Activists Seek Cooler Place for Polar Bear Adam Raney - Al Jazeera
go to original May 28, 2012

Social media leveraged to move Yupi, who has lived in a zoo in Mexico for her entire 20 years, to a much colder place.

Animal rights activists have stepped up their campaign to urge authorities to move a polar bear in Mexico to another country with a more appropriate environment for an animal from the Arctic.

Social media has been a pivotal tool in helping protest organisers push for Yupi, the 20-year-old bear that has lived in a zoo in the northern city of Morelia for her entire life, to be sent to a much colder place in Canada.   

Adam Raney reports from Morelia on how the "Save Yupi" campaign shows Mexico, like other countries around the world, is moving towards online activism.

We invite you to add your charity or supporting organizations' news stories and coming events to PVAngels so we can share them with the world. Do it now!