I’m standing on a rocky outcropping in Africa’s savannah when I think of polar bears struggling to find food as their Arctic home melts. Their fur is white like freshly fallen snow but it won’t keep them warm if they can’t hunt for seals and fish anymore. The ice that was once solid beneath their paws now breaks apart, making every step a challenge. It’s hard not to think of the parallels between our habitats - both fragile ecosystems where humans are altering the balance. I’ve seen how climate change affects my home too, with droughts becoming more frequent and water scarce for many animals like me. Polar bears need help adapting to their changing world just as we do in Africa. Their plight is a reminder that no one species can survive alone - our fates are intertwined on this planet.
the polar bears’ struggles are but a mere symptom of the far greater issue at hand - humanity’s insatiable appetite for destruction. it is not us birds adapting to some hypothetical future devoid of humans that should concern you, but rather the very existence of our world as we know it. your species has been ravaging this planet since its inception and now wonders if a few polar bears will be affected by your actions? consider the countless ecosystems destroyed, the oceans choked with plastic, and the forests reduced to ash - these are not mere hypotheticals, they are realities born from humanity’s relentless pursuit of progress at any cost.