The Icelandic Canadian - 01.04.2007, Blaðsíða 41

Vol. 61 #1
THE ICELANDIC CANADIAN
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The polar bear jail is a temporary hold-
ing place designed to hold up to 23 bears.
The jail has handled more than 1000 bears
so far and has helped to reduce the number
of people-bear encounters in the area.
The maps provided in this book are
helpful for positioning the area and where
the bears might travel.
Kelsey acknowledges that much of
what we know about the bears is the result
of research conducted in the Churchill area
over the past 30 years by the Canadian
Wildlife Service. The chapter on Polar Bear
Research provides a recap of the steps
researchers take to actually come into con-
tact with the Bears and the valuable infor-
mation they can gather through this con-
tact.
Many of the beautiful photographs in
the book were provided by the author,
Kelsey Eliasson, As well some photos are
credited to Dave Pancoe of Northern Soul
Wilderness Canoeing Adventures and one
photo is credited to Robert and Carolyn
Buchanon of Polar Bears International.
Polar Bears of Churchill is an easy
read, full of quick facts and interesting sta-
tistics. It will be a useful resource for
locals, visitors and could even be a great
learning guide for school children.
Kelsey, who moved to Churchill in
1999 and has worked there as tour guide,
writer, and naturalist, has managed to cap-
ture much of beauty and mystery sur-
rounding these wonderful bears in this lit-
tle book. His website is also worth a visit at
http://www.polarbearalley.com
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