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The United States has listed the polar bear as a threatened species. Two-thirds of the polar bear population of 25,000 in the US could disappear by 2050. Climate change leading to massive melting of Arctic sea ice habitat of the bear is the major culprit. It has led to a fight between conservationists and oil companies as more and more of them head up north into the Arctic to explore more areas. However, are the measures environmentalists taking enough to protect the natural habitat and the species? Can we do more than just listing animals as endangered?
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Turtles, iconic species, sharks, birds, tiger now polar bears… and the list goes on on…every time adding new abut going extinct The church help rid Fiji of cannibalism which was once a cultural and traditional practice and they should now stop people from harvesting endangered species and encroaching their habitat. Everyone has to accept responsibility in all this… making them endangered only won’t help reach or save any of them.
(Global Perspectives)
I believe we should make every effort, but not fool ourselves into believing there are not clear agendas from many perspectives that are VERY insincere or not authentic in their approaches or claims to the issue. but it's not one man's game, here everyone is a player who need to play well and that's all..
(Global Perspectives)
While global warming is unavoidable issue, most, if not all, of the proposals being put forward to fight it are blatant attempts to profiteer from people's concerns and in fact only exacerbate the problem if you look carefully at the math 1.5 million species are going extinct. this is the strange dilemma between environment and the growth and both can't be pursued or neglected fully. there is the need to maintain balance. that is must at present to preserve the present ratio of species.
(Global Perspectives)
Well, species came and went and it’s difficult to count how many have gone and how many survive i.e. Dinosaurs came and went, yet there is still a wonderful, life giving planet orbiting the sun. Have faith, the future generations will figure out how to survive without our wisdom many years from now, it is an inherent trait. But this is certainly a time to rise from the slumber if we want to see them in near future as well.
(Local Perspectives)
Habitat loss, chemical threats, climate change, Hunting, rising o2 level and results is species are endangered. This natural these are giving species a tough challenge to survive against the environmental changes and human encroachments… it’s difficult if not impossible to stop these species go extinct. As some of the world powers are not eager to do so or change their technology to give a chance for the species to survive.
(Global Perspectives)
Yes, it will; doesn't matter if it's for a short time only - for nothing is permanent. Now, read between the lines - it's time the real battle between the environmentalists and the famous oil greed starts in this region. The Black Gold beneath here is priceless. Will the oil industry having stake in Alaska’s oil-rich fields let anyone intervene? The answer is a big NO.
But why all of a sudden the poor polar bears have been made a scapegoat by the US? There are still 25,000 here. There are only 15,000 in Canada and still there is no buzz. Perhaps, bears will now save the oil fields so that US can reap the benefits when the global wells are empty. It will also deter other countries from exploring the poles, especially Russia, but only if Al Gore can step in with some more inconvenient truths.
But why all of a sudden the poor polar bears have been made a scapegoat by the US? There are still 25,000 here. There are only 15,000 in Canada and still there is no buzz. Perhaps, bears will now save the oil fields so that US can reap the benefits when the global wells are empty. It will also deter other countries from exploring the poles, especially Russia, but only if Al Gore can step in with some more inconvenient truths.
(Global Perspectives)
Why Do We Care If Polar Bears Become Extinct?
This is not any sort of revelation: Polar bears declared a threatened species , but it does raise the question: Why do we care? By some estimates, 90% of all species that once existed are now extinct and new species are always taking their place. For the species that’s going to become extinct, for whatever reason, extinction is the end of it. However, for the species that remain, is the extinction of another species good or bad. When Europeans first colonized North America, there was an estimated five (5) billion Passenger Pigeons alive and well in North America. In 1914, they were extinct. Passenger Pigeons didn’t live in little groups, but huge flocks that required extraordinary quantities of hardwood forests for them to feed, breed and survive. Deforestation to build homes, create farmland and over hunting for cheap food decimated their population. The westward drive to grow the United States in the 1800s and early 1900s was incompatible with the needs of the Passenger Pigeon and they literally could not survive in the new North America being carved out by the U.S. economy. The interesting thing about the Passenger Pigeon was the impact its extinction had on another species—man. That impact was essentially none. Man continued to find ways to feed himself through agriculture and other technologies and the United States and its citizens continued to prosper from the early 20th century till today. Whether or not Polar Bears become extinct because of Global Climate Change or other reasons, we need to address the larger question of: Do we care and why? One of the ways a nation, its citizens and the global community can answer that question is addressed by John A. Warden III in Thinking Strategically About Global Climate Change. He asks some interesting biodiversity questions in his post to include How Many Species Is the Right Number and Which Ones?
