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[March Free Report] Declining arctic animal population |
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by Polina Postnikova | 26-03-2023 22:07
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Climate change, mining, shipping, oil and gas growth, and overfishing are all threatening the Arctic, including the Bering, Beaufort, and Chukchi seas. Declines in sea ice thickness and extent, as well as changes in ice melt timing, are placing ice-dependent animals at risk, including narwhals, polar bears, and walrus. Sea ice is essential for the survival of ice animals. Sea ice melting and warmer oceans are causing huge changes in the polar food web. Some are losing food sources, some are losing habitat, and practically all are experiencing disruptions in their daily routines. Exploration for oil and gas, as well as mining, pose significant dangers to the Arctic climate, people, and wildlife. Water ice has a significant impact on water temperature regulation, and its removal has an impact on creatures such as polar bears, seals, whales, and some fish. The disappearance of seasonal sea ice has made hunting and transit in the Arctic more difficult and dangerous. Seasonal sea ice loss also depletes crucial habitat for ice-dependent animals including polar bears, walruses, and ice seals. |
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Former E-gen Ambassador
Polina Postnikova
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3 Comments
Hello Polina! This is your mentor Yewon.
You have pointed out a very important fact about arctic animals! Because of climate change, the environment of the Arctic is being threatened. Consequently, animals living there are also being affected. I think it is time for humans to think of means to protect them!
Thank you for your great work!
Posted 27-04-2023 00:45
Hello Polina!
It is vivid that human activities are indirectly contributing in the melting of the ice caps and glaciers in the arctic environment. Still, a majority of the industrial sector poses an ignorant behavior when it comes to lowering carbon and GHG emissions for the sake of placating the global warming phenomenon. However, I still believe that individual efforts can also be made to lower emissions to the atmosphere.
What are some things that we can do to do so? It's surely an important question for us to think about.
Thank you for this article! Looking forward to read more of yours.
Posted 29-03-2023 09:17
I learned a lot from this, thank you! Great post!
Posted 27-03-2023 15:19