When photographer Paul Nicklen and filmmakers from conservation group Sea Legacy arrived in the Baffin Islands, they came across a heartbreaking sight: a starving polar bear on its deathbed.
This is difficult to watch, but it reflects the reality of the world we live in today. The filmmakers are sharing this footage so we can truly understand what it means when scientists say that polar bears are on a path toward extinction if things do not change. Everything is connected, and this issue has consequences that reach far beyond the Arctic. We are not removed from the effects of environmental decline. What impacts wildlife today may impact human communities tomorrow. It is important for people to recognize this reality and work together, because the effects will be widespread if meaningful action is not taken.
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