Polar bears Summary response #2

In Terhune's (2007) article entitled "Polar Bears Face Serious Threat; But scientists say there is time to save them, and the polar ice caps," the author of the article mentions that polar bears are located in a critical situation of extinction, yet we have enough time to recover this situation. In the article, first, she says that Arctic sea ice where polar bears live is melting rapidly. Then, polar bears' extinction causes the changing of the ecosystem to worse. Also, she explains how polar bears' number is decreasing according to many investigations. Next, she refers to climate's changing. She thinks it makes polar bears extinct, because it affects polar bears' habitat. Then, she tells more examples which more examples of bad effects of global warming. According to this article, the author thinks we can save polar bears if we make countermeasures fast. As a result, she wants everyone to recognize this problem and the government should make a method to solve this problem.

Although this article is similar to my first essay's article, i could understand about polar bear easier, because this article has many good explanations about investigation. I think that polar bears are in a dangerous situation because of ice melting. Then, ice melting is caused by climate changing. Actually, the climate is related to global warming. Finally, we aren't too late to protect the polar bear yet, and prevent global warming, because it causes polar bears' extinction. Therefore, we have to make this problem better by reducing greenhouse gases, resulting human activity, and continuing investigation

First, the government has to make a law to reduce greenhouse gases because greenhouse gases are dangerous to polar bears. If government doesn't make any laws to prevent emissions of greenhouse gases, nobody is going to take any action. Greenhouse gas is very critical for polar bears because it makes temperature go up rapidly. Then, this climate makes the Arctic sea ice melt, and polar bears lose their habitat. Greenhouse gas has been a serious problem for a long time, many countries have tried to reduce it, but actually we haven't found any good results. For instance, many presidents have gathered and made conferences. Therefore the government should try more to make new methods to decrease greenhouse gases.

Second, the government should prohibit excessive human activity such as development, because it can threaten polar bears. Today, the world is an industrial society, so we can't avoid a lot of gas and smoke. Nevertheless, people want to develop more and more. Thus, it would be big problem. Also, humans invade Arctic sea ice and extract ice and hunt polar bears. Both of them will give damage to the polar bear. For example, in the 20th century, many hunters killed polar bears and polar bears were recorded as endangered animals. Now, polar bears can't live well because the quantity of sea ice is reducing every day. For instance, i saw a picture in which a polar bear grabbed a small ice floe yesterday. It,s an amazing and horrible picture. In the end, the government must be concerned about human activity. If the government doesn't do that, polar bears will be extinct without delay.

Third, researchers have to keep studying about protecting polar bears. Even though there are no good consequences yet, we should keep going because this problem is not for only polar bears but also for humans. Also, the government needs to researchers continually, because this study requires a lot of money. If we stop studying this, we can't solve this problem clearly. Maybe we always make a temporary expedient. As a result, we need to study to save polar bears. For example, some developed countries have made good institution for protecting polar bears.

In conclusion, we have to do those three things to save polar bears. I don't know what result will come, but we should make an effort. If we allow this dangerous situation, we will get a serious problem, too. Therefore, not only the government but also people have to have a mind to reduce greenhouse gases, to control human activity, and to continue investigation in order to shield polar bears.

Reference:

Terhune, L. (2007, January 04). Polar Bears Face Serious Threat; But scientists say there is time to save them, and the polar ice caps. State Department Documents and Publications. Retrieved October 26, 2007, from Lexis Nexis database.