The Polar Bear is an institution in the North Pole and has been associated with the beauty of the Arctic. It has also been used as a symbol of Christmas Commercials or for Coca Cola. Unfortunately, the cuddly Polar Bear is suffering from the problems of environmental contamination which threatens its very existence.
It is estimated that at the present rate, the Polar Bears could disappear from the northern coast of Russia and Alaska by the year 2050. The reasons are the effects of global warming which are melting the ice caps and threatening the life patterns of these creatures. The melting of the sea caps as well as the retreat of the ice have further exacerbated this problem.
It has also created a stressful environment for the Polar Bears.
It is also predicted that other species of Polar Bears may become extinct by the year 2100 with only a few remaining in Greenland and the Arctic Islands of Nunavut in Canada. The gradual extinction of the Polar Bear was created by man and its excess technology during the 20th Century. It is often wandered what can be done to protect the Polar Bear and if possible, reverse the trend.
While the governing elite of Washington especially the Bush Administration do nothing to protect the Polar Bear, there are some steps that the human race can do. The Environmental Protection Agencyhas considered taking advantage of a 2007 ruling by the Supreme Court which gives it the power to limit emissions from vehicles and electrical [as well as nuclear] power plants.
The education of people as to the dangers of greenhouse gas emissions should also be undertaken so that people could be made aware. The people should also learn how to change their lifestyles by living with less and consuming as little. One of the examples has been the agreement between South Bookham School in England, the World Wildlife Fund, and the Canon Polar Bear Website.
The children were given educational training in ways to save energy as a way of tackling the threat of extinction of Polar Bears.
The people who regulate greenhouse should not go into excess and start to regulate bodily movements. The example of such over regulation was the Kyoto Protocol which dictated a tax on flatulence and bodily movements from cows and cattle. It left a bad taste in the mouth of certain supporters of this protocol.
It remains to be seen what the future lies for these great creatures whose lives are being threatened.
El Noticiero de Alvarez Galloso 