After landing on Sex On Phone (2025)Baffin Island, Canada, wildlife photographer and environmental activist Paul Nicklen captured video of a frail polar bear -- dying and foaming from the mouth -- as the weak animal collapsed to the ground. The bear will soon be dead -- if it isn't already.
On Dec. 5, Nicklen posted the grim video to his Instagram account, and since then, it's been stirring emotions around the web. Polar bears are, for better or worse, a symbolic species when it comes to global warming, and many are seeing this video as a new warning sign.
Fortunately, however, the condition of this bear is not representative of most polar bear populations -- at least not yet.
SEE ALSO: Trump shrank 2 national monuments by nearly 2 million acres. He can't do that to Yellowstone.There are 19 different populations of polar bears in the expansive Arctic. The dwindling sea ice here -- which these predators need to hunt fat-rich seals -- is now affecting different groups of bears in different ways.
"It’s tough to see a disturbing image like that and not feel sympathy for the animal," U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) polar bear biologist Todd Atwood said in an interview. "It’s also tough to see an isolated image extrapolated to some kind of population level effect."
The actual cause of the bear's death will remain unknown, but Atwood doubts there's one specific cause. "It’s probably a combination of things -- it could be an old animal -- but it also could be that if it’s still on land, that there’s not enough sea ice," he said.
After posting the video, Nicklen told National Geographicthat "when scientists say bears are going extinct, I want people to realize what it looks like. Bears are going to starve to death. This is what a starving bear looks like."
But while the threat to polar bears is real, all is not yet dire for the Arctic predators.
"It’s worth noting that there are some subpopulations that are believed to be stable," said Atwood.
Polar bears are listed as a threatened species in the United States, which means that while they're not yet on the brink of extinction, they "are likely to be at the brink in the near future," according to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, which maintains the list.
For polar bear populations that are struggling, it's often due to a lack of sea ice. Polar bears can't hunt seals on the open water.
"So as the open water season gets longer, there’s association between the length of the open water seas and body conditions -- body conditions decline," Atwood said.
But this isn't the full story. The physical condition of polar bears is also dependent upon how much fish is available for seals. So in places with more fish and seals -- places that are more "biologically productive" -- there will be more food for bears, and they're likely to be better fed.
Unless, of course, there's no sea ice there, either.
There is a clear solution to polar bears' vulnerability -- and you undoubtedly know it well: Humanity's commitment to limit global warming, which is caused by fossil fuel emissions. These heat-trapping gases warm both the oceans and the air, resulting in vastly diminished sea ice, particularly in the summer and fall.
"This requires changing our behaviors relative to our carbon footprint," Atwood said.
Best iPad deal: Save $100 on 13
Staff Picks: Valeria Luiselli, Walton Ford, Elizabeth Hardwick
Elena Ferrante Wants You to Know She Is Not a Man
When My Parents Got Their Clamming License
Eufy L60 robot vacuum: Get it for $279.95 at Amazon
Staff Picks: Valeria Luiselli, Walton Ford, Elizabeth Hardwick
North Korea: Now in Fabulous 3
The Parallel Worlds of Oren Ambarchi and Tyondai Braxton
Google Pixel Buds Pro 2: $40 off at Amazon
C. K. Williams, 1936–2015; Read His Poem “From My Window”
The fat bears are already extremely fat
Ramon Todo‘s Glass Books: Good for Looking, Not for Reading
Charles Keeping’s Grisly Illustrations for Beowulf
“Personality”: Meeting Enid Blyton
The 10 Most Anticipated PC Games of 2016
The Parallel Worlds of Oren Ambarchi and Tyondai Braxton
The Paper Architecture of the Soviet Union
I Wrote Ringtones for Donald Trump
The World Wide Web Turns 30: A Timeline
Padgett Powell’s Fearless, Fecal Writing Advice
Michelle Wolf blasts WHCA for not booking comedian at annual dinnerThis brutally honest reporter perfectly sums up how Brexit is goingTwitch's new moderation feature lets users share banned troll accounts with other channelsThe preferred methods of extreme Instagram lurkersHow to see the comet C/2017 K2 (PanSTARRS)Warner says bots helped make 'Zach Snyder's Justice League' happenTake a spacewalk with ISS astronauts in this Meta Quest 2 VR experienceCriminal turkey now the 'mayor' of the town it's terrorizingThrow some cheese on your dog because the internet said soAmazon completely redesigns Prime Video interfaceSteam games are coming to Tesla cars soon, Elon Musk saidFacebook launches new Feeds and Home tabs on its appLet's all admire Wilfred Warrior, the ridiculousElizabeth Warren, Congressional Dems are coming for crypto miners'Elden Ring' Grand Lift medallions: Where to find them, what you'll faceNetflix has a new way to charge users for account sharingStephen King blasts Trump with 1 of his most uncompromising tweets yet'Heardle Decades' lets you guess all the '80s and '90s bangersDid you lose a pigeon dressed in a bedazzled vest? He's been found.Minecraft says it wants nothing to do with NFTs, blockchain People are kissing a car on Facebook Live for a chance to win it, and yes, it's dark Carbon offsets: What they are and how to get the right kind The internet unleashes Photoshop on Donald Trump Jr.'s brand new t Report: Apple, Amazon, and Google use supply chain factories that rely on forced labor Apple shareholders reject 'freedom of expression' and sustainability proposals Stocks app Robinhood goes down again, and people are not happy Fake copyright claim takes down Twitch’s biggest political streamers during Democratic debate Sharp converts factory to make 150,000 face masks a day amid coronavirus outbreak Salt Bae voted, and it definitely deserves a new Photoshop Battle Not above the law: Steven Seagal's shady crypto past under siege by SEC 8 clarifications Sean Spicer would like to make from his Easter children's book reading Melania had to remind Donald to put his hand over his heart for the national anthem Coronavirus blamed as GDC 2020 in San Francisco is 'postponed' Family on a stroll discover a zoo's lost crocodile, casually put it in their bathtub Why Disney's new 'Mulan' won't be a straightforward remake April the giraffe slides into YouTube traffic history SETI no longer needs your idle computer to search for alien life Wait, what? Mac Pro's $400 wheels don't have a lock. Joanna Gaines is the Kim Kardashian of HGTV First woman to run Boston Marathon returns, and this time she has another powerful message
1.4402s , 8228.5390625 kb
Copyright © 2025 Powered by 【Sex On Phone (2025)】,Pursuit Information Network