Churchill - Polar Bears & Beluga Whales

For both the polar bears in November and the belugas whales in July, I attended a 5-day "learning program" at the Churchill Northern Studies Centre (CNSC), a research facility about 15 miles outside of town. The very first thing that gets drilled into your head by the program directors is DO NOT GO OUTSIDE WITHOUT AN ARMED ESCORT! Period. No discussion. Bears can be anywhere, drawn by the smell of food (human or otherwise).

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For both the polar bears in November and the belugas whales in July, I attended a 5-day "learning program" at the Churchill Northern Studies Centre (CNSC), a research facility about 15 miles outside of town. The very first thing that gets drilled into your head by the program directors is DO NOT GO OUTSIDE WITHOUT AN ARMED ESCORT! Period. No discussion. Bears can be anywhere, drawn by the smell of food (human or otherwise).

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