Monday, November 15, 2010

Why Polar Bears Are Endangered

Polar Bears live in the Arctic Circle of the Northern Hemisphere. They live in cold weather where there is plenty of ice, snow, and water. The polar bear is mostly carnivorous and they eat many things like seals and arctic foxes. They also eat berries if they can find them. There are between 22,000 and 40,000 polar bears on the Earth and over half of them live in northern Canada.


Polar Bears are endangered mostly due to the warming of the Earth. The warming causes their homes on the ice and snow to melt and they are losing food because the lack of land around them is killing the prey.


Many people are poaching, illegally hunting animals that are not supposed to be hunted, the polar bear for their fur.


http://endangeredpolarbear.com/