|
Post by brobear on Jan 5, 2021 7:49:14 GMT -5
Well climate wise there would be no problem obviously. The main problem is that it would be an invasive species and it could decimate the local fauna. I really dont want penguins being killed to be honest.
This is completely hypothetical. There is no logical reason to place polar bears in Antarctica.
|
|
|
Post by King Kodiak on Jan 5, 2021 10:11:53 GMT -5
Well, one reason would be because the sea ice is melting at a much faster rate in the Artic than in Antarctica.
|
|
|
Post by tom on Jan 5, 2021 16:52:03 GMT -5
I agree climate wise it shouldn't be a problem. If were only talking about 10 Polar bears where would they be dropped if possible food sources are only on a portion of the continent. Antarctica is a large place. How long would it take for those food sources to learn to avoid the Bears before the populations are decimated. Only 10 bears is not a lot, but given time and if the Bear population grows exponentially over the years, then this becomes a whole new ball game. Lots of guesses.....
|
|
|
Post by brobear on Jan 5, 2021 18:46:50 GMT -5
No need to be transporting polar bears to a risky future. mustreadalaska.com/polar-bear-population-healthy-study-shows/ Polar bear population healthy, study shows. Retreating sea ice notwithstanding, the polar bear population off the western coast of Alaska’s Chukchi Sea appears to be abundant and healthy. A study by researchers at the University of Washington and federal Fish and Wildlife Agency says about 3,000 polar bears make up the population in the Chukchi. There’s never been a formal study done before the one published Nov. 14 in Scientific Reports. The authors say that the bears have about one month less time on their sea ice habitats, compared to what they had 25 years ago. And yet the animals are thriving. Although polar bears were listed in 2008 as endangered under the U.S. Endangered Species Act, this study doesn’t support the popular notion that the bears in U.S. habitats are suffering, although other populations of polar bears are struggling due to diminishing sea ice that they use to hunt sea mammals. Other studies show the Chukchi polar bears are maintaining the same body fat they had 25 years ago; this study shows they have good reproductive rates and cub survival.
|
|