At the moment and in the recent past Polar Bears have been in the news. Mosly because of what i belive to be tragic killings in iceland.
But have your say i'll include some infomation on polar bears and on these killings. Please comment with your opinion on this issue.

Polar Bears :
There are more than 22 thousand polar bears in the glacial Arctic at the present time The species is at risk of estinction because global warming iis causing huge changes of the arctic including the melting of sea ice.
Polar bears are known to be strong swimmers and recently it was reported that four were found drowned in the Bering Strait between Alaska and Russia. They had apparently swam beyond their range and died after not being able to find suitable pack ice upon which to rest .

Polar bear shootings in iceland:

1.)A polar bear spotted in Skagafjördur, Iceland this week has been shot by police after a farmer in Keldudalur saw the bear walking along a mountain road and called the police

2.) A polar bear that found its way to Iceland on June 17 was supposed to be picked up by a crew from Copenhagen Zoo and taken back to Greenland.
But police sharpshooters killed the bear.

I want everyone reading this to know that these polar bears have swam 300 km before reaching land.

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I have to say i am so sorry.
to all the members of this club.
i'm at a new skool now and my life has been hell!!
i have had no time!!
hope you can forgive me so
i want anyone who has any ideas on how i can update and improve this club to come forward.
thanks
Leafy green

Hi all,
It's been a long time since we've updated.
And in case you want to know, it's ~Shapire again. >_>"
I'm so sorry for not updating,(although it was actually ~bbeechjones turn to update....)
We've had exams following up to the end of our semester.
Thank you very much for your patience.
i'll be adding the new members/deviations/affilates soon.

Hi, this is ~Shapire!
i thought i might take over for awhile since i find that i never get to be seen and ~bbeechjones does all the work. >.<

Well i thought that you guys could help expand our gallery!
Please feel free to submit ANYTHING!!
All you need to do is submit a note with the title 'deviation' with the link attached to the note and the catagory, keywords or anything else you might want to include!

Say hi to the our new affiliate : <-- They are a Club that love all of Nature and love Photography, Their Photos are really simple yet breath-taking!

Our Affiliates Page !! : [link]

Please notify me if you're currently not on the affiliates page and you are meant to! (though it is mainly ~bbeechjones's fault.. >.>

Hi, This is bbeechjones ( Please call me Leafy green)
i wrote this hope it raises abit of awareness.
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Global Warming: increase in the temperature of the earth’s atmosphere caused by the green hose effect.

Greenhouse Effect: trapping of the suns warmth in the lower atmosphere of the earth caused by increase in carbon dioxide, methane, etc.

International Year of the reef:
International Year of the Reef 2008 is a world wide campaign to raise awareness about the value and importance of coral reefs.

One of the main threats to coral reefs is coral bleaching; coral bleaching is an effect of global warming.

“Coral bleaching occurs whenever the sea temperatures exceed a certain threshold. Where the hot water pools the coral turns a deathly white. If the heating is temporary the coral May recover, but if the heat persist it dies. Coral bleaching was little heard of before the 1930’s and it remained a small scale phenomenon until the 1970’s it was the 1988 El Nino that triggered the global dying. In 2002 renewal of El Nino conditions, a pool of warm water around half a million square kilometers developed over the Great Barrier Reef (Australia). This triggered another massive bleaching event that on some inshore reefs killed 90% of reef-building corals, and left 60% of the Great Barrier Reef affected. In the few patches of cool water that remained, the coral was undamaged.
2006 looked like it was going to be another dreadful year for the reef but then cyclone Larry arrived. It took enough heat from the ocean to stall the bleaching effect using the heat to power devastating winds that damaged or destroyed 50,000 homes in Queensland. It was a terrible price to pay to secure the reef for another year. A panel of 17 of the worlds leading coral reef researches warned that by 2030 catastrophic damage will have been done to the world’s reefs, and by 2050 even the most protected reefs will be showing massive signs of damage. If we are to save these wonders of the natural world we need to reduce our green house gasses now”
From Tim Flannery’s: We are the weather makers

10 Ways you can help fight global warming
(These are very simple you can do a lot more):
1. Change to green power
2. Install solar panels
3. Get energy efficient and white goods
4. Take shorter showers
5. Use energy efficient light bulbs
6. Turn off electrical appliances at the switch when not in use
7. Check the fuel efficiency of your next car
8. Walk cycle or take public transport
9. Insulate your home and save of heating and cooling costs
10. Write to s Politian about global warming and change the world.
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hope you get involved thanks ,
tell us if you think there are any imrovments we can make .
thanks ,