Issue Due DateOctober 10, 2007Student Name
Dannie Emery
Section6BTitle of Article
Polar Bears in Trouble
Author
Emily Sohn
Type of Source (book, website, magazine, etc.)
website
Type of Science
Earth Science
Summary of ArticleOver the past 30 years, about 27 percent of the sea ice in the Arctic has melted. This is of concern because the Alaskan polar bear mothers give birth in dens on the floating ice. But because this ice is melting they are moving their dens to land, but the One-sentence summaryBecause of global warming, the Arctic ice is melting and the polar bears who usually give birth on the thick ice, are now moving to land to give birth. LinksScience News for KidsName of Source
http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/articles/20070725/Note3.asp
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A mother polar bear often has two cubs at a time in a den dug into the shore or on floating ice. Baby cubs stay with their mothers for more than 2 years.
Image credit: Steven C. Amstrup
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