Save our planet

The polar bears are the most threatened of all the species with regards to global warming. We stand to lose two-thirds of these magnificent animals by 2050 unless we take dramatic action. In the Pacific Northwest, diminished forest health caused by drought and increased pests like pine beetles may threaten grizzlies and other forest dwellers. Reduced snow cover could doom species like wolverines and lynx to extinction.

In the Southwest, increased droughts and wildfires will pose serious challenges for bighorn sheep and other imperiled wildlife. Warming ocean temperatures and rising sea levels threaten sea turtles along the Gulf of Mexico and the Middle Atlantic. And changing weather patterns threaten the Midwest's prairie pothole region - North America's most important bird nursery. Global warming affects each and every one of us and we all have to participate in saving our planet.

Catherine Davis

Florence