Journey to secluded Churchill, Manitoba on this virtual tour

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Polar bear jail

With so many bears around, Churchill residents have to take special efforts to keep themselves and the bears safe. When a hungry bear wanders too close to town, residents can call a 24-hour hotline to report the bear.

Conservation staff will try to scare the bear away, and if that doesn’t work, it is brought to the Polar Bear Holding Facility to be held until it can be relocated and released back into the wild. During a busy year, the hotline might receive more than 300 calls.

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