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Why is it illegal to feed polar bears?

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John Sutter says a proposal to airdrop food for polar bears is a sign of just how critical climate change has become. read more

The one exception is when those seals start to move out of the area in pursuit of their own food sources. Polar Bears are very patient hunters too. They know that these seals are going to have to surface in order to get air. That is why they will quickly attack with a quick scoop of their claws. read more

In Alaska, the only state that has polar bears, its illegal to feed any wildlife. plus polar bears are above humans on the food chain. If you feed them it encourages an apex predator to associate humans with food. You may be fine as long as you remember to bring enough food to bribe the bears every single time you encounter them. read more

Not only did he not have "a tranquilizer gun or 400 pounds of seal meat" readily available, feeding polar bears in general is illegal in Canada, and, in the particular situation he was in, doing so would have only prolonged the bear's suffering. read more