Permalink: https://media.greenpeace.org/archive/Stranded-Polar-Bears-in-Alaska-27MZIFVAOIAH.htmlConceptually similarStranded Polar Bears in AlaskaGP04B08Completed★★★★★★Stranded Polar Bears in AlaskaGP04AXNCompleted★★★★★★Stranded Polar Bears in AlaskaGP04AZNCompleted★★★★★★Stranded Polar Bears in AlaskaGP04AZRCompleted★★★★★★★Whale Carcass in AlaskaGP04B4OCompleted★★★★Stranded Polar Bears in AlaskaGP04AX1Completed★★★★Stranded Polar Bears in AlaskaGP04BPTCompleted★★★★Stranded Polar Bears in AlaskaGP04AZWCompleted★★★★★★Stranded Polar Bears in AlaskaGP04AWVCompleted★★★★View AllGP04AZUStranded Polar Bears in AlaskaA stranded polar bear mother and her two cubs cross from the barrier islands outside Kaktovik to feed at dusk from a whale carcass left by Inupiat whale hunters.As the Arctic sea ice minimum retreats, over 700 miles from the shore, bears must either head north or swim south to land, as the ice breaks up, reducing the amount of time they can spend hunting on the sea ice.Locations:Alaska-Arctic-Arctic Coastal Plain-Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR)-Kaktovik-United States of AmericaDate:2 Oct, 2011Credit:© Rose Sjölander / 70°Maximum size:5128px X 3418pxRestrictions:Ok for Greenpeace use and for approved external Greenpeace campaign related use. Contact the photographer directly or Greenpeace UK (photo.uk@greenpeace.org) for any other external licensing or sales.Keywords:Autumn-KWCI (GPI)-Night-Orange (colour)-Outdoors-Polar bears-Save the Arctic (campaign title)-Silhouettes-SunsetsShoot:70° North - Arctic Documentation70° North is a multimedia project documenting the impact of climate change and resources exploration in the Arctic.Shell's plans to drill offshore in the Alaskan Arctic in 2012 has divided the native communities who now stand at a crossroads between continued benefits from industry generated revenues and protecting the marine environment they have depended on for thousands of years. Shell's proposed offshore drill site is in the path of the bowhead whale's migration route. Many Inupiat hunters are concerned about Shell's lack of spill response capabilities if licenses are granted to drill offshore in the Arctic's Beaufort and Chukchi seasGreenpeace is campaigning for a global sanctuary to be declared around the uninhabited area of the North Pole to save the Arctic from attempts by oil companies to exploit the region’s resources for short term profit.
