Nat. Geographic Admits They Were Wrong About Notorious Starving Polar Bear-Climate Claims

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Nat. Geographic Admits They Were Wrong About Notorious Starving Polar Bear-Climate Claims

    Date: 30/07/18
    Fox News

The narrative behind the viral photo of a polar bear starving, reportedly thanks to climate change, has been called into question by the National Geographic photographer who took it in the first place.

In an article for the August issue of National Geographic titled “Starving-Polar-Bear Photographer Recalls What Went Wrong,” Cristina Mittermeier talks about the intended message of the image versus the message that was received.

“We had lost control of the narrative,” she said.

https://www.thegwpf.com/nat-geographic-admits-they-were-wrong-about-notorious-starving-polar-bear-climate-claims/

[SZonian]

FTA:  Some experts suggested a number of reason besides climate change that could’ve led to the animal’s condition, including age, illness or even injury. 

My thoughts on the subject, especially given that it's only ONE bear.  Now, if they had photographed dozens or even hundreds of bears in a like condition/state, I'd be inclined to think something was going on.

Mittermeier admits that she couldn’t “say that this bear was starving because of climate change.”