Polar Bear Captivity

On international polar bear day dw talked to animal experts to find out more.

Polar bear captivity.

Many a times we have heard news about polar bears attacking people in zoos or in sanctuaries. Captive polar bears in an ideal world there would be no polar bears in zoos for if ever there is an animal that doesn t belong in a zoo it s the polar bear. 24 2020 prnewswire the wild animal sanctuary has become home to 17 lions tigers and tiger lion hybrids as well as two brown bears that were removed. If this happens it is time to move away very slowly without making eye contact with it as this increases its aggressiveness.

The concept of keeping wild animals is not only bad for animals but also for humans. When polar bears nobby and twin sister nella were born in captivity in germany in 2013 they became animal celebrities. Following the usda s order to close the facility as well as a lawsuit against the zoo issued by peta nearly 200 animals including lions tigers monkeys birds wolves and bears have since been relocated to accredited zoos and sanctuaries including the wild animal sanctuary and the indianapolis zoo. When a polar bear is agitated it will perform loud vocalizations lower its head or stare at the strange being.