(ENDANGERED SPECIES) The iconic red Coca-Cola can changes its color for the first time in history… to white! Coca-Cola has joined the World Wildlife Fund to launch a powerful campaign to protect the companies mascot, the polar bear, and its Arctic home. Starting with the dramatic color change, read on for more of what the campaign is striving to do. — Global Animal
(POLAR BEARS) A victory for polar bears: Trophy imports into the U.S. will continue to be banned! First taking effect in 2008, the ban was fought by trophy-hungry polar bear hunters who hoped to get it lifted. Fortunately, Judge Sullivan from the U.S. District Court did not buy into this and believes the import of the almost-extinct bear should stay illegal. Read on for more about the decision. — Global Animal
(ENDANGERED ANIMALS) As ice melts in the Arctic sea, polar bears are forced to risk their lives travelling farther distances in search of food and stable habitats. Many of the bears drown, especially cubs. Research conducted by members of WWF’s Arctic Program and the U.S. Geological Survey’s Alaska Science Center reveals an increase in both long-distance swimming by polar bears and polar bear cub drownings associated with climate change and global warming. — Global Animal
AUSTRALIA (ENDANGERED SPECIES) It’s one thing to hear about the dwindling polar bear population or to a watch video of white bear cubs struggling to find ground in a swell of arctic waves. But it’s a different matter to see the 13-foot sculpture of a polar bear, carved from ice, melting beneath the heat of a palm tree. The ice bear carving isn’t just a pretty statue, however — it’s a serious piece of metaphoric artwork, the proceeds of which go to help an undeniably noble cause. — Global Animal
Washington, DC, November, 25, 2010 – In a big environmental move, the Obama administration is setting aside 187,000 square miles in Alaska as a “critical habitat” for polar bears. This is the first step in staving off extinction for this iconic species, recognizing that saving animals cannot be separated from saving the natural world in which they live. Kudos – Global Animal
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