The beloved polar bear, Szenja, has died unexpectedly at SeaWorld in San Diego at the age of 21. But three months ago, Snowflake was shipped to the Pittsburgh Zoo for a breeding program. PETITION: Tell @SeaWorld to Not Send ‘Snowflake the Polar Bear’ Away to Zoo Breeding Program! Seaworld defended it’s breeding program as a form a protection for an at risk species. Elsewhere in the country, the oldest polar bear in the United States, a female called Uulu, died last Friday at the San Francisco Zoo.

Source: National Post April 19, 2017 17:26 UTC