 2009. Only First Nations hunters residing along the Hudson Bay and James Bay coast can harvest Polar Bears. There is a permissible limit of no more than 30 bears per year." Native people Hunt polar bears to survive and to live by selling the bear or its skins.

There are many ways that polar bears are going extinct, but one of them is climate change. Polar bears depend on sea ice to get their food for the summer and autumn because now that ice melts earlier in the spring and takes time to form later in the autumn like in southern range, like Hudson Bay and James Bay in Canada. Polar bears have to live without food. When polar bear have nothing to eat, they become unhealthy which lead to less reproduction. Scientist believe the reason cub dies because of less food and not enough fat on the mother.

There are estimated to be 20,000 to 25,000 polar bears in the world and about 60 to 80 per cent of it is found it Canada. This picture shows where the polar bears are. Polar bears are not in Canada, but they are in Canada's territory, so polar bears going extinct will affect Canada

Hunting

For the last several decades hunting is one of the greatest reasons for polar bear deaths today polar bears are hunted by native arctic people for food, clothing, handicrafts, and sale of skins. Polar bears are legally being killed for trophy hunts

This map is showing the population of the polar bears in 2015 and which part where polar bears are going extinct

By Tooba Tariq

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