Via Greenpeace:

Polar Bears on Thin Ice

Global warming is melting the Arctic sea ice at an alarming rate, taking with it the vital habitat of polar bears and other wildlife. The last two years were the worst ever recorded for sea ice loss. If current trends continue, the Arctic will be ice free in summer by 2040, depriving polar bears of the hunting and denning grounds they need to survive. In response to a successful lawsuit by Greenpeace and others, the Bush Administration decided last December to recommend polar bears for protection under the Endangered Species Act. Yet the Administration also signaled it would do nothing to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions that drive global warming. Without such reductions, global warming will continue and the polar bear – and many other species – will disappear.

The Bush Administration has asked for public input on whether and how to protect the polar bear under the Endangered Species Act. Let them know you support the polar bear, and demand the curbs on greenhouse gas emissions necessary to ensure its survival.

Take Action >> Tell the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service that the polar bear needs endangered species protection NOW!

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Tagged: animals animal rights animal welfare action alerts greenpeace environment environmental environmentalism environmentalist polar bear bear global warming climate change ESA Endangered Species Act greenhouse gas emissions greenhouse gases

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