This video has haunted me for days (as it should). It mirrors a different documentary I watched a few weeks ago depicting the same thing. It breaks my heart to think that these majestic creatures – symbols of my homeland, the great north – may be gone this century as a result of the influence of my species. Global warming is not "fake news", it is fact. Anyone denying this is steeped in ignorance.

I applaud organizations like National Geographic and Sea Legacy that show the uncomfortable realities of the world we live in. It may seem like we are powerless against these vast global changes but we still do hold agency to make small, positive, educated choices in terms of protecting our planet and all its creatures.

Everyday, think about your impact.

Photographer #PaulNicklen and filmmakers from conservation group 'Sea Legacy' arrived on #BaffinIsland, #Canada this late summer 2017, they came across a heartbreaking sight: a starving #polarbear on its deathbed. The video shows the polar bear clinging to life, its white hair limply covering its thin, bony frame.

I highly recommend watching the BBC Earth documentary "The Hunt". The cinematography is unparalleled and it touches on some of the same issues affecting our biospheres as above:

We track a hungry but determined Polar Bear as it seeks to ambush a plump Seal. With the odds stacked against it, this scrawny looking Bear will need to pull off an amazing manoeuvre if it's to get a well earned meal.