Yes, and then there would be issues raised on the impacts to the native biodiversity of Antarctica, since these Arctic polar bears would be exotic (non-native) species in the Southern Hemisphere.
There was a time when (albeit less extreme) versions of these practices were the norm; however, based on impressions from positions that they usually take on these matters, it would seem that modern day conservationists would be unable to support such a measure in principle.
In any case, who can say that the sea ice will never "run out" in Antarctica? It has been alleged that there was a time in the past when that continent was ice-free, and was inhabited by dinosaurs.
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