Comments on: Life Preservers for Polar Bears On Sinking Arctic Ice http://www.inhabitat.com/2008/11/13/life-preservers-for-polar-bears/ Future-forward design for the world you inhabit Tue, 24 Nov 2009 21:06:50 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Ellylwhttp://www.inhabitat.com/2008/11/13/life-preservers-for-polar-bears/comment-page-1/#comment-191527 Ellylw Thu, 03 Sep 2009 22:39:13 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/2008/11/13/life-preservers-for-polar-bears/#comment-191527 I thought of the artificial island/raft idea about a year ago and decided to check if anyone else had thought of it. What would be the problem, exactly?Also thought of mirrored or reflective roofs. I thought of the artificial island/raft idea about a year ago and decided to check if anyone else had thought of it. What would be the problem, exactly?

Also thought of mirrored or reflective roofs.

]]> By: ericohttp://www.inhabitat.com/2008/11/13/life-preservers-for-polar-bears/comment-page-1/#comment-114084 erico Thu, 01 Jan 2009 22:56:30 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/2008/11/13/life-preservers-for-polar-bears/#comment-114084 I'm sure the images are created to raise awareness, not to be literally employed.Polar bears, of course, need no help to stay afloat. Though the paddling to exhaustion may be a problem (a life-vest would hurt more than help the problem)...the greater exertion from swimming larger distances puts greater demands on bears to hunt. Some may face slow starvation and/or lessened ability to survive colder months by not putting on fat. I’m sure the images are created to raise awareness, not to be literally employed.

Polar bears, of course, need no help to stay afloat. Though the paddling to exhaustion may be a problem (a life-vest would hurt more than help the problem)…the greater exertion from swimming larger distances puts greater demands on bears to hunt. Some may face slow starvation and/or lessened ability to survive colder months by not putting on fat.

]]> By: pacchoihttp://www.inhabitat.com/2008/11/13/life-preservers-for-polar-bears/comment-page-1/#comment-111705 pacchoi Tue, 18 Nov 2008 15:20:14 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/2008/11/13/life-preservers-for-polar-bears/#comment-111705 Polar bears eat seals on the ice flows... not fish ...and not on land... doooh. Polar bears eat seals on the ice flows… not fish …and not on land… doooh.

]]> By: pritchet1http://www.inhabitat.com/2008/11/13/life-preservers-for-polar-bears/comment-page-1/#comment-111385 pritchet1 Sat, 15 Nov 2008 02:52:53 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/2008/11/13/life-preservers-for-polar-bears/#comment-111385 You might want to read this first before making any more global mistakes. Last I checked, Bears are warm-blooded animals and will go where there is food - i.e. land.http://peswiki.com/index.php/Directory:Global_Cooling You might want to read this first before making any more global mistakes. Last I checked, Bears are warm-blooded animals and will go where there is food – i.e. land.

http://peswiki.com/index.php/Directory:Global_Cooling

]]> By: Catlinhttp://www.inhabitat.com/2008/11/13/life-preservers-for-polar-bears/comment-page-1/#comment-111349 Catlin Fri, 14 Nov 2008 16:08:32 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/2008/11/13/life-preservers-for-polar-bears/#comment-111349 The life vest isn't meant to literally save the polar bears from drowning. It's just to raise awareness about them. It's in the second paragraph. The life vest isn’t meant to literally save the polar bears from drowning. It’s just to raise awareness about them. It’s in the second paragraph.

]]> By: ash.nicolehttp://www.inhabitat.com/2008/11/13/life-preservers-for-polar-bears/comment-page-1/#comment-111344 ash.nicole Fri, 14 Nov 2008 15:14:24 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/2008/11/13/life-preservers-for-polar-bears/#comment-111344 Wow....no. Awful idea. It's one thing to control our actions to protect wildlife. It's another to do this kind of thing....Nature will always find its balance. She doesn't need our help. And we can't force it to happen... Wow….no. Awful idea. It’s one thing to control our actions to protect wildlife. It’s another to do this kind of thing….

Nature will always find its balance. She doesn’t need our help. And we can’t force it to happen…

]]> By: BB Burkshttp://www.inhabitat.com/2008/11/13/life-preservers-for-polar-bears/comment-page-1/#comment-111340 BB Burks Fri, 14 Nov 2008 14:39:46 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/2008/11/13/life-preservers-for-polar-bears/#comment-111340 Why not make artificial ice flows, recycle old barges or oil platforms, like making artificial reefs but instead of sinking them make them, float anchored out on the areas that the polars have been tracked and the life preservers would not be needed.They can rest and fish from them. And can be move to keep up with there swimming tracks.. Why not make artificial ice flows, recycle old barges or oil platforms, like making artificial reefs but instead of sinking them make them, float anchored out on the areas that the polars have been tracked and the life preservers would not be needed.They can rest and fish from them. And can be move to keep up with there swimming tracks..

]]> By: kristenphttp://www.inhabitat.com/2008/11/13/life-preservers-for-polar-bears/comment-page-1/#comment-111285 kristenp Fri, 14 Nov 2008 01:58:26 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/2008/11/13/life-preservers-for-polar-bears/#comment-111285 Wouldn't the life vest keep our beloved bear from diving deep to get the fish??? Now the poor thing is sure to perish! Wouldn’t the life vest keep our beloved bear from diving deep to get the fish??? Now the poor thing is sure to perish!

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