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日本語International Fund for Animal Welfare Report Reveals Impact of Global Warming on Arctic Marine Mammals
Thursday, January 17, 2008
Washington, D.C., United States
“Signs of climate change are all around us,” said IFAW D.C. Office Director
Jeff Flocken. “This is especially significant in the Artic, where ice habitat is
integral to polar bears and melting sea-ice sets the stage for drastic
population reductions. Ultimately, this will lead to the extinction of the
species.”
In September 2007, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) released a series of reports concluding that by 2050, we will have lost two-thirds of the world’s polar bears, and that many of the rest will be gone by 2100. On Thin Ice provides information to decision-makers, the general public, and other interested parties about the threats currently facing ice-dependent marine mammals and how their habitat is being negatively impacted by global climate change.
“Immediate actions are needed by individuals, by the Bush Administration, and by Congress to reverse the current trends that contribute to global warming,” said Flocken. “The very existence of polar bears, walruses, and Arctic seals and whales are at stake.”
In September 2007, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) released a series of reports concluding that by 2050, we will have lost two-thirds of the world’s polar bears, and that many of the rest will be gone by 2100. On Thin Ice provides information to decision-makers, the general public, and other interested parties about the threats currently facing ice-dependent marine mammals and how their habitat is being negatively impacted by global climate change.
“Immediate actions are needed by individuals, by the Bush Administration, and by Congress to reverse the current trends that contribute to global warming,” said Flocken. “The very existence of polar bears, walruses, and Arctic seals and whales are at stake.”
