To illustrate why that's important, he pointed me to an online video that shows the death of a young polar bear cub.

CNN: Don't feed the (polar) bears

Police found and killed the three-year-old polar bear that attacked the man, and later shot and killed a female polar bear and her 18-month-old cub, according to official reports cited in the newswire.

FORBES: Russian Police Kill Three Polar Bears Following Deadly Attack