U.S. Geological Survey findings: two-thirds of polar bears face a risk of extinction by 2050Reporter Reginald Cubbington, with his diary, heads north with Barbers for Bears, a non-profit organization that's trying to help the polar bear population by shaving the bears, lowering their body temperature in the process.
January 2nd, 1:50 pm:
All is peaceful here, hardly a bear in site. Attempts to capture a bear for shaving have not been successful so far.
January 4th, 4:30pm:
We've come across one very healthy bear, helped by the fact he has eaten two of our barbers. One did manage to shave a strip of his back hair before his batteries died in the cold Artic temperature.
January 5th, 8:00am:
I'm leaving, going home; the same bear appears to have developed a preference for barbers, having returned and eaten 2 more. He does however, have a rather crude Fu Manchu; that brave barber shaved his face down to the last bite...
