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How does climate change affect Arctic animals?
The population of Arctic animals is decreasing. Climate change is causing the ice to melt, meaning there is a loss of homes in the Arctic. Many animals have made good and bad adaptations to this. A bad adaptation means that the animal is adapting in a bad way and it affects their lives in a bad way. A good adaptation means that the animal is adapting in a good way and it affects their lives in a good way.
Take for example polar bears. They have made good adaptations to swim longer and stronger in the search of food. Because there is less sea ice, polar bears have less resting spots in between their swims.
A bad adaptation that is occurring is happening to the Arctic fox. Arctic foxes feed on lemmings and other rodents, but there are less and less of those in the fox territory, so the bigger foxes are eating the smaller foxes!
Narwhals also need to adapt due to melting ice. Their safe zone is becoming open to predators who like to eat narwhals, such as killer whales. If narwhals have no more safe zones, then they will soon become endangered. Right now scientists have considered narwhals as being vulnerable.
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