To feed themselves and their cubs, polar bears. rely on sea ice for platforms to hunt for their main source of food: seals. Largely because of reduced…
May 25, 2009
February 17, 2009
Saving Polar Bears, Not Killing Birds « Joealmun’s Blog
I don’t know what we would make it out of, but it can’t be made out of metal (that’s one material off the list) because then they would just freeze their little polar bear feet to the metal. These platforms would be like mini islands, …
November 24, 2007
Polar bears dying in years of early ice melt » Mind of Dan
Biologists have predicted that polar bears will struggle to survive as summer comes sooner to the Arctic. Less time spent on icy hunting platforms means the bears are slimming down before winter sets in. And there were anecdotal reports …
January 1, 1970
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Ice shelves are used by animals such as polar bears as platforms for hunting seals and other sea creatures. Without them, they could starve. In addition, ice reflects solar radiation. Without that process, the Arctic sea could warm up …