TheGraveKnight
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Post by TheGraveKnight on May 11, 2017 16:07:01 GMT
This is something that I've always thought about considering Polar Bears are endangered. Couldn't they be introduced to the South Pole/Antarctica where there would be more land, other food and even less human interaction? I know there's the South Pole's food web and ecosystem to think about but I don't want to see the Polar Bears go extinct because we heated up the North Pole too much. Post your opinion if you wish  |
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Post by Omicron on May 11, 2017 17:25:25 GMT
Yeah, but wouldn't penguins basically be screwed, as they don't have land predators, so the polar bears could just walk up to them without them running?
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Post by StealthStyleL on May 11, 2017 17:51:58 GMT
I love polar bears but I don't think that would be a good idea. As Omicron said, these would disrupt the local ecosystems and have degenerative effects. We should be doing more to help polar bears in their natural environment but thanks to global warming and people ignoring it it is next to impossible.
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Post by serialkiller🌴 on May 11, 2017 17:56:22 GMT
We should be doing more to help polar bears in their natural environment but thanks to global warming and people ignoring it it is next to impossible. And sadly , the president is one of those people . |
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Post by RoboTrannic on May 11, 2017 20:19:08 GMT
We should be doing more to help polar bears in their natural environment but thanks to global warming and people ignoring it it is next to impossible. And sadly , the president is one of those people . god i hate that man ignoring basic knowledge for a wall polar bears in the wild are screwed ether way because of man,just another species to the long list of victims |
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Post by crodnu on May 11, 2017 22:52:14 GMT
Let's please keep politics out of this forums like the rules say, ok?
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TheGraveKnight
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Post by TheGraveKnight on May 11, 2017 23:15:28 GMT
Please, this is about science and species introduction (along with the pros and cons of it).
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Post by crodnu on May 12, 2017 1:01:25 GMT
Maybe we could build some sort of isolated natural reserve in the south pole and put polar bears there, so they don't belgium up the rest of the continent?
Sounds kinda expensive tho
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Post by Skyguy98 on May 13, 2017 21:25:38 GMT
How would you maintain the isolation of the reserve? And how would you also mantain the population of the polar bears within the reserve?
Also, I'm geniunly curious, is it even possible for polar bears to survive in the South pole, or are the conditions, water, land, and temperature, similar enough to the north pole?
Species introduction is always hard to predict impactwise, it's not the same condtions as reintroduction. It would be interesting to see the impact scientifically, but probably not the best idea morally
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Post by BiologicalSomething on Jun 24, 2017 13:34:04 GMT
Sorry for necroposting, but polar bears are actua;;y just crossbreeding with grizzlies, so I'm sure they're fine.
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Post by mitobox on Jun 24, 2017 16:54:07 GMT
Sorry for necroposting, but polar bears are actua;;y just crossbreeding with grizzlies, so I'm sure they're fine. :cyclid: And, as long as the grolar bears haven't developed intelligence and/or aren't plotting to subjugate Canada, I'm sure we're all fine. |
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Post by blackink on Sept 13, 2017 15:16:52 GMT
Sorry for necroposting, but I was wondering about how the depredation interaction would change in the South Pole if polar bears were sent, do you guys think killer whales would control bear population?
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