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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsWhen an Inuit Spotted This Polar Bear Struggling for its Life, Locals Rushed to Try and Save it
http://scribol.com/environment/animals-environment/polar-bear-caught-net-alaska-inuit-saved/An Inuit guide was taking a routine sightseeing excursion off the northern coast of Alaska when he saw something, quite simply, incredible in the water. Yes, the tourist boat had happened upon a polar bear that was struggling to stay afloat. And the unusual sight compelled the locals to attempt to rescue the majestic beast before it was too late.
The tour was taking place near the town of Kaktovik. Hardly a bustling metropolis, the Inuit city home to some 300 people is a harsh, unforgiving place where daily life is tough.
Here, the Inuits are known as the Iñupiat. There are around 13,500 of them, and their vast territory traditionally spans from the Bering Sea right up to the border between the United States and Canada.
The tour was taking place near the town of Kaktovik. Hardly a bustling metropolis, the Inuit city home to some 300 people is a harsh, unforgiving place where daily life is tough.
Here, the Inuits are known as the Iñupiat. There are around 13,500 of them, and their vast territory traditionally spans from the Bering Sea right up to the border between the United States and Canada.
Pity Faux doesn't have an Inupiat channel like they have Fox Latino. I'd love to hear them try explain that climate change is a myth to people who are living it!
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When an Inuit Spotted This Polar Bear Struggling for its Life, Locals Rushed to Try and Save it (Original Post)
KamaAina
Sep 2016
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Warpy
(111,274 posts)1. Not just the Inupiat, but people all over Alaska
The coasts are seeing sea levels rise, coastal villages are endangered, and in the interior the melting permafrost is starting to damage houses as they begin to settle unevenly. People up in the highest latitudes have been bearing the brunt of climate change. It's only starting to affect the lower latitudes.
malaise
(269,054 posts)2. So did they save it?
Looks so but there's nothing saying that.
bettyellen
(47,209 posts)3. It appears this happened a year ago last September and yes!!
It was tangled in nets and the town rushed to keep him afloat as he was tranquilized and brought to shore after cutting him free. Apparently a lot of bears visit the town every September and it's a bit of a tourist thing.
malaise
(269,054 posts)4. Thanks
AnotherDreamWeaver
(2,850 posts)5. Page 7 says they saved the bear
I clicked the orange "next page" and went to the 9th page, page 10 never fully loaded for me.
malaise
(269,054 posts)6. OK let me try again