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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...)

1 posted on 07/25/2008 6:14:23 PM PDT by Libloather
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If they think polar bears are tough on seals, wait til they see what they can do to a flock of penguins!


2 posted on 07/25/2008 6:16:15 PM PDT by Pearls Before Swine (Is /sarc really necessary?)
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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...


3 posted on 07/25/2008 6:16:46 PM PDT by kittymyrib
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If we figure out some good recipes for polar bear meat, they will never go extinct.


4 posted on 07/25/2008 6:17:06 PM PDT by Manfred the Wonder Dawg (Test ALL things, hold to that which is True.)
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If the sentiment was good enough for whales in the '80s then it's good enough now.

Nuke the Polar Bears!


5 posted on 07/25/2008 6:20:02 PM PDT by I see my hands (_8(|)
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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.

*\;-)

6 posted on 07/25/2008 6:24:07 PM PDT by sionnsar (Impeach Obama |Iran Azadi| 5yst3m 0wn3d - it's N0t Y0ur5 (SONY) | UN: Useless Nations)
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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!

7 posted on 07/25/2008 6:25:38 PM PDT by kingu (Party for rent - conservative opinions not required.)
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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.


8 posted on 07/25/2008 6:26:28 PM PDT by Sooth2222 ("Suppose you were an idiot. And suppose you were a member of congress. But I repeat myself." M.Twain)
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There is one thing these “scientists” forget. The adaption of the species, any species, to change.

This is pure hype.


9 posted on 07/25/2008 6:26:43 PM PDT by KittenClaws
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The bears may end up living at both extremes, but it is these “scientists” who are bi-polar...


11 posted on 07/25/2008 6:28:54 PM PDT by mikrofon (GW fanatics not 'bearing' up well)
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To: Libloather; Defendingliberty; Genesis defender; WL-law; Normandy; TenthAmendmentChampion; FrPR; ...
 



Beam Me to Planet Gore !

15 posted on 07/25/2008 6:35:10 PM PDT by steelyourfaith
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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???


20 posted on 07/25/2008 6:42:57 PM PDT by texson66 ("Tyranny is yielding to the lust of the governing." - Lord Moulton)
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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.
23 posted on 07/25/2008 6:44:56 PM PDT by LiberConservative ("Typical" white guy)
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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.


24 posted on 07/25/2008 6:45:58 PM PDT by Whitehawk
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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


29 posted on 07/25/2008 6:58:46 PM PDT by Joan Kerrey
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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


30 posted on 07/25/2008 7:01:45 PM PDT by Libertarianize the GOP (Make all taxes truly voluntary)
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Didn’t I read a few days ago that Anchorage is experiencing their coldest winter on record?


31 posted on 07/25/2008 7:02:13 PM PDT by elpadre (nation)
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Earth First ^| 7/24/08

That's all I needed to know...

32 posted on 07/25/2008 7:09:39 PM PDT by JDoutrider (Obama: The Hype and Chains candidate)
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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.


33 posted on 07/25/2008 7:17:30 PM PDT by VeniVidiVici (Barack Hussein Obama=Jimmy Carter Part Douche)
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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?


35 posted on 07/25/2008 7:22:44 PM PDT by ViLaLuz (2 Chronicles 7:14)
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Mean while, polar bears have other plans.

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37 posted on 07/25/2008 7:29:54 PM PDT by Islander7 ("Show me an honest politician and I will show you a case of mistaken identity.")
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