View Full Version : What could possibly go wrong with this little nature experiment??
FlyFishNut
01-12-2016, 17:47
Introducing Polar Bears to the Smokies???:eek:
http://www.visitmysmokies.com/blog/smoky-mountains/polar-bears-great-smoky-mountains-national-park/
4eyedbuzzard
01-12-2016, 18:18
You probably should have delayed posting this thread for 80 days.
HooKooDooKu
01-12-2016, 19:00
For those that know the Smokies, it would be a little bit more believable if they didn't quote such ridiculous numbers.
When elk were reintroduced (the likely source for this idea), less than 100 elk were ever released.
A few decades ago, the black bear population was about 400, and today it has managed to grow to 1,500.
So what makes the story so ridiculous isn't the claim of releasing polar bears in the park, but the notion that they could release 5,000.
(That's 20% of the current world's population of polar bears, and there's not enough resources in the national park to sustain that many animals of that size... but hey, the vulture count would surely rise).
For those that know the Smokies, it would be a little bit more believable if they didn't quote such ridiculous numbers.
When elk were reintroduced (the likely source for this idea), less than 100 elk were ever released.
A few decades ago, the black bear population was about 400, and today it has managed to grow to 1,500.
So what makes the story so ridiculous isn't the claim of releasing polar bears in the park, but the notion that they could release 5,000.
(That's 20% of the current world's population of polar bears, and there's not enough resources in the national park to sustain that many animals of that size... but hey, the vulture count would surely rise).
Um, the number of animals is not what makes this spoof ridiculous. It's the idea that polar bears could live in warm, humid mountains. This is a coastal species that lives at sea (on the ice, anyway) and subsists on seals for much of the year. They don't come far inland. And they don't live in forests in the warm, humid Southeast.
MkBibble
01-12-2016, 23:00
Berger, did you miss the link to the story about releasing seals into Fontana?
So what makes the story so ridiculous isn't the claim of releasing polar bears in the park, but the notion that they could release 5,000.
no......what makes this story so ridiculous is that its an april fools from last year........
Sarcasm the elf
01-12-2016, 23:42
How do you make a tree hugger's head explode?
Offer to save an endangered animal by turning it into an invasive species. :D
TexasBob
01-12-2016, 23:58
How do you make a tree hugger's head explode?
Offer to save an endangered animal by turning it into an invasive species. :D
That's funny!
How do you make a tree hugger's head explode?
Offer to save an endangered animal by turning it into an invasive species. :D
Without tree huggers, there wouldn't be an AT. In fact, there wouldn't be any trails.
You're welcome.
Sarcasm the elf
01-13-2016, 00:15
Without tree huggers, there wouldn't be an AT. In fact, there wouldn't be any trails.
You're welcome.
You must be a blast at parties...
You must be a blast at parties...
I'm plenty happy. And I don't feel the need to insult others. Have a nice week.
illabelle
01-13-2016, 06:54
Aren't we all tree huggers? Isn't that why we walk in the woods?
Written in Bald Pate shelter log by a sobo hiker last June. Something to the effect of "I finally became a tree hugger thanks to the MATC. I've never felt the need to hug so many trees to keep from falling down, sliding over cliffs, or just hiking the trail. I've hugged every tree from Katahdin to here"
Traveler
01-13-2016, 07:48
How do you make a tree hugger's head explode?
Offer to save an endangered animal by turning it into an invasive species. :D
Invasive redwoods are ruining the AT for everyone!
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rocketsocks
01-13-2016, 08:02
They should spray paint them bears brown so people don't get lost.
Traveler
01-13-2016, 08:48
They should spray paint them bears brown so people don't get lost.
Could be those believing that are huffing brown paint....
U can huff brown paint? D***, now I know I'm out of touch.
A sure remedy for that invasive critter, Hiker Backpackingus. Now if we can get those bears to live on mice we'd be free of them and have those ugly leantoos razed at the same time.
One Half
01-14-2016, 16:53
Written in Bald Pate shelter log by a sobo hiker last June. Something to the effect of "I finally became a tree hugger thanks to the MATC. I've never felt the need to hug so many trees to keep from falling down, sliding over cliffs, or just hiking the trail. I've hugged every tree from Katahdin to here"
I like that one!