The fate of Arturo last polar bear Argentina concerned animal advocates

The fate of Arturo last polar bear Argentina concerned animal advocates

Arturo, a polar bear zoo 29 years resident of Mendoza in Argentina is suffering from the summer heat and depression. Experts will soon have his case reviewed to determine if it is able to join a Canadian structure, climate closer to that of its natural environment.

This is the sad story of Arturo, a polar bear who lives in the old zoo in Mendoza, Argentina . Born in the United States in 1985, Arturo was transferred at the age of 8 years in the Argentinean Zoo. For 20 years, he lives in an environment and a climate that is obviously not his. Here the winters are mild and the summer temperatures can reach 40 degrees Celsius. Today, bears suffer from summer heat and as if that were not enough, it is also depressed since the death of Pelusa, his companion. Since their arrival at the zoo, and Arturo Pelusa have always shared the same enclosure, for better or for worse. Two polar bears have met during these two decades a tumultuous relationship, full of altercations. However, even if cohabitation did not happen always, the bear was not bored. Now alone in his air-conditioned lair of 35 square meters, and its own swimming pool, Arturo became depressed and began to show a worrying stereotyped behavior. Driven by the environmental organization Greenpeace, many citizens were mobilized to the bear can reach emergency Assiniboine Park Zoo in Winnipeg, a Canadian organization that proposed to adopt and take also the costs transfer. A difficult journey According to environmentalists, the zoo is located in a "closest to the natural habitat" for polar bears environment. Canada is home to 60% of the populations of this species in the world. Owners Zoo Mendoza gave the green light to the expatriation of their mascot, on the sole condition that the verdict will be favorable veterinarians. The staff is concerned that the bear tired and used for years in the Argentine climate is not resistant to travel 15,000 km by plane, or in its new habitat. The Director of Animal Park has also announced understand the concern of advocates of animal rights but said that the bear "is not a package that can be moved as a commodity." "It should not be a serious mistake, he dies during the journey or upon arrival. We must assess the risk, it is old and it would take many hours of anesthesia" has he explained in a statement. Today, Canadian veterinarians, Chile and Argentina should visit Arturo to determine if it is able to make the long journey.

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