An unusual show, but at the same time often raw, that of over 200 polar bears devouring a whale carcass, spotted by chance by some tourists engaged in a naturalistic tour along the coasts of the wild island of Wrangel in the Arctic.
Uno unusual sight, but at the often raw time that of over 200 polar bears engaged in devouring a whale carcass, spotted by chance by some tourists on a nature tour along the coasts of the wild island of Wrangel in the Arctic.
From afar, they had been mistaken for a flock of sheep, but as they approached the island, the tourists were literally speechless, because in that rocky and rugged piece of land, between the Chukci and Siberian seas , such a large group of polar bears all together is rare to see.
“Today was one of those days that I or anyone else who was there with me will never forget. You had to have the experience to believe it, even now there are people pinching themselves to make sure it really happened, "he said. Rodney Russ, among the lucky spectators and organization of the trip aboard the Akademik Shokalskiy ship.
Tourists counted 230 polar people including mothers with their puppies, on the other hand in an area so arid that it is affected by climate changes and global warming, finding a meal isn't easy. In front of a whale carcass, the bears have launched themselves thanks to their excellent nose that allows them to find prey even from 30 kilometers away.
A Greenland whale can weigh as much as 150 tons, a greedy meal of meat and fat that has collected all the nearby polar bears immortalized by Alexander Gruzdev. Images that open a glimpse of the sad situation that exists in the Arctic: a gloomy scenario in which, due to the melting of sea ice, bears are undernourished and forced to swim for a long time to find food.
For example, we showed you a skinny bear, curved, sad in the lens of the photographer Kerstin Langenberger or that of a starving bear. According to the International Union for Conservation of Nature, over 26 specimens of white bear are in danger of becoming extinct by 2050
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In the past 30 years, the polar bear population has dropped by 20% because in these conditions, bears cannot have what they need and spend too much time away from the snow.
Dominella Trunfio
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