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Polar bear display highlights captive wildlife debate
At the Pittsburgh Zoo a 10 year old polar bear named Koda performs repetitive pacing on a 6000 square foot enclosure shared with Kobe a 14 year old. Experts note stereotypic behavior signals captivity stress while advocates say zoos educate and aid conservation as climate change shrinks Arctic ice and risks wild polar bears with potential extinction by 2100.
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Pittsburgh
Koda
North American
Laurel Braitman
Arctic
Donald Moore
The
Association of Zoos and Aquariums
Joseph Gaspard
Zoo
Gaspard
World Wildlife Fund
Steven Amstrup
Polar Bears International
Amstrup
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Kobe
Pittsburgh Zoo & Ppg Aquarium