It’s a slow, painful death.”The film-makers drew a direct line between the bear’s state and climate change. “As temperatures rise and sea ice melts, polar bears lose access to the main staple of their diets – seals,” the video noted. Since posting the footage, Nicklen has been asked why he and his team did not help the bear. “But it’s not like I walk around with a tranquilizer gun or 400 pounds of seal meat.” Feeding polar bears is also illegal in Canada. Instead he highlighted the threat facing the species as a whole, which has become emblematic of the ravages of climate change.

Source: The Guardian December 08, 2017 23:27 UTC