| Today, natural phenomena seem to get intensified, | | | | move into new places and continue to thrive. |
| as manifested on the physical and chemical conditions | | | | However, parallel human population growth may |
| of the earth's atmosphere. Several disturbances are | | | | mean that many land areas that are suitable for such |
| not just evident to humans but to all living things and | | | | "refugee wildlife" are already cluttered with industrial |
| among the most significant problems ever occurred is | | | | and residential developments. According to |
| global warming. The blame for this natural problem | | | | researches, when different species share the same |
| should only be given to people, who ruthlessly | | | | habitat, they will respond in dissimilar ways while |
| destroy the environment. The cruelty of people | | | | tearing apart the future ecological communities' |
| reaches every living thing from pole to pole as recent | | | | millennia. |
| reports say that polar bears got stranded on small | | | | Most researches will testify the intensity of changes |
| islands of ice, and most of these poor animals are | | | | happening in the lives of animals affected by global |
| dying and drowning. The animals affected by global | | | | warming. Thousands of struggling species suffer from |
| warming are apparently innocent; ironically, they are | | | | extinction, in fact, as of 2003, 80% some 1,500 |
| always the first ones who suffer. | | | | wildlife species sampled show signs of stress to |
| Global warming can cause habitat displacement, which | | | | climate change. Hence, we can possibly determine the |
| is a great problem in the ecosystem. Imagine how | | | | situation of the innocent animals in 10 years or so. If |
| animals affected by global warming get through such | | | | the big polar bears undergo great sufferings from |
| situation. These animals have spent millions of years | | | | today's problem in global warming, what more will |
| in their respective ecosystems and then abruptly, | | | | other smaller species feel then? The Defenders of |
| their adaptation will shift. This is more illustrated by | | | | Wildlife, an environmental movement, gathered |
| how ice gives way to water in the polar bear habitat. | | | | statistics about some of the wildlife species that are |
| Beyond habitat displacement, experts agree that | | | | hardest hit by global warming. Along with the polar |
| global warming results a shift in timing of many | | | | bears on the list are the toads, penguins, arctic |
| natural cyclical events in any animal's life. For example | | | | foxes, tree swallows, gray wolves, salmon, and |
| are the birds that have altered timing of long-held | | | | painted turtles. Nonetheless, there is still hope if we |
| migratory and reproductive routines, bettering | | | | still want to save the lives of these animals and other |
| syncing up under warm climate. Some hibernating | | | | future victims. That is, if we will take decisive steps |
| animals too are ending their slumbers earlier because | | | | to reverse global warming. Let us stop razing the |
| of warmer spring temperatures. | | | | environment and fear God, for He will punish the |
| Animals affected by global warming can sometimes | | | | destroyers at the end of time. |