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Cyril Fredlund, who works at Churchill's new scientific observatory, remembers the last time a person was killed by a polar bear in Churchill, in 1983. "It was right in town," he says.
USA, Wales, Alaska — Myomick was attacked and killed by a polar bear in the small village of Wales, Alaska. The attack happened at 2:30 pm. The polar bear had chased several residents of the community, before it killed the woman and her 1-year-old son. The bear was shot and killed by a local resident as it attacked the pair. [46] [47]
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.
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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]
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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.
Polar bear fur is not actually white, but rather clear and hollow, the better to insulate them in icy waters and help them stay afloat. When exposed to the sun, these tubular hairs yellow slightly.