Wednesday, February 27, 2013

International Polar Bear Day


Happy International Polar Bear Day, or as Coke likes to call it, Happy International Cute Marketing Trick to Make You Buy and Therefore Consume Copious Amounts of Coca-Cola Products to Make Themselves Look Like a Socially Responsible Company Day (Just kidding Coke execs, please allow me to interview you for my Honours Thesis research!)!!!!!

Like International Penguin Awareness Day, the purpose of International Polar Bear Day, is to bring awareness to the conversations about climate change and the impact it is having on many species, including the Polar Bear. These (deadly) cuddly white-furred bears are suffering tragically in the face of climate extremes in the Arctic – something augmented by human activity.

Polar Bears are native to the Arctic. These carnivorous mammals are the largest bear species (matched only with the Kodiak, an omnivorous bear). The average lifespan of a polar bear is usually no more than 25. Male polar bears are called “boars” and can weigh up to 1500 lbs, while the females, or “sows,” weigh only about half that! Ladies – next time you think you’re having a “fat day” remember this fact! To learn more about how amazing polar bears are, along with their struggle to survive, here’s an episode of David Suzuki’s “Nature of Things.”

I will leave you with a video of the Nation’s (and my) boyfriend, George Stroumboulopoulos’ visit to Churchill, MB. Here he investigates the impact of climate change on these beautiful creatures! 

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