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Was tun, wenn ein Eisbär im Garten ist?

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Alysa McCall |

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• February 2023

Das Polareis schmilzt und zwingt Eisbären an Land – und sie sind hungrig. Da die Spitzenprädatoren oft menschliche Müllhalden nach Essbarem durchwühlen, müssen die Städte im Norden sich etwas einfallen lassen, um sowohl ihre Bewohner als auch die Wildtiere zu schützen. Biologin und Naturschützerin Alysa McCall berichtet aus der Praxis, wie man sich bei Begegnungen mit diesen herrlichen Tieren verhalten soll und wie man sich am besten auf eine Zukunft vorbereitet, in der der Klimawandel uns alle näher zusammenrücken lässt.

Das Polareis schmilzt und zwingt Eisbären an Land – und sie sind hungrig. Da die Spitzenprädatoren oft menschliche Müllhalden nach Essbarem durchwühlen, müssen die Städte im Norden sich etwas einfallen lassen, um sowohl ihre Bewohner als auch die Wildtiere zu schützen. Biologin und Naturschützerin Alysa McCall berichtet aus der Praxis, wie man sich bei Begegnungen mit diesen herrlichen Tieren verhalten soll und wie man sich am besten auf eine Zukunft vorbereitet, in der der Klimawandel uns alle näher zusammenrücken lässt.

The choices we make in our communities impact polar bears, people and ecosystems around the world. Check out Polar Bears International's advocacy toolkit to see how you can help polar bears and the Arctic.

Donate to Polar Bears International to help support their human-bear coexistence efforts.

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Alysa McCall

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Alysa McCall offers solutions for protecting polar bears (and their human neighbors) as Arctic sea ice melts.

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Donate to Polar Bears International to help support their human-bear coexistence efforts.