Early springs impact ice-dependent bears
In large part due to climatic warming, sea ice in the polar basin has been declining at a rate of about 9% per decade (an area roughly about the size of Alaska) for the last few decades,” says Dr. Ian Stirling, Senior Research Scientist with the Canadian Wildlife Service. In Western Hudson Bay, the breakup [...]
Seven simple ways you can help too
1) Reduce warm-up idling (approximately 30 seconds if above -15oC; a few minutes more if colder) 2) Turn your engine off if parked for more than 10 seconds (except in traffic) 3) Avoid using a remote car starter 4) Avoid using drive-throughs 5) Watch Al Gore’s documentary, “An Inconvenient Truth” 6) Display a ‘Our Driving [...]
