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Polar Bears: Living in Churchill
0 Comments | Posted by JoAnne Simerson in Polar Bear Keepers, Polar Bears, San Diego Zoo Blogs

JoAnne is in Churchill, Manitoba, Canada, to study polar bears. Read her previous post, Polar Bears: Tundra Heartbreak.
What it is like living in the Polar Bear Capital of the World? I am sharing my ninth fall here in Churchill with the folks that call this home. The town has approximately 900 residents, which dramatically increases with as many as 12,000 guests arriving to see the polar bears every fall.
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