2. Why are polar bears considered
as endangered species?
Jancy Samuel
Block: C
Date: 11/15/10
3. Introduction
Endangered Species – a species at risk of
extinction
There are only 20,000 to 25,000 polar
bears in Canada, Russia, Alaska,
Denmark, and Norway.
4. Where are polar bears located?
In the Arctic
Around the North
Pole
Countries that
surround the Arctic
6. What are the causes of making
polar bears extinct?
Global warming
Pollution
Hunted for food
Shrinking sea ice
7. How can humans help save polar
bears from extinction?
Reduce global warming
and carbon monoxide
Produce alternative
energy from solar, wind,
etc.
Use energy efficient home
appliances
Donate to trustworthy
groups
8. Who is trying to protect the polar bears
from being extinct?
Endangered Species Act
U. S. Fish and Wildlife Services
9. Biologist
Study behaviors
and diseases of
animals
Entry: $35,300,
Average: $56,500,
Potential: $93,100
26,000 jobs are
available by 2018
Master’s, Doctoral
degrees etc.
Zoologist,
Microbiologists etc.
10. High School Career Academies
River Hill
University of Maryland
I want to become a Biologist.
To study plants, animals, and the
environment they live
11. University of Maryland
College Park,
Maryland
$22,115 for residents
Internships,
Independent Study,
and Fields of
Research
Schools mascot
Maryland Terps