Scientists Debate Moving Polar Bears to Antarctica as Arctic Melts (This is not a joke!)

Earth First ^ | 7/24/08

[Libloather]

Scientists Debate Moving Polar Bears to Antarctica as Arctic Melts
July 24, 2008

Scientists are obviously reaching a point of true desperation. While the world still debates whether climate change is even real (eye roll), the scientific community is coming back to an idea that was once considered wrongheaded and dangerous: moving species to new areas of the world as their natural habitats become inhabitable. First up: moving the polar bears to the other side of the globe.

From Wired:

Caught between climate change and human pressure, species are going extinct 100 times faster than at any point in human history.

And some scientists say that figure is too conservative. The real extinction rate, they say, is a full 1,000 times higher than normal. The last time such annihilation took place was during the time of the dinosaurs. And though many conservationists say that saving species by transplanting them is foolish, others say there’s no choice.

“They want the world to be what it was before. But it’s not going to happen,” said Australian ecologist Hugh Possingham, author of an assisted-colonization article published Thursday in Science (citation page).

This does indeed seem like a very bad idea. Who knows what the effects could be of moving species so far away from their natural habitats? After all, such a move will affect the entire global ecosystem. The animal kingdom would have to figure out a new hierarchy. The consequences would be massive. It’s truly frightening to imagine that we are nearly to the point of needing a modern-day Noah’s Ark.

[Libloather]

Scientists Debate Moving Polar Bears to Antarctica as Arctic Melts

Why can't they just swim there? On the other hand, if the ice is melting on the North Pole, why wouldn't it be melting on the South Pole? It is GLOBAL warming - no? (Sorry about that. Sometimes my common sense kicks in...)

[Pearls Before Swine]

If they think polar bears are tough on seals, wait til they see what they can do to a flock of penguins!

[kittymyrib]

Hmmm...I hope the other scientists encamped at the So. Pole haven’t read the story about the two Russian guards at a Siberian mine that were eaten by black bears this week.

Sometimes things are better left alone...

[Manfred the Wonder Dawg]

If we figure out some good recipes for polar bear meat, they will never go extinct.

[I see my hands]

If the sentiment was good enough for whales in the '80s then it's good enough now.

Nuke the Polar Bears!

[sionnsar]

First up: moving the polar bears to the other side of the globe.

Great idea! Big problem of course, is food. I suggest we kill two birds with one stone and feed them raw, living liberals. PETA folks in particular ought to volunteer in droves -- after all, this would be nothing but Ethical Treatment of (displaced) Animals...

...and it helps rid the world of nasty, consuming, humans.

And sets an example for the rest of us.

*\;-)

[kingu]

The arctic sea melts each year. Those who have watched Ice Road Truckers knows this, they also know that it freezes each year. Polar bears do not live on the pack ice, they live the majority of their lives on land, like every other mammal on the planet. By melting, these seas allow access for the bear to reach the very, very rich arctic waters, encourage mass migrations of birds, etc. All in all, feeding their food chain.

Since the vast majority of bears do not /ever/ touch the permanent north polar ice pack, taking them to Antarctica would put them in a far worse environment, disrupting their natural cycle, and ultimately kill the species.

But of course, to liberals, it is the thought that counts. So in the interest of serving liberal ideology, and striking a blow against King Meat!, I advocate putting polar bears in walk in freezers at meat packing warehouses, large commercial restaurant chains, Walmart, and anywhere else that doesn't follow the proper political thought of the day!

[Sooth2222]

Why not just move them to the more liberal cities like San Francisco and New York? I’m sure they’ll find more plentiful food sources than at the South Pole.

[KittenClaws]

There is one thing these “scientists” forget. The adaption of the species, any species, to change.

This is pure hype.

[Kent1957]

They were not black bears, they were related to the grizzly.

[mikrofon]

The bears may end up living at both extremes, but it is these “scientists” who are bi-polar...

[Grizzled Bear]

If we figure out some good recipes for polar bear meat, they will never go extinct.

Has you nevah tasted Cajun Bayou Polah Beah Jumbalya Stew? Ooooooheeeeee! That's good eatin!

[LukeL]

Antarctica has become a scientific outpost for all sorts of studies. I am studying geology and have a chance to take a 6 week trip down there. I would never go if there were polar bears. I am told the biggest threat is some penguins stealing your food and hanging around the snowmobiles for warmth.

[meandog]

They were not black bears, they were related to the grizzly. Indeed, polar bears are believed to be the result of natural selection when grizzly (technically brown bears) got caught in the artic some 600,000 years ago. They are huge. I even saw one one bright summer night (no darkness) when on topside watch on a submarine back in the late 1960s!

[steelyourfaith]

 

Beam Me to Planet Gore !

[Kickass Conservative]

Two of the truckers from the TV show were on the Tonight Show last night.
Jay asked about Global Warming and one of the guys said the last two years have been the COLDEST he remembers.

Help me Al, I'm confused...

[dalereed]

“wait til they see what they can do to a flock of penguins!”

Looks to me like the “scientists” hate penguins.

