Why Are Some Conservation Biologists Concerned That the Polar Bear

question 39

Multiple Choice

Why are some conservation biologists concerned that the polar bear will be extinct by 2050?

• A)Over hunting will decrease the population
• B)Taiga will become tundra, brining in brown bears as competitors
• C)Increased snow will fall in the Arctic and the bears won't be able to hunt
• D)The seal population will decrease, and the bears will starve
• E)Arctic ice caps will melt and the bears won't be able to hunt

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