I know I didn't update my blog for a while and here is more information about polar bears again. =] I didn't find any new updates about polar bears in this two weeks, but I will talk about what happen before the American government had put the polar bears in their threaten species list.
Before, the polar bears get to put into the threaten list, there were lots of arguments between big oil and polar bears. Since the American government is bidding for millions acres of polar bear habitat in the Chukchi Sea, where 15 billion barrel of crude oil are also located. The American government has to choose either protecting the polar bears or earning more money. This is also a reason why Brandon Frazier, the International Fund for Animal Welfare, thinks “An endangered listing can affect the sell-off of the oil-drilling rights. That's why the decision on the polar bear has been delayed. They are trying to wait it out, get the lease sale through and then make the decision.”
Although the American government’s decision was delayed and they didn’t put polar bears into the endangered category, I am still pleased that the American government had finally chosen to protect the polar bears rather than earning more money. I am sure that people will also be pleased how the American government had finally decided to protect the polar bears, since exhausted polar bears clinging on a shrinking ice is so well-known and it’s already a symbol for global warming. Furthermore, through the US Geological Survey said that there are only 25000 polar bears living in the world today, if the ice keeps on melting, an estimate of two thirds of the polar bears will die off in the mid-century. I really hope that what the American government had done will help the polar bears. Therefore, LET’S BE ECO FRIENDLY AND HELP SAVE THE BIG WHITE FLUFFY POLAR BEARS!!!!!!
Before, the polar bears get to put into the threaten list, there were lots of arguments between big oil and polar bears. Since the American government is bidding for millions acres of polar bear habitat in the Chukchi Sea, where 15 billion barrel of crude oil are also located. The American government has to choose either protecting the polar bears or earning more money. This is also a reason why Brandon Frazier, the International Fund for Animal Welfare, thinks “An endangered listing can affect the sell-off of the oil-drilling rights. That's why the decision on the polar bear has been delayed. They are trying to wait it out, get the lease sale through and then make the decision.”
Although the American government’s decision was delayed and they didn’t put polar bears into the endangered category, I am still pleased that the American government had finally chosen to protect the polar bears rather than earning more money. I am sure that people will also be pleased how the American government had finally decided to protect the polar bears, since exhausted polar bears clinging on a shrinking ice is so well-known and it’s already a symbol for global warming. Furthermore, through the US Geological Survey said that there are only 25000 polar bears living in the world today, if the ice keeps on melting, an estimate of two thirds of the polar bears will die off in the mid-century. I really hope that what the American government had done will help the polar bears. Therefore, LET’S BE ECO FRIENDLY AND HELP SAVE THE BIG WHITE FLUFFY POLAR BEARS!!!!!!
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Patience,
I enjoy your blog and I would like to send you updates on similar issues. May I please have your contact information? Thanks!
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