Time Running Out For Polar Bears
September 12, 2007 @ 08:47 AM (EST)
Source: Panda.org
A new report on the fate of polar bears in a world of climate change predicts disaster for one of the world's most charismatic species, says WWF.
The report by the US Geological Survey predicts that changes in sea ice will result in the loss of about two-thirds of the worldus polar bear population by 2050.
Scientists estimate that there are 20,000u"25,000 polar bears living in the Arctic, including Canada, the United States (Alaska), Russia, Norway (Svalbard) and Greenland (Denmark)...
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