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WaPo: Polar Bears ‘Hurt By Climate Change’ Could Develop A Taste For Human Flesh
dailycaller.com ^ | 7/14/2017

Posted on 07/14/2017 7:05:57 AM PDT by 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.

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KEYWORDS: bears; wildlife
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To: Helicondelta

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.


81 posted on 07/14/2017 7:51:01 AM PDT by JusPasenThru (America has two types of fascists: fascists and antifascists.)
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To: Helicondelta
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.

82 posted on 07/14/2017 7:53:40 AM PDT by SFConservative
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To: Helicondelta
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?

 

83 posted on 07/14/2017 7:54:37 AM PDT by Bronzewound (2016 GOP. A Timid Little Division Of The Democrat Party.)
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To: Helicondelta

84 posted on 07/14/2017 7:56:43 AM PDT by al_c (Obama's standing in the world has fallen so much that Kenya now claims he was born in America.)
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To: Tax-chick
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. ;)

85 posted on 07/14/2017 7:56:58 AM PDT by proud American in Canada ( God Bless America (Trump: I will bear the slings and arrows for you, the American people))
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To: wardamneagle
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86 posted on 07/14/2017 7:57:00 AM PDT by umgud
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To: Helicondelta

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


87 posted on 07/14/2017 7:57:24 AM PDT by mindburglar (I'm sorry, can you spell that?)
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To: proud American in Canada
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.

88 posted on 07/14/2017 7:58:34 AM PDT by Tax-chick (Liu Xiaobo, Leader of China, R.I.P. Down with the CCP!)
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To: MHT
maybe we could encourage them to move to DC.
89 posted on 07/14/2017 8:01:11 AM PDT by Mouton (The MSM is a clear and present danger to the republic.)
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To: Helicondelta

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.


90 posted on 07/14/2017 8:01:40 AM PDT by Bringbackthedraft (Damn, the tag line disappeared again?)
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To: Bronzewound; Helicondelta; Tax-chick; All
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*

91 posted on 07/14/2017 8:06:36 AM PDT by proud American in Canada ( God Bless America (Trump: I will bear the slings and arrows for you, the American people))
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To: Helicondelta

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.


92 posted on 07/14/2017 8:06:45 AM PDT by jerod (Socialism=Governance by Government - The National Socialist German Workers' Party is a good example.)
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To: Tax-chick
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

93 posted on 07/14/2017 8:09:06 AM PDT by proud American in Canada ( God Bless America (Trump: I will bear the slings and arrows for you, the American people))
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To: Helicondelta
I like the tiny ones. They are juicy !


94 posted on 07/14/2017 8:10:08 AM PDT by Delta 21
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To: Helicondelta

Don’t the already have it?


95 posted on 07/14/2017 8:12:58 AM PDT by jimfree (My17 y/o granddaughter continues to have more quality exec experience than an 8 year Obama.)
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To: MHT

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


96 posted on 07/14/2017 8:17:10 AM PDT by JusPasenThru (America has two types of fascists: fascists and antifascists.)
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To: Yaelle

His hair was perfect! Haha. Lol!


97 posted on 07/14/2017 8:17:44 AM PDT by duckworth (Perhaps instant karma's going to get you. Perhaps not.)
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To: Bronzewound
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.

98 posted on 07/14/2017 8:18:26 AM PDT by Harmless Teddy Bear (Not a Romantic, not a hero worshiper and stop trying to tug my heartstrings. It tickles! (pink bow))
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To: Helicondelta

We have ammo for the “white privilege bears.”


99 posted on 07/14/2017 8:19:49 AM PDT by aMorePerfectUnion
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To: nuke_road_warrior

Global Warming Increases Gun Sales

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


100 posted on 07/14/2017 8:20:01 AM PDT by proudpapa (Trump Pence earned it.)
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