by Irene Gozzelino
Christmas is definitely coming. We are surrounded by glittering stars, Santa smiles in the shop windows, often encircled by reindeers and polar bears. Wouldn’t it be better to watch a real polar bear? You can actually do it, through the Polar Bear Cam.
Polar web-cam, which you can link to comfortably from your home, is sponsored by Polar Bears International, a worldwide no-profit organization aimed at the preservation of the polar bear and its habitat through research, safeguard and environmental education. Collected data are at anyone’s disposal. Association’s goals are to become a key educational and scientific research resource on polar bears and their habitat and to create an internationally inclusive organization that promotes teamwork and countries’ involvement.
Barbara Nielsen, Polar Bears International’s Director of Communication, kindly replied our questions about the web cam.
First of all, how can the webcam be scientifically useful?
“The main value of the webcam is to offer everyone the opportunity to observe polar bears’ world, enabling them to realize directly the climate changes which are concerning Arctic. At the same time, webcam surveys the condition of polar bears and their population”.
How can the webcam be useful for protecting polar bears and the environment? Which is its value in environmental communication?
“People who watch webcam images are struck by the beauty of the polar bear and its habitat. Many people also noted many of the bears are underweight. Until few days ago, indeed, there was no snow or ice covering on the whole Hudson Bay, preventing bears from moving to food-full places. Just 30 years ago, the bay usually froze during the first or second week of November.
Using the webcam enables us to certify the global warming in Arctic. One of our website’s visitors wrote us that seeing the images of the underweight bears waiting for the freezing of the bay were heart-breaking. His comment went on underlining how persuasive the webcam is on global warming themes”.
Barbara told us even about explore.org, a website containing data proving bears’ difficult situation. Many links enable to deepen the topic and to actively participate in the cause.
This year, under your Christmas tree, don’t forget a present for polar bears and for the environment.
Polar web-cam, which you can link to comfortably from your home, is sponsored by Polar Bears International, a worldwide no-profit organization aimed at the preservation of the polar bear and its habitat through research, safeguard and environmental education. Collected data are at anyone’s disposal. Association’s goals are to become a key educational and scientific research resource on polar bears and their habitat and to create an internationally inclusive organization that promotes teamwork and countries’ involvement.
Barbara Nielsen, Polar Bears International’s Director of Communication, kindly replied our questions about the web cam.
First of all, how can the webcam be scientifically useful?
“The main value of the webcam is to offer everyone the opportunity to observe polar bears’ world, enabling them to realize directly the climate changes which are concerning Arctic. At the same time, webcam surveys the condition of polar bears and their population”.
How can the webcam be useful for protecting polar bears and the environment? Which is its value in environmental communication?
“People who watch webcam images are struck by the beauty of the polar bear and its habitat. Many people also noted many of the bears are underweight. Until few days ago, indeed, there was no snow or ice covering on the whole Hudson Bay, preventing bears from moving to food-full places. Just 30 years ago, the bay usually froze during the first or second week of November.
Using the webcam enables us to certify the global warming in Arctic. One of our website’s visitors wrote us that seeing the images of the underweight bears waiting for the freezing of the bay were heart-breaking. His comment went on underlining how persuasive the webcam is on global warming themes”.
Barbara told us even about explore.org, a website containing data proving bears’ difficult situation. Many links enable to deepen the topic and to actively participate in the cause.
This year, under your Christmas tree, don’t forget a present for polar bears and for the environment.
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