WaPo: Polar Bears ‘Hurt By Climate Change’ Could Develop A Taste For Human Flesh

dailycaller.com ^ | 7/14/2017

[Helicondelta]

“Polar bears hurt by climate change are more likely to turn to a new food source — humans” is the rather chilling headline WaPo went with in its article, published Thursday. The Post reported that with higher temperatures, “the more likely polar bears are to interact with humans — and possibly attack and eat them.”

WaPo relied on a recently-published study in the Wildlife Society Bulletin that looked at recorded polar bear attacks going back to 1870. The authors found “no trend” in the number of attacks by decade through 2014, which you’d think would count against the claim that bear attacks increase with less ice, but you thought wrong.

[JusPasenThru]

Those who place their faith in evolution should welcome this opportunity to have the theory field-tested. If the damn polar bears can’t evolve to tolerate tropical temperatures, they deserve to die.

[SFConservative]

At the end of the dailycaller article, an actual polar bear expert suggests that the slight uptick in attacks on humans in 2010-2014 correlates with the increased number of polar bears in protected populations, apparently stressing the natural food supply of cute cuddly seals. Older bears wind up stealing the kills of younger bears, giving the latter increased incentive to take a chomp out of nearby cute cuddly humans.

So it likely is bear population growth that is responsible ... obviously the WaPo couldn't print that - it goes against the narrative! Clearly, that polar bear expert needs to be dragged off to the re-education camps.

[Bronzewound]

Don't make fun of this article!

I woke up this morning and there are three adult polar bears surrounding my car in the driveway. I called in to work and was told if I'm not there in an hour, I'm fired. Don't know whether to make a run for the car or not. I've tried making a bunch of noise and even threw about a gallon of cat food (kibble) away from the car. Nothing. They're just staring at me.

Police didn't believe me. What should I do?

 

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[proud American in Canada]

You’re right. Both reporters and environmentalists are more likely to be short on survival skills.

LOL!

Being eaten...it's the politically correct thing to do. ;)

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[mindburglar]

They need to put polar bears on the South Pole. Then the fun will happen.

[Tax-chick]

Being eaten...it's the politically correct thing to do.

There ought to be a way to commercialize this concept. I'll ask the son with the marketing degree: he's pretty creative.

[Mouton]

maybe we could encourage them to move to DC.

[Bringbackthedraft]

OK, so now we may have Polar Bears walking the streets of Chicago and other major cities at night searching for humans to eat? If a polar bears comes after me, my wife will have a nice white furry coat to wear in down here in FLA, if they come this far south.

[proud American in Canada]

I woke up this morning and there are three adult polar bears surrounding my car in the driveway. I called in to work and was told if I'm not there in an hour, I'm fired. Don't know whether to make a run for the car or not. I've tried making a bunch of noise and even threw about a gallon of cat food (kibble) away from the car. Nothing. They're just staring at me.

First, this sounds like the plot of a Stephen King novel. :)

Second, and on a serious point, this happens when people move into their territory. I lived in Denver for ten years and there was a sad story--this family went for a hike in the mountains; went off-trail and unfortunately let their three year-old son get too far ahead.

/They found his clothes and chewed up shoes; a mountain lion had eaten him.

There are maintained parks and then there is just wilderness; different rules apply.

Unless you have a gun. ;) *tips hat to Tax-chick*

[jerod]

They’ve been eating humans as long as humans have been around, so there is truly no need for them to ‘acquire’ a taste for human flesh. It’s instinctual.

[proud American in Canada]

There ought to be a way to commercialize this concept. I'll ask the son with the marketing degree: he's pretty creative.

He obviously has good genes. :)

Take care, FRiend. :)

Julie

[Delta 21]

I like the tiny ones. They are juicy !

[jimfree]

Don’t the already have it?

[JusPasenThru]

Everybody knows how well bears and humans get along. Why, they encourage bear-human interaction at all the state and national parks. Here’s an example: https://youtu.be/EmjyPu1UoXI

[duckworth]

His hair was perfect! Haha. Lol!

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

Police didn't believe me. What should I do?

Move to Alaska.

There when you call the police about polar bears surrounding your car they are more likely to respond.

[aMorePerfectUnion]

We have ammo for the “white privilege bears.”

[proudpapa]

Global Warming Increases Gun Sales

Now that’s a headline I would mind reading in the NYT or WaPo.