Fr. Paul R. Bear
My blogs
| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Industry | Environment |
| Occupation | Advocacy |
| Location | Artic Snowfields, North Pole, Greenland |
| Links | Audio Clip |
| Introduction | I hail from the Artic, and also answer to "Ursus Maritimus." I don’t like to brag, but I’m one of the world's largest land carnivores. Truth be told, I’m a semi-aquatic marine mammal, and I navigate on a combination of land, sea, and ice. I’m the apex predator within my range. I enjoy feasting on seals, young walruses, and whales, although quite frankly, I will basically eat anything I can kill. As you probably know, I’m also part of a vulnerable species at high risk of extinction. Zoologists and climatologists believe that the projected decreases in the polar sea ice due to global warming will reduce polar bears’ population by two thirds by mid-century. Local long-term studies show that 7 out of 19 subpopulations are declining or already severely reduced. In the USA, the Center for Biological Diversity petitioned to list us as an endangered species under the U.S. Endangered Species Act in 2005. On May 14, 2008, the United States Department of the Interior listed the polar bear as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act. |
| Interests | Seals, Walruses, Whales, Swimming, Peak Oil, Theology |
| Favorite movies | March of the Penguins, Eight Below, Nanook of the North, Grizzly Man, An Inconvenient Truth |
| Favorite music | Winter Wonderland, Snowblind, Eskimo Blue Day, Hey Baby, It's Cold Outside |
| Favorite books | The Three Bears, Winnie the Pooh, The Call of the Wild, Field Notes from a Catastrophe, The End of Nature |