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The Polar Bear is now classified as a 'Vulnerable Species'.
Who doesn't love to see images of these beautiful, big polar bears? I know I do. I am so sad that they are now under threat because of their declining habitat.
Climate change is to blame as the ice caps melt due to global warming.
The Polar Bear population is declining in several areas, although there has been a slight increase in another.
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The main diet of polar bears are seals. The bears wait at the edge of the ice to hunt their prey. With melting ice, this is becoming harder and harder for them to achieve.
Although polar bear hunting has been tackled with controls and quotas, there is little that can be done short term about global warming.
It's heartbreaking to think these gorgeous bears are yet another victim of man's selfish energy cravings.
Soon it may well be a case of 'dead as a dodo' for the polar bear.
Both images are from Google 'free to use and share'.
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