This is not any sort of revelation: Polar bears declared a threatened species , but it does raise the question: Why do we care? By some estimates, 90% of all species that once existed are now extinct and new species are always taking their place. For the species that’s going to become extinct, for whatever reason, extinction is the end of it. However, for the species that remain, is the extinction of another species good or bad. When Europeans first colonized North America, there was an estimated five (5) billion Passenger Pigeons alive and well in North America. In 1914, they were extinct. Passenger Pigeons didn’t live in little groups, but huge flocks that required extraordinary quantities of hardwood forests for them to feed, breed and survive. Deforestation to build homes, create farmland and over hunting for cheap food decimated their population. The westward drive to grow the United States in the 1800s and early 1900s was incompatible with the needs of the Passenger Pigeon and they literally could not survive in the new North America being carved out by the U.S. economy. The interesting thing about the Passenger Pigeon was the impact its extinction had on another species—man. That impact was essentially none. Man continued to find ways to feed himself through agriculture and other technologies and the United States and its citizens continued to prosper from the early 20th century till today. Whether or not Polar Bears become extinct because of Global Climate Change or other reasons, we need to address the larger question of: Do we care and why? One of the ways a nation, its citizens and the global community can answer that question is addressed by John A. Warden III in Thinking Strategically About Global Climate Change. He asks some interesting biodiversity questions in his post to include How Many Species Is the Right Number and Which Ones?
(Local Perspectives)
This is the first time the Endangered speices act is being enforced to protect a species from the effects of global warming and its violation will have legal implications. The industrial community has already voiced its concern over this. So this law is sure to have effect in protecting the polar bear.
(Global Perspectives)
I used to live in an ill-planned city called Bangalore once. It is not surprising that the ’garden city’ of India is now among the fastest growing cities of the country, making it the most congested place, perhaps, in the world. The point I’m trying to make is the land we live in is not enough to sustain over 7 billion people - a number that is witnessing a geometric progression. We have built artificial islands and even tried to identify places beyond earth for our existence. It is but natural that we encroach into animal territories for our survival. I believe this cannot be stopped unless an epidemic wipes out 50% of the global population - a barf-provoking thought nevertheless. Like man, animals would certainly find different ways to survive and possibly evolve to share space with man. I wouldnt be surprised if polar bears take to the water for survival. Environmentalists can frame policies but cannot prevent the inevitable.
(Global Perspectives)
Anyone who does not adapt to the changes in the surroundings is tend to face the result.
In this case the result is the extinction of these species.
See we can’t balame anyone for this. Everything in the world is changing so fast with the increase in technology that these things are bound to happen.
We all know that each one of us is in a way responsible for the Global Warming.
All we need to do is act responsibly towards our environment and do not create unnecessary damage to the nature.
Still I wish we could save these creatures from extinction coz they make our world beautiful.
In this case the result is the extinction of these species.
See we can’t balame anyone for this. Everything in the world is changing so fast with the increase in technology that these things are bound to happen.
We all know that each one of us is in a way responsible for the Global Warming.
All we need to do is act responsibly towards our environment and do not create unnecessary damage to the nature.
Still I wish we could save these creatures from extinction coz they make our world beautiful.
(Global Perspectives)
listing animals as endangered species certainly will not help unless the core issuer are addressed. The polar Bear just happens to be on the top of the food chain in the Arctic ecosystem. If the Polar bears are threatened its because some thing is fundamentally wrong with the the ecosystem below.
(Global Perspectives)
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crazy we need stern actions and strong punishments if necessary. Developed countries normally keep finding excuses to shift the blame on developing nations. We have to realize that it effects everyone.