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Starving Polar Bear Captured On Camera In Heartbreaking Footage
Heartbreaking footage has emerged of an emaciated polar bear in Canada’s Arctic.
The video, captured by conservation group Sea Legacy on Baffin Island, was shared by photographer Paul Nicklen.
The animal can be seen struggling to walk and foraging in vain in a metal drum for food.
He explained: “This is what starvation looks like. The muscles atrophy. No energy. It’s a slow, painful death.
“When scientists say polar bears will be extinct in the next 100 years, I think of the global population of 25,000 bears dying in this manner.
“There is no band aid solution. There was no saving this individual bear. People think that we can put platforms in the ocean or we can feed the odd starving bear.
This is why we need to be concerned about global warming and conservation. This is more than just polar bears but all species at risk due to habitat loss. This is a slow, painful death at the hands of humans. #betheforceforchanget.co/pcvUEZKVoj
— Katie-Nicole Marble (@KatieKitt) December 9, 2017