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Why polar bears are no longer the poster image of climate change

For decades distressed polar bears in distant ice caps were an emblem for climate change − until experts began to doubt the effectiveness of theses visuals.

In a derelict hunting camp in the Baffin Islands, Northern Canada, photographer Cristina Mittermeier and Paul Nicklen watched in horror as a polar bear took what were likely its last steps. With mangey, discoloured fur and a gaunt frame the bear dragged its feet, taking slow and laboured movements. At one point, it paused, to scavenge for food in an abandoned barrel − chewing on the foam seat of a snowmobile, which have been burned and tossed away.

"It was so heartbreaking to watch this animal, probably in its last few minutes of life", said Mittermeier, who shot what would later become one of the decade's most viral − and controversial − polar bear images.

By Frankie Adkins. 13th November 2023

Extracted and adapted from BBC.Available on

https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20231113-

climate-change-why-photos-of-polar-bears-

dont-work Access on November, 14 2023

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