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Since it is getting hotter much of the ice is melting away which results in the loss of habitat. Global warming is also affecting other species that the polar bears eat and need to survive.

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Are polar bears extinct or threatened?

polar bears are an endangered species (which means they are threatened) parts of the arctic cap are melting because of global warming, and that is where they live. Polar bears are listed as "vulnerable, and are not an endangered species just yet. In fact, there is evidence that the population is on the rise.


How did polar bears overcome global warming?

They haven't. Polar bears are now a threatened species. If the polar ice cap goes, then so do the polar bears, as they rely on oceanic ice to secure their food.


How are polar bears classed on the endangered species list?

Global warming


What do polar bears represent in the world?

They are a symbol for all animals threatened with extinction from global warming.


Is global warming warming the greatest danger to brown bears?

No, not at all. There is no evidence that the global warming is affecting brown bears.


Which animals does global warming affect the most and how?

global warming mostly affect the polar bears which live in the Arctic which is cold, and is getting warmer by time due to global warming. So polar bears a turning into an endangered species and people are designing them on Coke cans to help them. :)


What problem do the polar bears face and how does it relate to people?

due to increased global warming causing the ice to melt, the existence of pol ar bears is threatened


Are polar bears extinct?

Not yet. Their existence is threatened because their habitat, Arctic sea ice, is decreasing because of Global warming.


Does global warming affect the survival rate of polar bears?

Global Warming does affect the survival rate of Polar Bears because Global Warming Melts the ice.


How do polar bears cause global warming?

Polar bears do not cause global warming. In fact, polar bears are affected by global warming due to the shrinking of their sea ice habitat. The loss of sea ice reduces their hunting grounds and threatens their survival.


Why has there been so much current news about polar bears?

Because the polar bear has been used as a proxy to promote the threat of global warming. Polar bear populations are not actually declining - the species is threatened only if you assume that hysterical predictions of warming are true.


Why do you need aware of polar bears?

Polar bears need floating ice to use as platforms from which to hunt for seals, and as a result, global warming affects them more directly than many other species. They are a kind of early warning system for global warming.