10/10 Post: Evaluation Sources

     For todays post I found a Journal that talks about the conservation of polar bears in Canada.  I know that so far my blog has been more focused on marine mammals because that is what I am really interested in working with in the future, but the field of zoology encompasses all animals.  the conservation of animals is a really important part of zoology, especially if that animal is on its way to extinction like the polar bear is thought to be.

     The main idea and argument of this article is that the conservation path for polar bears in Canada (where a great number of the worlds polar bears reside) needs to be redirected from focusing mostly on harvest management (the hunting of polar bears) to the effects of climate change.  It is shown scientifically that the polar bears habitat is starting to decrease as the sea ice is melting, which will eventually lead to the decrease of polar bears themselves.

     I believe that since conservation of animal species is such an important part of zoology, and just life itself, that it is important for Canada to work really hard, and revaluate the necessary acts it will take to help their species thrive again.  With this said, I think that it is a good idea for them to consider how the polar bears loss of habitat is affecting their population, but they should not totally discard harvest management.  If they do not control hunting on polar bears, it will not matter if they work on the conservation of their habitats, they will be hunted to death.  I believe that they need to find a way to combine these 2 issues the polar bears face if they want them to have success in increasing their population again.  Hunting of these creatures needs to be band and work for conserving their land needs to begin.

Work Cited:

Peacock, B. "conservation and Management of Canada's Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus) in a changing Arctic" Canadian Journal of Zoology 89.5 (2011): n. pag. Web. 11 Oct. 2012.