Despite what some climate skeptics say, climate change is indeed well underway and increasingly visible.
According to NASA, the average temperature of the planet has increased by more than 3°C in a century.
In addition, the sea level has risen by 2.5 cm. At the same time, overall precipitation increased by about 20 cm.
Bad news for the planet and all living beings! But especially for the polar bear.
These animals inhabit the Arctic Circle, where they are accustomed to roaming the huge ice floe and hunting seals that also live on the ice floe.
However, due to rapidly rising ocean temperatures, the ice cap is melting at the rate of 8.6 million acres per year.
This creates major changes for the polar bear and its living habits.
While the governments of the countries are arguing about the causes of this situation, the glaciers are rapidly melting...
These climate changes are causing seal migration patterns to change, causing bears to travel farther in search of food.
Unfortunately, many end up dying of hunger because they cannot always find enough to eat.
Some bears try to adapt by swimming miles, sometimes days, in search of seals.
Others adapt by switching to a new diet.
We know from recent reports that polar bears have come to rake dumpsters and even eat dolphins.
Dolphins that themselves have been forced to change their migration habits due to water temperatures.
None of these animals understand that their habitat is disappearing...
They don't understand why this is happening and what they need to do to deal with it.
They just know they are hungry and try to feed themselves and their babies the best way possible.
Polar bears are super predators, that is, they are at the top of the food chain.
Most of them have never even seen a human, but they are the victims of Man who is destroying the planet and causing global warming.
Many people know that polar bears are disappearing.
But a recent image by Kerstin Langenberger featuring a starving bear in the Arctic makes us aware of the drama that is really playing out. Watch:
With so much suffering in the world, one can easily overlook the plight of this poor, emaciated creature, desperately clinging to survival at the end of the world.
But by ignoring the fate of animals, we also ignore our fate.
In many ways, the disappearance of this species signifies the beginning of a downward spiral that we probably won't be able to stop unless we take serious action now.
Fortunately, there is good news. We can all do one simple thing every day to help keep this species from going extinct.
According to the One Green Planet website, factory farming is the major cause of this unprecedented environmental crisis.
This industry currently occupies more than half of the world's arable land resources!
It also uses a large part of our fresh water resources while multiplying greenhouse gas emissions.
This industry pollutes the air and water, degrades the land, increases deforestation and pushes countless species into extinction.
And yet, 1 in 8 people still suffer from malnutrition on our planet.
"The real war on the climate is being fought on our plates , multiple times a day, with all the food choices we make," says Nil Zacharias, co-founder and editor-in-chief of One Green Planet.
"One of the greatest paradoxes is that we are consciously eating up all of our planet's natural resources, which is driving us toward our own extinction at breakneck speed. And the worst part is, we're not doing big -something to fix it."
One Green Planet is a leading and world-leading association in this field. She believes that our food choices should not sacrifice nature!
On the contrary, our food choices can also give species a fighting chance and pave the way for a truly sustainable future.
By choosing to eat more plant-based foods and therefore less meat , we can significantly reduce our carbon footprint.
But not only ! It also saves water and ensures that the vital resources grown feed humans instead of livestock.
Not to mention the budget savings every month!
Our planet is rich in plant resources, it has never been easier to eat healthy while keeping the planet in mind.
And if you're worried about running out of protein, here's the list of the 15 foods richest in vegetable protein.
