How are global warming and the decline in the polar bear population related?
Submitted: Apr 9, 2008 - With temperatures in the Arctic increasing at twice the rate of the rest of the world, polar bears are facing a grim future. What's being done to save them?
The largest carnivores on land are getting squashed like tiny bugs. Measuring up to 10 feet tall (3 meters) and weighing in at up to 1,700 pounds (771 kilograms) polar bears are formidable creatures. But the massive animals are struggling…

