Polar Bears Starving, Drowning For Lack Of Ice
 Wednesday, September 24th, 2008  by Connie T.

This is really, really sad. This week we told you about how Vice Presidential candidate Sarah Palin used her role as Governor in Alaska to sue the George W. Bush administration for its decision to list polar bears as an endangered species. This decision was made after summer sea ice - the polar bears' much-needed habitat - sank to a record low last year.

Now, the news for polar bears gets even more dire. As the Arctic Ice continues to shrink, polar bears are resorting to cannibalism, as the ice melts and they are starving from lack of access to their natural food sources, and drowning.

Thankfully, the bears are still listed as a "threatened" species - but no thanks to Gov. Palin, that's for certain.


2 Ways You Can Help:
1.Send your comments to Dept. of the Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, asking him to grant the polar bears full-fledged protection as an endangered species.
2. If you can afford a gift of at least $25 to the World Wildlife Foundation, you can adopt a polar bear and save one of these majestic creatures yourself!

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