Report Says Most Polar Bears Dead By 2050
Polar bears depend on sea ice as a platform for hunting seals, which is their primary food. They rarely catch seals on land or in open water. But the sea ice is decreasing due to climate change - and the latest forecasts of how much they are shrinking are, if anything, an underestimate, scientists said.
"There is a definite link between changes in the sea ice and the welfare of polar bears," said USGS scientist Steven Amstrup, the lead author of the new studies. "As the sea ice goes, so goes the polar bear."
Well, obviously they'll evolve flippers and other adaptations to overcome the loss of ice. Oh ye of little faith (in evolution).
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