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Wildlife Wednesday: tiny, endangered Kemp’s ridley sea turtle found on Magdalen Islands for the first time

Plus: orca serve fishy looks, Christmas trees in peril, and polar bear poop offers up its secrets

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Wildlife Wednesday: loss of bats to killer fungus linked to death of human infants

Plus: not so peachy jellyfish invade B.C., polar bears aren’t as old as once thought, and elephant seals can’t say no to a dinner bell

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Wildlife Wednesday: a new genomic tool is teaching us more about “grolar” bears (or “pizzlies”)

Plus: an epic butterfly adventure, Indigenous-led solutions to boost endangered caribou and…are plants talking to each other?

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Travel

A hands-on education in Churchill, Manitoba

Tundra Buggy pioneer Frontiers North invites adventurous families to northern Manitoba for a bucket list summer vacation

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Wildlife

Wildlife Wednesday: what came first, the polar bear or the grizzly?

Plus, more news from the North: new polar bear population brings hope, Nunavik sentinel discovers new butterfly species, N.W.T. gets a new National Wildlife Area and Canada’s Arctic provides a blueprint for life on Mars.

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Bonding with belugas and more summer adventures in Churchill, Manitoba

Encounter birds, blooms, bears and belugas on the shores of Hudson Bay

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Wildlife

Think like a bear: learning to coexist

Humans and bears are sharing more landscapes now than ever before. As we continue to invade their world, will we be able to coexist?

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Three polar bears cast long shadows as they move across snowy Arctic scenery

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Sinking or swimming? The challenges of polar bear research in a changing Arctic

The latest population statistics reflect the expensive, dangerous and complex nature of polar bear research — but innovative new techniques may offer a solution

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Mother and baby bear curl up like kidney beans in a mirror image of eachother in a grassy meadow

Wildlife

Canadian-Slovak photographer Martin Gregus wins Wildlife Photographer of the Year portfolio award

Gregus received the Rising Star Portfolio Award in this year’s Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition. Canadian Geographic caught up with him for the story behind the photos.

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Walking with polar bears in Churchill, Manitoba

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Following the footprints of polar wildlife with photographer Paul Nicklen

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Previously stable population of polar bears now in decline, study finds

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Canada must step up action to conserve polar bears: report

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Behind the image: the cover of Best Wildlife Photography 2018

Photographer Daisy Gilardini talks about polar bears in Wapusk National Park and her Best Wildlife Photography 2018 cover shot

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Wildlife

New Canadian research confirms polar bears use crosswinds to sniff out their food

Scientists predict a warming climate could increase wind speeds and alter the animal’s ability to hunt

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Kids

11 amazing facts about Canada’s bear species

Did you know polar bears aren’t actually white? Or that bears mark their territory by rubbing their backs on trees?

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Wildlife

Swimming polar bears

Meet the newest polar bear cubs at the Assiniboine Park Zoo, and watch an adult polar bear swim underwater

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