Comments on: Can You Hear Me Now?

By: brianna

brianna — Tue, 07 Aug 2007 22:50:02 +0000

she will be in everyones hart now and everyone will remeber her in there oun way or in the same way

By: Alex

Alex — Wed, 20 Jun 2007 00:00:20 +0000

I have never been to the san diego zoo but after seeing the website I was blown away!! Hopefuly i can make a trip out there from upstate new york sometime soon. As someone who loves the ” outdoors” and animals of all shapes and sizes, i would just like to say im hurt that the puplic can read anywhere or watch tv and find out about global warming or anything devistating happening to our planet, our animals, and us!, and still does nothing to change their ways. i cannot understand how we can see all this bad happening and still shrug it off . its so refreshing to see these types of research are being done. hopefuly this research and many others can re-instate the importance of animals in our little ecosystem we call planet earth and how, suprising to many, that these animals directly/indirectly effect all of our lives and the planet as a whole. i wish the best of luck to the trainers and the polar bears and everyone involved in the research! I am also very sorry to read about Shikari. im sure she will be missed

By: Bella Rose

Bella Rose — Tue, 05 Jun 2007 15:21:35 +0000

it is cool how the polar bears learn so fast about what is going on. To me it is amazing how they know what button to point to.I am in the koala club and have read the article from there.

-Bella Rose

By: rosalynn

rosalynn — Thu, 11 Jan 2007 19:04:53 +0000

i love animals, they are my favourite, but my favourite animal is polar bears!! i never went to San Deigo but when i went to your internet i really wanted to go to San Diego

By: Angel

Angel — Fri, 24 Nov 2006 15:39:45 +0000

I view your polar bears thru the Polar cam daily. As we are not located in the same time zone, I only watch them at night time, that is your early morning hour. They appear occasionally thru the web cam. Would you consider to arrange other cameras in different locations of the exhibit, or provide the polar bear photo album at a regular period of time? Actually, I am fascinated by these lovely bears. Polar cam service is not usually provided by many zoos in the world. Your is great.
Due to global warming and the serious environmental problem, Polar bear may disappear in the future; this is the tragedy to both human beings and the polar bears.

By: Margaret

Margaret — Mon, 06 Nov 2006 18:24:50 +0000

Since you are not planning to breed the polar bears, will you have to separate Kalluk from Tatqiq permanently? If they go on exhibit in pairs, and mature wild animals do not necessarily distinquish between relatives and non-relatives, will he attempt to mate with his sister if left together with her on exhibit? I notice that often one bear appears to be out alone. Would this be Kalluk? Are the pair that appear together Chinook and Shikari? Now that all the bears are mature, will the three girls be able to be on exhibit together, or will they be likely to have a rivalry between Tatqiq and Chinook or Shikari? My curiousity is aroused because I don’t recall seeing pairs of related bears on exhibit at any other zoos. As I recall I only saw one bear at a time.

By: Diane

Diane — Thu, 02 Nov 2006 05:31:38 +0000

I’m an avid animal person and sometimes when I hear that research is being done I wonder if we have taken some of the wonder out of nature’s creatures. I understand the need to understand them and do what we can to protect them but I fear that all this knowledge may be more harmful than good. I visit both parks as much as I can and the polar bears have always been one of my favorites. They are magnificent.

By: Megan

Megan — Wed, 30 Aug 2006 22:11:33 +0000

Unfortunately, I cannot answer your question with a simple ” yes” or ” no” . Genetically this makes sense but there are many other issues to consider. During the past decade, breeding polar bears has not been a priority for conservation management in zoos. This may change in the near future because of the crises developing in the wild.

By: Margaret

Margaret — Wed, 30 Aug 2006 20:02:17 +0000

Ditto the question about breeding the polar bears in San Diego. Since Kalluk is not related to Chinook or Shikari and all of them are from the wild, will they make good mating pairs? Will Tatiq be sent to another institution for breeding when she is older?

By: barbara

barbara — Wed, 30 Aug 2006 14:00:52 +0000

megan, I believe alot of people don’t really want to face the truth about what is happening to our environment, it’s like out of sight, out of mind until it really starts to affect them personally, like the oil and gas prices, then they begin to listen somewhat. People don’t realize that all the drilling and logging and loss of animal habitait is affecting our climate the way we grow food and the air that we breathe until it’s just about too late. But it’s never to late to start to make a small difference. Now for a question: are there any plans to breed the polar bears in San Diego?