Polar Bear Alley - Polar Bear Blog, Polar Bear News from Churchill, Manitoba
The important thing is the bears look healthy, even the subadults this year. Young bears, 3-4 years old, are running around with extra fat on their hind quarters, thats a really good sign. Plus, Canadian Wildlife Service researchers handled over 100 bears this year in their mark and recapture studies and they indicate that they were all in good shape, really only one of them would be classified as unhealthy. I am not sure you will see this portrayed anywhere else but I have some pretty reliable and experience bear sources up here, between them and my observations, I'd say things are okay right now.
...
Another thing seemingly missing from this bear season is talk of climate change. Maybe its just become accepted that climate change exists, maybe the climate fad has worn a bit or maybe people aren't so sure any more, its hard to say. The only thing for sure is that as soon as the first news article promoting panic of Churchill's starving bears appears(they are in great shape once again..), Hudson Bay will once again rear its ugly head and the cold north winds will bring the ice. It just seems to be the way things work.
Posts
2 comments:
Here is a potential warming alarmist explaination: "This is only a temporary situation, and it does not bode well. Less ice means it is easier for the bears to catch thier favorite pray, seals. As the ice continues to melt, it will be impossible for the bears to hunt, and they may all starve to death or drown trying to hunt".
Here is Al Gore's explaination: "This is just a temporary situation, and does not bode well. Less ice means it is easier for the bears to catch thier favorate pray, seals. As the ice continues to melt, the bears may starve to death before they eventually drown trying to hunt".
Post a Comment