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Panich52

(5,829 posts)
Fri Feb 6, 2015, 07:45 PM Feb 2015

Russian submariners feed polar bears with garbage

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Russian submariners feed polar bears with garbage

adn.com - Photos taken at an unknown location in the Arctic show crew members of a Russian nuclear-powered submarine attracting attention from a polar bear by throwing out food. A ballistic missile submarine...

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Russian submariners feed polar bears with garbage (Original Post) Panich52 Feb 2015 OP
Don't Feed the Bears Xipe Totec Feb 2015 #1
don't feed garbage to those beautiful bears Liberal_in_LA Feb 2015 #2
I knew the second I read it Omaha Steve Feb 2015 #3

Omaha Steve

(99,646 posts)
3. I knew the second I read it
Fri Feb 6, 2015, 10:57 PM
Feb 2015

From the link.

"Feeding wild polar bears human food is reprehensible for a number of reasons -- feeding them human trash is downright disgusting," says Nils Harley Boisen, Arctic Advisor with World Wildlife Fund-Norway.

When reviewing the photos, he say he's disappointed with the Russian Navy’s behavior.

“The fact that this is the Russian Navy dumping trash in to the oceans is deplorable -- marine debris is among the greatest threats facing our oceans and I would really expect the Russian Navy to conduct themselves at a much higher standard,” he says.

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