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  • Global warming and psycho bears; Knut... A cautionary tale of animal celebrity

    07/26/2008 2:17:12 PM PDT · by Daffynition · 8 replies · 93+ views
    The Star ^ | July 26, 2008 | Lynda Hurst
    Knut was the perfect mascot for the Green moment, splashed on the cover of Vanity Fair. Now? He's a quivering, angry mess. A cautionary tale of animal celebrity Consider the effect of climate change on animals and it's the polar bear that invariably comes to mind, majestically astride a thinning ice floe, watching its habitat disappear.The species is a powerful conservation symbol. But how much is it, and the public's dawning enviro-consciousness, being cynically exploited because of it?The story of two German polar bear cubs raises the question. It's a cautionary tale, sprinkled with fairy dust at the start, now...