webfact Posted September 14, 2016 Share Posted September 14, 2016 Russian scientists 'besieged' by polar bears at a remote Arctic post Ishaan Tharoor MOSCOW: -- A team of Russian weather experts claim that their station on an ice-covered Arctic isle is "besieged" by polar bears, according to a report by Russian news agency TASS. The five researchers charged with staffing the outpost on Troynoy Island say that there are about 10 adult polar bears as well as cubs circling their base. A female polar bear spends nights perched outside the station's windows, making it dangerous for the scientists to exit. They have reportedly run out of flares and have lost at least one of their dogs to the Arctic creatures. The presence of the polar bears has made carrying out meteorological observations difficult, reports TASS. Russia outlaws killing polar bears, a globally listed endangered species, so scientists in the Arctic are mostly equipped with flares and guns with rubber bullets. Full story: http://www.smh.com.au/world/russian-scientists-besieged-by-polar-bears-at-a-remote-arctic-post-20160914-grgcsh.html -- Sydney Morning Herald 2016-09-14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
halloween Posted September 14, 2016 Share Posted September 14, 2016 Hmmm.......will double glazing stop a polar bear? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mosha Posted September 14, 2016 Share Posted September 14, 2016 Do Russians taste like Chicken Kiev?Sent from my SMART_4G_Speedy_5inch using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dexlowe Posted September 14, 2016 Share Posted September 14, 2016 Hard to sympathize with the Russians. I mean, how much can a polar bear? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevenl Posted September 15, 2016 Share Posted September 15, 2016 The bears have been chased away and the scientists have been freed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dustdevil Posted September 15, 2016 Share Posted September 15, 2016 Should hire Sarah Palin and her gun nut cronies to shoot the bears from helicopters with machine guns. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
halloween Posted September 15, 2016 Share Posted September 15, 2016 40 minutes ago, Dustdevil said: Should hire Sarah Palin and her gun nut cronies to shoot the bears from helicopters with machine guns. Can she see them from her house? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bark Posted September 15, 2016 Share Posted September 15, 2016 They should send out one of the least liked scientists. While the bears are eating him; the rest can escape. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevenl Posted September 15, 2016 Share Posted September 15, 2016 14 minutes ago, bark said: They should send out one of the least liked scientists. While the bears are eating him; the rest can escape. Moot, the bears have gone already. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bark Posted September 15, 2016 Share Posted September 15, 2016 2 hours ago, stevenl said: Moot, the bears have gone already. They are hiding behind the snow bank; waiting for them to go out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jobsworth Posted September 15, 2016 Share Posted September 15, 2016 didn't i read somewhere that polar bears were an endangered species? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClutchClark Posted September 15, 2016 Share Posted September 15, 2016 If i was living in polar bear habitat I would carry more than flares and rubber bullets. Scientists are sure silly for being such smart guys. Maybe this is an example of book smart vs street smart? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Posted September 15, 2016 Share Posted September 15, 2016 4 hours ago, jobsworth said: didn't i read somewhere that polar bears were an endangered species? That is why they can't kill them. I would assume that flares and rubber bullets would be enough to send them running. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sgtsabai Posted September 15, 2016 Share Posted September 15, 2016 Polar bears stalk and will do so for days. Hmm, Russian scientists, and I wonder who else? I vote Polar Bears, go git 'em. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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