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Species That Are Endangered Due To Climate Change

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

POLAR BEAR

Photo by susanvg

POLAR BEAR CLASSIFICATION

  • Kingdom;Animalia
  • Phylum;Chordata
  • Class;Mammalia
  • Order;Carnivora
  • Family;Ursidae
  • Genus Species; Ursus Maritimus

THREATS TO THE POLAR BEAR

  • Climate change
  • Oil Spills
  • Gas Development
  • Melting Ice
  • Toxic Pollution
  • Overhunting
Photo by subarcticmike

FEEDING

  • Ringed seals
  • Bearded seals
  • Walrus
  • Beluga whale carcass
  • Bowhead whale carcass
  • Bird eggs
  • Vegetation (rarely)

POLAR BEAR HABITAT

  • Dry
  • Cold
  • No trees
  • Arctic
  • Norway, Sweden, Finland, Russia, Canada, Denmark, and Iceland

ARE THEY PROTECTED

  • Why?they are considered endangered
  • WWF
Photo by spesialsnorre

FAST FACTS

  • They can weigh 330-990 pounds
  • They an be 4.4 ft tall
Photo by Douglas Brown

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WILL IT SURVIVE IN MY LIFETIME

  • Possibly
  • 30-40 years