Polar Bears Mostly Extinct by 2050

Exotic Animal Newsflash:

It has been reported that we the polar bear could be mostly extinct by the year 2050. That means that 2/3 of the entire polar bear population, roughly 1600 bears, could be dead if sea ice melting predictions are accurate.

However, it could be the case that the sea ice is even melting faster than computer models are predicting. It is thought that a few may survive on Canadian Arctic islands off the west coast of Greenland by 2100, but this is very bleak!

These reports are being used to determine if the polar bear should be listed as threatened…Right now it is listed as vulnerable. I think they have their answer staring them in the face right now! They will decide it’s conservation status by January of 2008.

The reason the polar ice is so important to these bears is because they use the ice to hunt their staple food, seal. They also eat young walrus and whales.

It is estimated that polar bears appeared 40,000-50,000 yrs ago, and have never lived through a climatic period as warm as what is to come.

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Penguin Papparazzi

Have you seen the movie, “March of the Penguins“? What a fabulous movie. The penguin life is documented over a 1 yr period, and it will open up your eyes on what these little guys and gals have to go through, just to survive! Awesome!

I found this wonderful article to expose the penguin life for you! Enjoy!

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Penguins – An Overview
By P Anderson

The popularity of penguins is at an all-time high. It is in large part due to the hit movie The March of the Penguins, that such interest in penguins has been raised recently. Until this movie was released in theatres, most humans never knew that penguins could be such a strong and determined animal. This brief article is to give you a short overview of penguin facts.

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