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BEARS DISCOURAGED
Cannibalistic drowner bears are denied their dump diet in Canada:
The northern Manitoba community of Churchill is closing its dump and locking up trash in a new facility to discourage the visits of polar bears ...
Tourism officials in Churchill hope the closure of the dump will improve the image of the town and its bears. No longer will tourists see the bears at the dump, surrounded by burning piles of trash.
Says poley bear tourism operator John Gunter:
“If we can get more pictures and more video of clean, white polar bears on snow and ice, I think we’re better fulfilling the world’s expectation of what polar bears should look like.”
But they’ll eat each other! Because of the gloibal warmening!
The town had to do this. Otherwise, the bears would be coming right into the business district of Churchill, bumming cigarettes off of passersby, urinating on walls, and talking crazy talk to their imaginary friends on street corners. Besides, the garbage smell gets into the fur and ruins the pelts.
Nice to see “our” CBC staying on top of things, a week later:
http://tinyurl.com/g5stg
(There doesn’t seem to be an online version of the “Thursday” follow-up article.)Posted by andycanuck on 2006 06 19 at 01:22 PM • permalinkDon’t get between a polar bear and his s’mores.
“If we can get more pictures and more video of clean, white polar bears on snow and ice, I think we’re better fulfilling the world’s expectation of what polar bears should look like.”
Uh-oh. That sounds vaguely discriminatory against bears of color.
Posted by Kyda Sylvester on 2006 06 19 at 03:56 PM • permalinkBEARS DISCOURAGED
Even more so now…
Major Call-Up of Eskimos for Duty in Iraq Could Cause Homefront Hardship
Snippet from the article…
Brown recounted a whaling trip about 10 years ago when a polar bear came within about 30 feet. Brown was about to grab his gun when the whaling captain told him to relax.
“He said, `Don’t show no fear, don’t be scared. They’re like dogs, they pick up your scent and take advantage of your fear,”’ Brown said. The polar bear “just stood up, sniffed and walked away. Ever since then I’ve been teaching myself not to be scared, to show no fear.”
Anyone seen the latest cover story at Worth magazine (July 2006 issue)?
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ON GLOBAL WARMING’S INVESTMENT POTENTIALPosted by Dave in Chicago on 2006 06 19 at 05:45 PM • permalink“If we can get more pictures and more video of clean, white polar bears on snow and ice, I think we’re better fulfilling the world’s expectation of what polar bears should look like.”
What’s he gonna do - bleach them ? What a dickhead
Posted by Rachel Corrie's Flatmate on 2006 06 19 at 07:54 PM • permalinkclean, white polar bears on snow and ice
Fact: polar bears are not in fact white, they have black skin, and their fur is actually translucent. If they are kept in warmer climates (like zoos) their fur can turn green from algae growth in the hollow “guard hairs” under the main fur. I’d sure like to see the look on an envirohugger’s face at the sight of a green polar bear.
Posted by Andrea Harris, Administrator on 2006 06 19 at 09:45 PM • permalinkOn a related (sort of) matter. Apparently there are a lot more Pandas than first thought. Interesting, now will the Wildlife fund look for a new symbol of a threatened species now that this one is no longer threatened?
bears at the dump, surrounded by burning piles of trash.
So the buggers are not only cannibals, they’re pyromaniacs? This is like a Jess Franco porno movie, for crying out loud…
Posted by richard mcenroe on 2006 06 19 at 11:25 PM • permalinkI quite like the sight of surly carnivores hunting amidst burning rubbish, it’s got a certain Mad Max ambience that’s sadly lacking in most documentaries.
Posted by Daniel San on 2006 06 20 at 01:59 AM • permalink
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