viernes 5 de junio de 2026

¡CALENTAMIENTO GLOBAL! Desgarrador video de un oso polar muriendo de hambre en el Ártico

Un video, que ya se ha viralizado en redes sociales como Instagram, muestra al oso famélico intentando caminar sobre una porción de tierra sin hielo en la Isla de Baffin (Ártico canadiense), buscando alimento entre las piedras y la chatarra.

«Es una escena que te rompe el alma y que todavía me persigue», escribió el fotógrafo Paul Nicklen, quien por años ha mostrado los estragos que el cambio climático está provocando en los osos polares, en una publicación en Instagram en la que compartió lo que vio.

Nicklen es cofundador de Sea Legacy, una organización dedicada a la conservación de la vida marina.

«Sé que teneos que compartir lo hermoso y lo que te rompe el corazón si vamos a derrumbar las barreras de la apatía. Así es como se ve el hambre. Los músculos atrofiados. Sin energía. Es una muerte lenta y dolorosa. Cuando los científicos dicen que los osos polares estarán extintos en los próximos 100 años, pienso en que la población de 25.000 osos pueda morir así», agregó Nicklen.

«Mi equipo entero de Sea Legacy estaba luchando contra las lágrimas y sus emociones mientras documentábamos a este oso polar muriendo», afirmó.

Se han divulgado varias fotos del animal tomadas por Nicklen y por la fotógrafa Cristina Mittier Meier, que forman parte del equipo de Sea Legacy.

Nicklen asegura que el oso no tenía la edad para morir, y que pudo haber fallecido días o incluso horas después del encuentro.

En una publicación, la organización explicó que el oso estaba en muy mala condición y que sus piernas atrofiadas no habrían podido ser reparadas. «También habría sido ilegal alimentarlo, acercarse a él o incluso hacer cualquier cosa para aliviar su dolor», afirmaron.

El fotógrafo compartió las imágenes del animal el pasado 5 de diciembre. La foto del oso fue destacada por National Geographic.

El Comercio

My entire @Sea_Legacy team was pushing through their tears and emotions while documenting this dying polar bear. It’s a soul-crushing scene that still haunts me, but I know we need to share both the beautiful and the heartbreaking if we are going to break down the walls of apathy. This is what starvation looks like. The muscles atrophy. No energy. It’s a slow, painful death. When scientists say polar bears will be extinct in the next 100 years, I think of the global population of 25,000 bears dying in this manner. There is no band aid solution. There was no saving this individual bear. People think that we can put platforms in the ocean or we can feed the odd starving bear. The simple truth is this—if the Earth continues to warm, we will lose bears and entire polar ecosystems. This large male bear was not old, and he certainly died within hours or days of this moment. But there are solutions. We must reduce our carbon footprint, eat the right food, stop cutting down our forests, and begin putting the Earth—our home—first. Please join us at @sea_legacy as we search for and implement solutions for the oceans and the animals that rely on them—including us humans. Thank you your support in keeping my @sea_legacy team in the field. With @CristinaMittermeier #turningthetide with @Sea_Legacy #bethechange #nature #naturelovers This video is exclusively managed by Caters News. To license or use in a commercial player please contact [email protected] or call +44 121 616 1100 / +1 646 380 1615”

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It’s hard to share photos like this, but this is important. Comment ✋ once you’ve read this through ✋ This photo was taken by @cristinamittermeier, who some of you may already follow. Photos like this are not «Instagram pretty», they’re not inspiring, and they don’t make you feel good inside. But part of our role here as a wildlife community is to acknowledge the truth of a critical situation like this one. We’re not here to dramatize, to scare you or to shock you. This photo shows you exactly everything you need to know. Polar bears are dying, slowly and painfully, from starvation due to global warming ? ? Please read this #repost is from @cristinamittermeier: «My heart breaks when I see this photo. We cried as we filmed this dying bear. This is the face of climate change. A polar bear struggles to stand in his final days on the planet. We traveled to the Arctic with @sea_legacy in August and saw both healthy bears and starving bears. As climate change accelerates, we will see less of the former and more of the latter. It’s a heartbreaking reality of our current lifestyle. Please join us at @sea_legacy where we are #turningthetide for the oceans and climate change. Each and every one of us must act now. No one will fix this for us.» ? 5 ways you can act NOW: 1. Go vegetarian, even better go vegan (the meat industry produces massive amounts of methane and CO2, greenhouse gases) 2. Bike or take public transit 3. Lobby your government to make policy decisions with climate in mind 4. Support companies and organizations working to fight climate change (make sure to do your research) 5. Use your passion to inspire others. Join or actually START something, create a community or club, that works to fight climate change. Our challenge to you? Do all 5 this week. Let us know if you do! ?? one love, one planet.

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