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Global warming has effected many animals on earth. One species of animal that has been deeply effected by global warming is the polar bear. The ice that the polar bears live and hunt on has been disappearing at a rapid rate. As a result many polar bears have drowned or died of starvation. But global warming is not the only threat to polar bears. For many years the Inuits have killed polar bears but now trophy hunters have made it a sport. Each year a hunter will spend 25,000 dollars to go shoot a polar bear. About 700 to 900 polar bears are killed by these huntsmen each year. Just recently polar bears have become endangered species and now are protected by federal law. Still that does not stop hunters from going to Canada and continue this barbaric sport. Luckily the Marine Mammal Protection Act has stopped the hunters from bringing back their trophies to the United States. This is great because than no hunter will want to kill a polar bear and not have the head or fur for bragging rights.

Polar bears have thick white fur on their body and feet. This helps keep them warm and gives them traction on the ice. Underneath their fur they have a thick layer of blubber that provides buoyancy and insulation. A polar bear's diet consists mostly of ringed seal and bearded seal. They can travel many miles to search for food. Unfortunately due to Global warming the ice which the polar bears hunt on is melting away. A polar bear can swim up to 40 miles. Other threats that kill polar bears are pollution, tourism, and oil exploration.

It is still not enough to put polar bears on the endangered species list. It cannot not stop polar bears from drowning, starving, and being poisoned.