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Polar bear sitting in tundra without snow - signs of global warming
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by travel_photography | September 8, 2008 at 09:32 am
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Polar bear sitting in tundra without snow - signs of global warming
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A young polar bear is sitting in the brown arctic tundra in November. No signs of snow or ice in sight. Polar bears are coming to the waters edge in October/November near Churchill, Manitoba, Canada, waiting for the Hudson Bay to freeze over so they can get out on the ice to hunt.
In 2007, when we photographed polar bears near Churchill, it took till November 5 till snow finally arrived, kind of late. We have seen many polar bears just wandering around the tundra, hungry and sleepy. As soon as it turned cooler the bears got more active and excited.
The problem of global warming is that the ice arrives later and leaves earlier. This means that the polar bears have to wait longer till they can start feeding again (after a long summer of hardly any feeding at all) and at the end of the winter the ice melts faster which means that the bears have to swim further to reach shore again as well as their hunting season is shorter and the "non eating period" is longer (till the ice arrives again).
It is a very sad story and shows clearly the impact of global warming in the Arctic and the polar bears - lets hope we find a way to keep them alive.
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at 10:02 on September 8th, 2008
travel_photography, I like this story. It's good stuff. It will be a sad day when the bears disappear from the wild.
at 11:20 on September 8th, 2008
thanks for your comment and flag.
Lets hope we can save them - too early to give up.
at 05:00 on September 9th, 2008
travel_photography, I like this story. It's good stuff. I have always felt an affinity for polar bears. After living in the Arctic for a number of years, I am deeply distressed at the changes we're seeing in the north.
at 05:33 on September 9th, 2008
travel_photography, I like this story. It's good stuff.
It's a shame Man always waits till it's too late to correct the problems created. The time to change our path to global destruction was 20 years ago. Anything done now will unfortunately just prolong the inevitable.
at 08:36 on September 9th, 2008
thanks for your flags!
We still believe that it can be turned around to a certain point. probalem is that it is up to a view people up in the Governments, but they got other priorities, which is very sad. Not saying that it is the only problem we have right now, but it would be nice if the big guys start thinking OTHER then wars and money, at least a little bit.
at 12:09 on September 9th, 2008
travel_photography, I like this story. It's good stuff.
This is so sad.
at 12:29 on September 9th, 2008
Travel_photography, I like this story. It's good stuff.
at 15:03 on September 9th, 2008
travel_photography, I like this story. It's good stuff. Aw, it's an ickle, lickle polar bear! My favourite animal!
Cue photo stream of polar bears...
at 20:18 on September 10th, 2008
travel_photography, I like this story. It's good stuff.
at 13:21 on October 11th, 2008
travel_photography, good story and photos. Hopefully the snow comes soon to them.
at 13:24 on October 11th, 2008
thanks for all the flags - yes we hope they have a "better year" this year.
at 11:53 on October 14th, 2008
poor things
I really feel bad for how we've made our planet FUBAR
at 11:57 on October 14th, 2008
travel_photography, I like this story. It's good stuff. Beautiful animals.
at 14:59 on October 14th, 2008
travel_photography, very sad indeed. Reminds me of Planet Earth!
at 08:36 on October 20th, 2008
This is an opinion piece. This is the coldest October in decades. Not since 1965 have there been nine consecutive sub-zero nights. This summer was three weeks behind schedule. Last winter was -40 or more many times. Last summer missed altogether. Last time we had this kind of weather they said the next Ice Age was on the way. Of course, whatever they say about elves is true.
at 08:40 on October 20th, 2008
Thanks for the flag, and thanks for the update, lets hope it stays cold so they get out on the ice in time this year.
at 19:13 on November 1st, 2008
Polar bears can't survive without snow! Someone please tell the zookeeper to turn on the snow-making machines.
/s
sheesh
at 13:55 on November 4th, 2008
stoof - I'm sorry, but you have to explain to me how they survive if they can't get on the ice to hunt. Sorry, but the real world out there has nothing to do with a zoo!
at 16:31 on November 12th, 2008
i love polgar bears. I hate global waerming
at 12:29 on November 14th, 2008
This picture was taken in September - of course, there's no snow!
at 19:27 on November 23rd, 2008
Kelsey,
actually the picture was taken beginning of November 07.
Rolf