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Acclaimed photographer details decline of Manitoba's polar bear population
Since WCCO first visited Churchill in 1993, the polar bear population here has been cut in half, according to estimates ...
Of honeybees and polar bears: Saving beloved species isn't enough — but it's a good start
In conservation, the term "flagship species" is used to refer to animals that represent something bigger, like an entire ecosystem. For example, the polar bear represents the Arctic, sea turtles serve ...
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Meet the photographer detailing the decline of polar bears in Manitoba, Canada
Don Shelby and a crew from WCCO embarked on a journey to Churchill, Manitoba in Canada. The trip was sparked by this curiosity: How do people and polar bears live side by side in the same town? Thirty ...
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Polar Bears Live on the Edge of the Climate Change Crisis
One male polar bear, bony after a season without seal blubber, struggles along the slushy edge, haunches soaked, nearly slipping into the sea. We are on Gordon Point, in northern Manitoba ...
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Fairbanks in Winter: One Week Itinerary for a Beautiful Alaska Experience
Fairbanks in winter is a trip you have to take with your family or friends. Experiencing the Alaskan cold, the Northern ...