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I hope this is ok, as we don't have a Man and Nature category. If not the moderators can remove it. In my opinion this story is an important part of the Churchill polar bear experience, and I always include it when giving the slide show on Churchill. One of the ways the town of Churchill deals with the Polar Bear "problem" is to trap bears who wander too close to town. The trapped bears are then either put in Polar Bear Jail (a hangar at the airport) until the bay freezes, or else they are helicoptered further northwest along their migration route so they do not come back in to town. The earlier alternative was killing the bears. The aggressive trapping and removal of "problem" bears has helped make the community safer without endangering the bears further. This particular trap was barely outside of town up toward Cape Mary. Steve and I had wandered around near it one day then decided we were too far from the vehicle and high-tailed it back to safety. The last morning of the trip, coming back from Cape Mary, we saw the ranger vehicles parked and found that a mom and 2 cubs had been trapped. We stayed out of the way and were allowed to observe and photograph as the bears were tagged, blood samples drawn, and then helicoptered away. It was fascinating to watch! Canon EOS 3, 28-105, hand held, Kodak E200 film pushed 1 stop. The slide was underexposed and I've done work in PS to attempt some recovery. It was very dark and you can see by the snow streaks this was a slow shutter speed. Wish I'd used some flash! Cindy Marple
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by Bob Ettinger
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