‘Polar bear’ arrested at climate-change demonstration

WASHINGTON – On Monday, hundreds of climate-change activists joined forces for a march dubbed “Flood Wall Street,” a follow-up to Sunday’s march of more than 300,000 people against the environmental damage of big business.

The goal of Monday’s march was to block intersections and prevent access to the New York Stock Exchange, The Daily Mirror reports. Perhaps not surprisingly, there were arrests — 101 people and one, um, polar bear?

Well, sort of — check the video:

You can’t blame him for taking the issue seriously.

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