Nunavut is melting away
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Support the tracking of six female polar bears and their cubs in Canada's Hudson Bay region. This will help provide vital information in support of a study to determine the effects of climate change.
Support the tracking of six female polar bears and their cubs in Canada's Hudson Bay region. This will help provide vital information in support of a study to determine the effects of climate change.
Arctic ice is melting at a faster rate than many scientists predicted it would - accelerating dramatic environmental change. It is widely believed that the consequences of this environmental change are both global and local in scale - but the full extent of how people and the environment are affected is not entirely understood.
Scientists believe that the effects of climate change on polar bears provides a barometer for the overall health of the planet. Vital information in needed in support of this hypothesis and to understand how climate change will affect us all.
The polar bear tracker program provides scientists with vital information that will help us understand and address the impact of climate change, develop initiatives to safeguard Arctic habitat and protect the polar bears.
Understanding and Addressing The Impact of Climate Change
Temperatures in most parts of the Arctic are rising and this is affecting the people and species that live in the north. WWF is working globally to understand and reverse the effects of climate change. We're collecting scientific data on changes in the sea ice and its impact on wildlife. This information helps us educate and direct people, governments, and industry to do more to reduce the harmful effects of climate change on the planet.
Safeguarding Habitat
WWF is working with local people, governments and industry to set aside a network of protected Arctic marine and land habitats. These habitats provide a vital role in preserving the natural balance of the Arctic habitat and include caribou calving sites, polar bear den areas and marine/animal feeding sites.
Saving Polar Bears
WWF is committed to securing a future for the world's polar bears, and globally we are working with various partners in order to make sure we have the best scientific research and data when trying to influence governments to take a stance on climate change and protect this beautiful animal.
WWF-Canada is tracking female polar bears to determine the impact of climate change on their behaviour and survival. This will help us better understand and prepare for the impacts of climate change as well as engage the public and create much-needed awareness.
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JRouse
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Canada
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Every time you see this ad, you're raising money for your cause!
JRouse
says:
"We're almost there! $11 left. I wonder if this will be the biggest single goal reached on BTW?!"
May 27
JRouse
says:
"Check this out, polar bear climbing to get food: http://news.bbc.co.uk/earth/hi/earth_news/newsid_8622000/8622244.stm"
Apr 20
jessymbolism
says:
"nothing breaks my heart more than to hear the plight of the polar bears."
Mar 07
JRouse
says:
"Interesting article discussing the changing habitats and how grizzlies are now moving north: http://www.scienceblog.com/cms/grizzly-bears-move-polar-bear-habitat-manitoba-canada.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+scienceblogrssfeed+(Science+Blog)"
Feb 24
Marsha
says:
"Trying to save polar bears is a very good cause. In the attempt to save the polar bears, it brings awareness to the habitat that they live in and in turn, the importance of the preservation of the arctic ecosystem. Everyone should work together to save these increadibly cute and increasingly rare animals! "
Jan 10
jessymbolism
says:
"i contacted the NRDC last year with an idea to help save them. I said that we should create man-made icebergs or flotation devices so that they could rest between traveling. They said that it would cause damage to ships. Well, so do icebergs! It is beginning to make me think they wanted things this way just so more cargo could be shipped cheaper:("
Dec 27