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The report that the former Polar bear enclosure at Regent Park's zoo has been transformed in to an Australian plain with emus and wallabies to "highlight the effects of climate change" is a smidge disingenuous. This may well be a useful thing to do with a redundant enclosure but it may more strongly reflect the difficulties of keeping these rather solitary bears in captivity (they are very prone to showing stereotypies). It looks as if the bear is not going to find a home even as its northern environments disappear.
Friday, 15 August 2008
'Australisation' of Regent Park Zoo's Polar Bear Enclosure
The report that the former Polar bear enclosure at Regent Park's zoo has been transformed in to an Australian plain with emus and wallabies to "highlight the effects of climate change" is a smidge disingenuous. This may well be a useful thing to do with a redundant enclosure but it may more strongly reflect the difficulties of keeping these rather solitary bears in captivity (they are very prone to showing stereotypies). It looks as if the bear is not going to find a home even as its northern environments disappear.
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