The bears are just going to have to get used to feathers.

[AZ .44 MAG]

I’ll wait for the polar bear vs. orca video.

[WildcatClan]

This was a story about Russian Bears that ate two guards at a mine.

[texson66]

Polar bears have lasted through other cycles of “global warming” over 10s of millions of years. They are still here.

If the scientists are so worried, rather than move the bears, why not offer up themselves for a survival snack for the polar bears? Maybe the Gorester could start a trend???

[AZ .44 MAG]

t”The bears may end up living at both extremes, but it is these “scientists” who are bi-polar..”

That’s funny!

[Libloather]

If we figure out some good recipes for polar bear meat, they will never go extinct.

I hear they taste kinda like spotted owl...

[LiberConservative]

Brilliant idea. Introduce a savage predator into another ecosystem. Proof positive it's liberals who think they can play God and get away with it.

[Whitehawk]

It’s generally a mistake to mess with the natural order of things. Recall the brilliant move introduce water hiacinyth to Florida, the following decision to introduce the manatee to eat the waterway choking plants, and the ensuing chopping up of the manatee with boat props. Now we have pythons and boa constrictors loose in florida. Thousands of examples of the unintended effects of man fooling around with natural selection exist throughout history - usually with disastrous consequences. The on thing we learn from history is that we do not learn from history.

[Libloather]

(displaced) Animals...

Could they be considered 'disenfranchised'?

[Joe 6-pack]

"If they think polar bears are tough on seals, wait til they see what they can do to a flock of penguins!"

LOL....five years from now we'll be debating moving the endangered penguin to the north pole.

[Joe 6-pack]

"Brilliant idea. Introduce a savage predator into another ecosystem."

Why not? It's working so well here in the states with Islam and MS13.

[Manfred the Wonder Dawg]

“Taste like spotted owl” - that’s really funny! LOL!

[Joan Kerrey]

Scientists Debate Moving Polar Bears to Antarctica as Arctic Melts
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What an enormous task!!!! Any idiot scientist should know that it’d be a lot easier to simply move the ice from Antarctica up north. The U.N. should be in on this effort ofcourse. /s

[Libertarianize the GOP]

Here is a better solution.
A radical notion about ‘the wild’
Toronto Star July 13, 2008 Murray Whyte

Posted on Thursday July 24, 15:10:46 GMT-0700 2008 by girlangler
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2050807/posts

[elpadre]

Didn’t I read a few days ago that Anchorage is experiencing their coldest winter on record?

[JDoutrider]

Earth First ^| 7/24/08

That's all I needed to know...

[VeniVidiVici]

One other bright idea that “scientists” had, was back in the ‘70s when “Global Cooling” was all the rage. Their solution to “Global Cooling” was to spread crude oil on the snow covered Arctic in order to absorb the sun’s heat rather than reflecting it back into the sky.

I kid you not.

[Libloather]

Didn’t I read a few days ago that Anchorage is experiencing their coldest winter on record?

They're gonna need plenty of heating oil. Do they know where to get it? Imported, I assume...

[ViLaLuz]

It’s going to cost billions to move the bears from one pole to the other. And guess who they want to pay for it all?

[Libloather]

One other bright idea that “scientists” had, was back in the ‘70s when “Global Cooling” was all the rage. Their solution to “Global Cooling” was to spread crude oil on the snow covered Arctic in order to absorb the sun’s heat rather than reflecting it back into the sky.

You're kidding.

I kid you not.

No, really...

[Islander7]

Mean while, polar bears have other plans.

[AndyTheBear]

Real or not, its still a joke.

[Libloather]

And guess who they want to pay for it all?

Da bears.

[TigersEye]

The polar bears will do well the first year as they eat every Emperor penguin in sight.

[Libloather]

Real or not, its still a joke.

How would you know? (BTW, don't the claws mess up your keyboard?)

[SouthTexas]

And after we move them can we have ANWR?

[InABunkerUnderSF]

Earth First ^| 7/24/08

That's all I needed to know...

Earth First. We'll log the other planets later.

[NormsRevenge]

sounds like a job for Ice Truckers.

[Libloather]

And after we move them can we have ANWR?

Gonna need to move the caribou, too. That'll take a pretty big boat.

[Chode]

wait till they get a taste for penguins...

[irishtenor]

***Caught between climate change and human pressure, species are going extinct 100 times faster than at any point in human history.***

Ok, so I can think of maybe the carrier pigeon, the dodo, and good Hollywood movies stars. What else is dying out?

[Rembrandt]

Bussing didn’t work with white kids, why should it work with white bears?

[xjcsa]

While the world still debates whether climate change is even real (eye roll), the scientific community is coming back to an idea that was once considered wrongheaded and dangerous: moving species to new areas of the world as their natural habitats become inhabitable.

Probably because the idea is wrongheaded and dangerous.

[hinckley buzzard]

The whole idea is bogus. Extinction rates are minimal and the polar bear is flourishing right where it is. The fact is, sadly, journals like Science and Nature have discredited themselves from further serious consideration due to contaminated politicking like this.