Starving Polar Bear Photographer Explains Why She Couldn’t Help

At one point, as conservation group Sea Legacy watched, the bear scavenged for food.

Feeding polar bears is illegal in Canada, and the filmmakers also did not have the means to obtain the hundreds of pounds of meat polar bears consume in one meal.

Based on the bear's visibly weak condition, the film crew believes it likely died in only a day or two after the video was taken.