Save the Polar Bears!

http://www.google.com/imgres?q=baby+polar+bears&um=1&hl=en&client=safari&sa=N&rls=en&biw=1063&bih=625&tbm=isch&tbnid=ago50CcQQrw3dM:&imgrefurl=http://gami8.webs.com/apps/photos/photo%3Fphotoid%3D23174241&docid=4tYq5_uJ8k3A9M&imgurl=http://gami8.webs.com/photos/polar%252520bears/cute_polar_bear.jpg&w=500&h=356&ei=hIGfT_kCqYLYBdvl3akC&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=90&vpy=340&dur=70&hovh=189&hovw=266&tx=157&ty=190&sig=107225146517965826484&page=1&tbnh=119&tbnw=166&start=0&ndsp=15&ved=1t:429,r:10,s:0,i:159

Arctic Bears Reside in 5 different nations that provide appropriate arctic ice habitats.

U.S., Canada, Russia, Greenland, and Norway

Two layers of fur insulate polar bears Body temperature and metabolic rate don’t change up to --34 degrees

Fahrenheit Hairs appear white; but are pigment free, transparent, and hollow

Bears in zoos have shown a green color to their fur due to algae growing in the hair shafts (Polar Bears International)

Polar bears skin is black 4 ½ inch layer of fat resides under the skin

Fur, not fat keeps polar bears insulated

Natural Habitat Climate Sun sets in October and rises in February (High Arctic) Winter- up to -50 degrees Fahrenheit

Icy, Cold Arctic .vs. Captivity

peteryuenphotography.com

vintage.johnnyjet.com

science.howstuffworks.com

“Nothing is stronger than the power of hope” –To the Arctic

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nJPuoWgOs94&feature=player_embedded

Center for Biological Diversities Petition to Obama

PETITION TO PRESIDENT OBAMA: SAVE THE POLAR BEAR Dear Mr. President: The world’s inhabitants — people, animals, and plants — are relying on you to take immediate measures to stop the climate crisis in its tracks. Please do everything in your power to fully enforce existing environmental laws like the Endangered Species Act, Clean Air Act, and National Environmental Policy Act to curb greenhouse gas emissions now.

Please take swift action to: Establish strong national and international goals for greenhouse

emission reductions, ensuring that atmospheric carbon levels be reduced to no more than 350 parts per million.

Pass a moratorium on oil and gas drilling in polar bear habitat. Encourage other nations to do the same.

Prohibit the building of new coal-fired power plants and replace existing plants with clean, renewable energy sources.

Lead the nation in a rapid, large-scale effort to conserve energy, improve fuel efficiency, and operationalize clean energy technologies.

We’re depending on you to have the courage to take on the biggest crisis in human history without flinching.

Link to Petitionhttp://www.savethepolarbear.org/

Adopt a Polar Bear!World Wildlife Fund- worldwildlife.org

Adoption kits range in price from $25-$250Donations also taken monthly, automatically making

you a member of the World Wildlife Fund

Polar Bears International- http://www.polarbearsinternational.org/shop/adopt-a-polar-bear Adoption kits $30-$250

Donations taken with a minimum of $50 making you a member of Polar Bears International

http://www.google.com/imgres?q=polar+bears&um=1&hl=en&client=safari&sa=N&rls=en&biw=1063&bih=625&tbm=isch&tbnid=Mx4UMfC05X8z5M:&imgrefurl=http://blog.ospreypacks.com/%3Fp%3D5465&docid=gRwk3PuRJ_h4qM&imgurl=http://blog.ospreypacks.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/polar-bear-endangered-rule-obama.jpg&w=640&h=436&ei=ebShT9flJYv62AWtyITSCA&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=752&vpy=316&dur=474&hovh=185&hovw=272&tx=214&ty=78&sig=107225146517965826484&page=1&tbnh=120&tbnw=175&start=0&ndsp=15&ved=1t:429,r:9,s:0,i:167