July 16‚ 2013 Drill or No Drill? The National Artic Wildlife Refuge (NAWR) is home to many animals‚ such as: moose‚ caribou‚musk oxen‚wolves‚foxes‚ grizzlies‚ polar bears‚ and migratory birds. Leaders in the oil industry‚ however‚ believe that the refuge is the perfect site for the “environmentally sensitive exploration” of oil. Environmentalists are wondering: What will become of the wildlife there? When
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budding and division rather than sexually by flowering. The organisms in the arctic are also diverse: * Herbivorous mammals: lemmings‚ voles‚ musk oxen‚ caribou‚ arctic hares and squirrels * Carnivorous mammals: arctic foxes‚ wolves‚ and polar bears * Migratory birds: ravens‚ snow buntings‚ falcons‚ loons‚ sandpipers‚ terns‚ snow birds‚ and various species of gulls * Insects: mosquitoes‚ flies‚ moths‚ grasshoppers‚ black flies and arctic bumble bees * Fish: cod‚ flatfish‚ salmon
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from which the bear could pounce. The boat itself would not be a visual deterrent because‚ instead of painting it in the traditional Arctic red‚ we had left it white‚ hoping it would help us approach wildlife closely. From the beach‚ the massive 5 predator had seen nothing out of the ordinary‚ just two fat seals on a block of ice. Although ungainly on land‚ once under the sea he moved gracefully‚ rolling along like a tsunami beneath the milky veneer. The ripple stopped‚ and the bear poked his head
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turned out to come from bears (brown‚ black and polar)‚ horses‚ raccoons‚ one human‚ some canines (the test didn’t narrow down if they were wolves or dogs)‚ cows‚ sheep‚ a North American porcupine‚ a Malaysian tapir and a serow‚ which is a known animal similar to a goat or antelope. But two hair samples from the Himalayas were a surprise. These hairs‚ both brownish in color‚ perfectly matched a short stretch of DNA once extracted from the jawbone of a 40‚000-year-old polar bear. The hairs did not match
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“This magnificent area is as vast as it is wild‚from the windswept coastal plain where the polar bears and caribou give birth‚ to the towering Brooks range where Dall sheep cling to cliffs and wolves howl in the midnight sun”. The effect of using all of the descriptive statements such as‚ “magnificent area”‚ “the windswept coastal plain”‚ “polar bears and caribou give birth” and “Dall sheep cling to cliffs and wolves howl at the midnight sun”‚ is that it uses imagery to
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Alaska polar bears just got on a plane to New Jersey! You may be surprised but it’s been as cold as -80 degrees in Alaska before! If you were to be traveling in Alaska it would be hard to not only stay healthy‚ but you would struggle with walking! You may be wondering how but when you walk you need feet and if you aren’t dressed for -80 degrees weather your going to feel numb. Therefore‚ you will no longer be able to walk.
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Polars Bears are dying because the ice caps are melting because of global warming. Scientist have proof that humans are the cause of most of global warming and it has been that way from the mid-1900’s to now. We need to slow down global warming or the polar bears will die and a lot of other animals that live on the ice caps. If the ice caps melt that will rise the sea level and a lot of people will die. Global warming is getting worse causing melting icecaps which is caused by rising temperatures
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The Wrath of Climate Change When a force as strong as gravity strikes‚ can one truly be prepared to face its wrath? Unfortunately‚ Mother Nature is unpredictable in her many forms‚ and climate change is another embodiment. People around the world are ignorant of the subtly approaching climate change and its dangers‚ while the vulnerable indigenous people of the north have fallen victim to its threats. Health in Nunavut‚ Canada has been a rising concern in recent years. The reading‚ “Community
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the only reasonable explanation left. The land formation of the tundra is formed by freezing‚ thawing‚ and refreezing the soggy soil (5). There are only about 48 species of animals that are able to survive in the tundra habitat. Animals such as polar bears‚ arctic foxes‚ musk ox‚ wolves‚ and caribou live in there. Each animal has to play their role in society in order for all organisms‚ or most organisms‚ to survive (3). During the winter seasons‚ the animals’ fur grows longer and thicker to keep
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Interaction in Declining Arctic Fox Population What if a species is declining uncontrollably‚ but there is lack of response and awareness to these regions needing help? The Vulpes lagopus (Arctic fox) is categorized as ‘least concern’ in risk of extinction. However‚ it is important to analyze the trends since they are looking grim for future populations (Angerbjörn‚ Berteaux‚ & Ims‚ 2012). The Arctic fox population is declining in Nordic and North American regions of the world. Climate change is also
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