As sea ice melts, polar bears are forced to leave their ideal environments, traveling further and further from their food supplies. Overtime, an increasing number of bears will starve and the nursing of cubs will be reduced. Added to this, the US government wants more oil and gas drilling in the Arctic National Refuge.

Researchers are now saying that almost all of the Earth’s polar bears could disappear by 2100 if our climate crisis continues to go unchecked.

Photo reference: Laura Dewidle