How climate change is wreaking havoc on this great animal
The Animal Planet's Ultimate Polar Bear Quiz:
Test your knowledge about this arctic animal and find out more facts!
http://www.animalplanet.com/mammals/polar-bear-quiz.htm
Arctic Ice Cover Decrease 1978-2010 Time Lapse:
This animation shows the fluctuations in the growth and decrease of the polar ice caps over the past 36 years, eventually ending in the drastically small ice caps we see today.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GKWriI5GjJg
Global Climate Change from NASA:
NASA's Climate Change Website allows visitors to check out a variety of articles and links that better explain what climate change
Polar Bears International:
Polar Bears International is the leading organization to protect polar bears. This link explains how climate change is affecting polar bears and exploring their site will lead to ways you can help.
http://www.polarbearsinternational.org/about-polar-bears/essentials/climate-change
http://wwf.panda.org/about_our_earth/aboutcc/problems/impacts/species/polar_bears/
National Geographic. (2014) Polar Bears. National Geographic: Kids. (Date Accessed: February 15, 2014.) http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids/animals/creaturefeature/polar-bear/
Photos from slider:
The Sun. (2010) No Ice-Caps for Polar Bears. The Sun. (Date Accessed: February 15, 2014.) http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/2874549/No-ice-cape-for-polar-bears.html
Natural Habitat Adventures. (2014) Tundra Lodge Adventure. Natural Habitat Adventures. (Date Accessed: February 15, 2014.) http://www.nathab.com/polar-bear-tours/tundra-lodge-adventure/
Salient News. (2014) U.S. Biologist Suspended over Report on Dead Polar Bears. (Date Accessed: February 21, 2014.) http://www.salient-news.com/2011/07/polar-bears/
Cox, D. (2014) Pole to Pole. Daniel J Cox photographs Arctic polar bears and penguins in Antarctica. The Telegraph. (Date Accessed: February 21, 2014.) http://www.telegtaph.co.uk/earth/earthppicturegalleries/8283268/Pole-to-pole-Daniel-J-Cox-Photographs-Arctic-polar-bears-and-penguins-in-Antarctica.html
Ice Extent Graph Information
Fong, J. (2012) Scientist Responds to Misleading Polar Bear Coverage. Media Matters for America. (Date Accessed: February 27, 2014.) http://mediamatters.org/blog/2012/04/09/scientist-responds-to-misleading-polar-bear-cov/185580
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