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Wapusk National Park (/ w ə ˈ p ʌ s k /) [2] is Canada's 37th national park, established in 1996.The name comes from the Cree word for polar bear (wâpask). [3]Located on the shores of Hudson Bay in the Hudson Plains ecozone 45 kilometres (28 mi) south of Churchill, its accessibility is limited due to its remote location and an effort to preserve the park.
Churchill is a subarctic port town in northern Manitoba, Canada, on the west shore of Hudson Bay, roughly 140 km (87 mi) from the Manitoba–Nunavut border. It is most famous for the many polar bears that move toward the shore from inland in the autumn, leading to the nickname "Polar Bear Capital of the World" and to the benefit of its burgeoning tourism industry.
Before the facility was established, polar bears which were considered dangerous were shot. The jail was established in 1982. [2] According to another source, it was created in 1983, after a person on the street was mauled by a bear. [3] The facility is the subject of the poem "Churchill Bear Jail" by Salish Chief Victor A. Charlo. [4]
Polar bears are hardy creatures—they can fast for upward of 180 days and swim hundreds of miles without a break—but consensus among scientists is that the animals won’t be able to find new ...
Churchill, Manitoba, is known throughout the world as the place where hundreds of polar bears gather each fall to wait for the sea ice to return to Hudson Bay.The town is also a hub for Polar Bears International and several of PBI's programs including Tundra Connections webcasts [6] – free, live webcasts provided by polar bear and climate scientists and geared towards students, families and ...
Polar Bear Marathon is an extreme marathon race held since 2012 at Churchill, Manitoba, Canada. The race is held in the last week of November along Hudson Bay shore in extremely cold weather. The organizer of the Polar Bear Marathon is Albert Martens, a native of Steinbach, Manitoba , which is situated some 1000 km south of Churchill.