Goodbye to the Polar Bears

Knut the Polar Bear is counting his blessings these days- he's not living in an environment that you could call a death trap.

According to a recent U.S. Geological Survey, two-thirds of the earth's polar bears could die out by the year 2050. This also includes the entire polar bear population from Alaska. The reason is of course is due to the thinning of sea ice as a result of global warming. Polar bears living on the northern Canadian Arctic islands and the western coast of Greenland are expected to survive until the end of the century. Polar bears have a life span of up to thirty years- so any bears born before 2020 should be safe.

We can't lose the polar bears- their a symbol of winter and a important holiday promotion for Coca-Cola.

It must be too much to ask of scientists to show a little bit of positivity. It's rare that we hear of them pointing out ways to save the planet from its doom. On second thought that isn't entirely true- when not talking about his own life, Al Gore does promote ways of improving the earth's environment.

So according to scientist there is no hope of a change and we should await when everything we know comes to an end for not only ourselves but the polar bears as well. Now I don't believe in this global wipe out- I'm staying positive and believing that we will one day be saved. I may not be an expert in science and now all there is to know- I do know that like some scientists I am capable of pulling ideas out of thin air. Well let's just hope that we won't really be saying goodbye to the polar bears.

Bibliography:

"Most Polar Bears Could Die Out by 2050." MSNBC. 8 Sept. 2007 .