Melting ice threatens polar bears

Conservationists say the existence of polar bears is under threat as the Arctic Arctic sea ice is melting quickly.

According to the Center for Biodiversity, Natural Resources Protection Council and Greenpeace, polar bears must rely on ice to hunt, pair and migrate.

The groups suggested that the US Federal Government paralyze wild bears in "threatened species", in the spirit of the Law on the Protection of Endangered Species, due to the rapid thawing of unprecedented ice in the calendar. history in the far north.

Dr. David Shepherdson, International Polar Bear Organization, who once studied polar bears in Churchil Manitoba, said polar bears only live Arctic Sesame and rely on ice sea. Their food is mainly seals living in the region.

Last September, the United States Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and the University of Colorado announced that the Arctic ice has been reduced by 20% since 1979, reducing 166,560 square kilometers annually. , equal to the size of the state of Colorado - the 8th largest state in the United States

(Science & Nature)